Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, has adopted Satyadaspur, a remote fishing village in the Sundarbans, for sustained multi-pronged community development for enhancing the socio-economic landscape of the marginalized inhabitants in South 24 Parganas.
Satyadaspur, about 128 kms from Kolkata, faces severe constraints in socio-economic development due to its remote location. It is accessible only after an hour-long 20-kilometer boat journey through the Gangetic delta and mangrove forests, after an 108 km journey by road.
Recognizing this remoteness and hardship of life of the fishing village, the SMPK's intervention aims to provide it access to critical opportunities and resources under the Swachh Sujal Gaon initiativ...