Kolkata going green - Lal Dighi, the CBD, to be vehicle free on weekends

It has been announced by Chief minister Mamata Banerjee that the Lal Dighi or CBD of Kolkata will be declared as a vehicle free zone on weekends and dedicated to walkers. Lal Dighi is the heart of the city Kolkata and Mamata Banerjee wants people to "roam around freely, have food and enjoy cultural programs" in the area.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 26 December 2015.

Lal Dighi is surrounded by heritage structures, like Writers' Buildings, GPO and Currency Building, Fairlie Place, Dead Letters Office. Previously known as Dalhousie Square, Lal Dighi is one of the finest precincts of colonial heritage structures and is the nerve-center of city's central business district (CBD).
Incidentally, the Burdwan administration has taken the lead over Kolkata in making one day of the week vehicle-free. The CM has explained that in Lal Dighi (Dalhousie Square), offices are closed on Saturdays after 5pm and no vehicle will ply till 10pm on Sunday. She had already mooted the proposal to the Kolkata Police commissioner and mayor to implement the new rule early next year.
Around 15-20,000 vehicles from Howrah station and Burrabazar pass through Lal Dighi on Saturdays and Sundays en-route towards south and central Kolkata.

(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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