Geonkhali

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Field	Value
name	Geonkhali
settlement_type	Village
pushpin_map	India West Bengal#India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	West Bengal
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	East Midnapore
subdivision_type3	Subdistrict
subdivision_name3	Mahishadal
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+05:30
postal_code_type	Pincode
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Geography

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Location

It is located 130 km to the south of Kolkata at the confluence of the rivers Hooghly, Rupnarayan and Damodar. At the confluence, the river is so wide as to resemble the sea, making for a spectacular sight. Geonkhali is connected to Gadiara and Noorpur by regular launch services.

National Waterway

Geonkhali lies at the head of the 623-km long National Waterway 5 that includes the Hijli Tidal Canal and the East Coast Canal linking it to Orissa's Paradip and Dhamra ports and the Matai, Brahmani and Mahanadi rivers.

Urbanisation

79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Economy

Water Treatment Plants

Geonkhali houses several water treatment plants that supply fresh water to Haldia where the water is saline.

Abandoned proposal of a shipyard project

A proposed 2,200-crore shipyard project by the Apeejay and Bharti groups at Geonkhali was abandoned in the aftermath of the Singur and Nandigram incidents following opposition by local residents to acquisition of their fertile agricultural lands. The village affected were: Bhangagora, Deulpota, Badur, Babupur, Ichhapur and Hariballavpur.

References

"Next weekend you can be at ... Geonkhali". The Telegraph.
"New National Waterways planned". The Hindu Business Line.
"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
"Geonkhali, East Medinipur – 130 km from Kolkata".
"Mahishadal Update: Villagers against Apeejay, Bharati venture". Sanhati.

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