Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the new skywalk at Kolkata’s world-famous Kalighat temple on 14 April.
This 435-meter-long skywalk has a width of 10.5 meters. The entry points of the Kalighat Skywalk have been erected on S P Mukherjee Road and Hazra Road. It has been extended up to Kali Temple Road.
This skywalk will facilitate the smooth entry of worshippers to the Kalighat temple. While the initial budget was sanctioned at Rs 77 crore, work delays caused it to overrun to Rs 90 crore.
The Kalighat Skywalk construction started in 2018, immediately after the Dakshineswar Skywalk was completed. But there were several delays during COVID and the lockdowns.
The skywalk was part of the overall restoration of the Kalighat temple taken up in conjunction with the Reliance Group. The CM also inaugurated the air-conditioned Hawkers Corner at Hazra Park.
This, too, was a part of the overall project to reinstate hawkers displaced by the skywalk construction.
