NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 28, 2002: Renovation work on the historic Dakshineshwar ghats in West Bengal is expected to start within a month. Ghats are the steps, often hundreds of feet wide, which lead down into a river or lake, allowing easy access fetching water, bathing, etc. The central tourism and shipping ministries have also decided to undertake the repair of about 40 other ghats in Kolkata with the involvement of the state government. Stating this, Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandopadhyay said he had a meeting with the concerned ministers here yesterday to go over the details of the proposed project. The proposal is to renovate and beautify all ghats along the river.
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