The Prinsep Ghat in Kolkata came into being in the year 1841. The ghat was built at the time of the British rule. This was constructed along the Kolkata Bank of River Hooghly. This is the Palladian Poarch and it was built in the memory of the notable Anglo-Indian scholar and the designing of the place was done by W. Fitzgerald and the construction took place in the year 1843. The place is located just between the St. George’s Gate and Water Gate of the Fort William and you have the monument to the Prinsep which is rich for its Gothic and its Greek inlays. The ghat was being restored by the public works department of the state and this happened on November 2001.
The Maintenance of the Ghat
The Prinsep Ghat is a well maintained area. In the initial years the place for used for the reason of embarkation and disembarkation. You can call the place as the genuine recreational ground in Kolkata. People visit the spot on the weekends and in the evenings and go rowing on the river. They love to walk along the bank and buy the foods from the stalls. There is the stall for the ice cream and there is also the stall for the fast food. These stalls exist for more than forty years.
The Description of the Ghat
There is the stretching of the land from the Prinsep Ghat to the area of Babughat. This is also known as the Baje Kadamtala Ghat. The same was inaugurated on 24rth May 2012. The place has been brightly illuminated and decorations have been used in order to make the area look so opulent. As part of the area you find gardens and pathways and there are even the renovated ghats and the fountain. The song from the film Pareenita in Bollywood has been picturized at the place.
More Things to Know
You have a railway station named after Prinsep Ghat. The railway falls under the Kolkata Circular Railway and this is best maintained and supervised by the Indian Railways. The station code of Prinsep Ghat is PPGT. You even have the nearby jetty and it is known by the name of Man-O-War jetty. This is part of the Kolkata Port Trust and in this case you come to know about the role being played by the port at the time of the Second World War. The Indian Navy makes the apt use of the jetty.