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Haldia is a city and a municipality in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a major riverport and industrial belt located approximately 125 kilometres southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. The Haldia Township is bordered by the Haldi River an offshoot of the Ganges River. Haldia is a centre for many petrochemical businesses, and is being developed as a major trade port for Kolkata.

Geography

Haldia is located at {{Coord|22.03|N|88.06|E|}}.^[1] It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).

Demographics

Administration

Haldia Municipality falls under the jurisdiction of two police territories, served by Haldia and Bhabanipur police stations. Haldia police station is located in Chinranjibpur, and covers an area of 98 km² with a population of 65,000.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}} Bhabanipur police station is located in Bhabanipur, and covers an area of 115 km² with a population of 124,906.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}}

Haldia is also a base of Indian Coast Guard.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}} Indian coast guard DHQ 8 (Headquarters for West Bengal) is located at Haldia.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}} There is a hoverport to house four of the eighteen hovercrafts belonging to the Indian Coast Guard. Indian coast guard also have pantoon jetty to berth fleet of ships.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}} Presently two fast patrol vessels, one inshore patrol vessels, and one small craft is based at Haldia.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}}

Climate

Haldia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), with winter temperatures ranging from a low of around 7 degrees Celsius to a high of 22 degrees Celsius. Summers can be very hot and humid. Usual summer temperatures in May, the hottest month range from a low of 24 degrees to highs around 39 degrees. Although summers are hot and humid, Kalbaishakhis provide a relief to the people, albeit killing some in the process. Rainfall is heavy during monsoons, with an average rainfall of 144 inches and the rainy months are between May and September.

Transportation

Road-way

Haldia is connected to Kolkata by bus. Recent efforts have seen introduction of new air-conditioned buses which takes less than three hours from the place to Kolkata.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}

Rail-way

Haldia railway station is the major railway station connecting the city to Kolkata , Chennai and Delhi.

Water-way

Haldia is also connected via the 1620 km long inland waterway, National Waterway 1 that runs from Prayagraj across Ganges, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river system to Haldia (Sagar). A catamaran service used to operate from Kolkata to Haldia, but was withdrawn due to its high price and unpopularity among tourists.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}}

Industry

Haldia has several major factories, including South Asian Petrochemicals Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Haldia Energy Limited, Exide, Shaw Wallace, Tata Chemicals, Haldia Petrochemicals, India Power Corporation Ltd., Hindustan Lever, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporations, S.J.Constructions and LTC&Co. in addition to various light industries. Other transport companies like JAY ROAD CARRIERS provide major logistics services across India.

Sports

The Indian Football Association and Tata Football Academy have been operating for years in the city to scout and promote football talent.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}} A new project called Haldia International Sports City is also under construction.{{citation-needed|date=March 2018}}

Japanese community

The Japanese community of Haldia are mostly engineers and top executives at the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation purified terephthalic acid plant in the city.^[5] The community have been living in the mini Japanese township called Sataku (Japantown) for many years. Sataku has many Japanese restaurants and a local Japanese news station. Japanese movies are shown in local theaters. Haldia is the only Indian city to have a Japantown.^[6]

References

1. ^Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Haldia
2. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | publisher = |accessdate = 2011-10-21 }}
3. ^{{cite web | url =http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_15.htm | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, (erstwhile) Medinipur District | accessdate = 7 June 2016 | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India|deadurl=yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205819/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_15.htm|archivedate=28 September 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Climate History for Haldia|url=http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/India/Haldia/climate-profile.aspx|publisher=Weather 2|accessdate=27 July 2013}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.m-kagaku.co.jp/english/newsreleases/2009/20090223-2.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-06-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723191805/http://www.m-kagaku.co.jp/english/newsreleases/2009/20090223-2.html |archivedate=2012-07-23 |df= }}
6. ^{{Cite web |url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4327 |title=: Expats in new India |access-date=13 March 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120710181643/http://businesstoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4327 |archive-date=10 July 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}