Parnasree Pally

Parnasree Pally
—  Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)  —
Coordinates: 22.509°N 88.306°E / 22.509; 88.306
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
Ward	113
Railway station	Brace Bridge
Parliamentary constituency	Kolkata Dakshin
Assembly constituency	Behala Paschim
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	700060

Parnasree Pally is a locality of Behala in southern Kolkata, India. It was included in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation only in 1985. Translated to English the name means "beauty of the leaves". While it has lost most of its greenery owing to rapid real estate development, the name endures. Parnasree Pally is situated very close to the Behala Airport, which is to be converted to an airport to serve as an air traffic hub for Bengal and for other regional traffic.

Transport

Parnasree Pally can be accessed from Taratala Crossing by taking the Budge Budge Road and also from the road opposite Behala Police Station.

Bus No.	To-From	Via
E4 (Standing not allowed)	Parnasree - Howrah	Taratala, Mominpore, Khidderpore, Dalhousie, Strand Road
13	Parnasree - Sealdah	Taratala, Mominpore, Khidderpore, Dalhousie, College Street
S4	Parnasree - Nicco Park	Taratala, New Alipore, Tollyguange Phari, Rashbehari, Gariahat, Ruby Hospital, Science City, Chingrighata, Saltlake, Karunamoyee
VS3 (AC VOLVO BUS)	Parnasree - Kolkata Airport	Taratala, New Alipore, Chetla, Rashbehari, Gariahat, Ruby Hospital, Science City, Saltlake Sector V, College More, SDF, VIP Bazaar, Haldirams
NEWTOWN PARNASREE WBSTC BUS	Parnasree - New Town	Taratala, Mominpore, Ekbalpore, Alipore Zoo, PTS, EXIDE, Minto Park, Park Circus, Science City, City Center Saltlake
PARNASREE MINI BUS	Parnasree - Howrah	Behala, Taratala, Mominpore, Hazra, Rabindra Sadan, Birla Planetarium, Park Street, Dalhousie
VS4 (AC VOLVO BUS)	Parnasree - SDF Unitech	Taratala, New Alipore, Chetla, Rashbehari, Gariahat, Ruby Hospital, Science City, Saltlake Sector V, College More, SDF
S4/1	Parnasree - New Town	Taratala, Tollyguange, Prince Anwar Shah Road, South City Mall, Jadavpur Thana, Kalikapur, Ruby Hospital, Science City, SDF, Saltlake

Adjacent to the bus deport a fleet of green autos connects Parnasree and Behala.

Taxis are also available from the bus stand throughout the day.

Parnasree is very near to the Brace Bridge Railway Station in the Sealdah South section.

Police Station

The Parnasree Police Station is located just beside the Bus Stand and opposite to Parnasree Market. It started on 1 September 2011.

Post Office

This locality has its own post office (Kolkata -700060).

Educational institutions

1. Parnasree Vidyamandir H. S. School
2. Sharada Vidyapith for girls
3. Behala College
4. Holy Cross Mission School

Parnasree Market

Parnasree Pally has got its own market which is located opposite to the Parnasree Police Station. The market stays open 7 days a week both in the morning and evening. All necessary items including fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry products and other daily household items are available here.

Hospital

Vivekananda Hospital Research Institute

Behala Flying Club

Recently, The Behala Flying Club has been provided with a new lease of life by the Hon'ble Ex Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr. Praful Patel, by announcing a modernisation and upgradating of the Airport complex.

Parnasree Lake

One of the major attractions of the area is the Parnasree Pally Lake, which is located adjacent to Parnasree Bus Deport. The beautification project by Kolkata Municipal Corporation is commendable.This lake is best to visit in the evening, they also turn on the musical fountain occasionally.Fishing is prohibited in this lake.

Parnasree Lake Panoramic view.

Known faces from Parnasree

• Biswajit Chakraborty – Bengali Actor in films, television and stage.
• Sovan Chatterjee - Mayor of Kolkata (2010 - )
• Arin Paul - Bengali Film Director

NFDC Office

National Film Development Corporation office is located at Parnasree Pally.