Sundarbans district
Sundarbans | |
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Clockwise from top: Kuthi of Port Canning Land, Matla bridge, Sundarbans, River Matla, and Canning Sports Complex | |
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| Sovereign state |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Divisions | presidency |
| Established | 2022 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaynagar (SC), Mathurapur (SC) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Demographics | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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Sundarbans is a proposed district in presidency division, West Bengal.[1][2] The district will be formed by dividing the South 24 Parganas district.[3]
History
On 1 August 2022, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared about the creation of Sundarbans district carving out from South 24 Parganas district.[1][3]
Education
College
- Bankim Sardar College[4]
- Jibantala Rokeya Mahavidyalaya[5]
- Sukanta College[6]
- Sundarban Hazi Desarat College[7]
Health facilities
The main hospital of Sundarbans district is Canning subdivisional hospital. It consists of 100 beds.[8] Besides, this district has three rural hospitals with 30 beds each: Matherdighi Rural Hospital, Basanti Rural Hospital, and Gosaba Rural Hospital.[9]
References
- ^ a b "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday: Mamata Banerjee". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee". www.livemint.com. Live Mint. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b "রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ'মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Bankim Sardar College". College Dunia. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Jibantala Rokeya Mahavidyalaya". JRM. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Sukanta College". SC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Sundarban Hazi Desart College". SHDC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 August 2022.