Dhapa, India
Dhapa is a locality on the fringes of East Kolkata, India. The area consists of landfill sites where the solid wastes of the city of Kolkata are dumped. "Garbage farming" is encouraged in the landfill sites. More than 40 per cent of the green vegetables in the Kolkata markets come from these lands. There are four sectors in Dhapa for dumping garbage that are filled with 2,500 tonnes of waste per day.
Dhapa | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
Dhapa road from EM Bypass | |
Dhapa Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22.561333°N 88.442254°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Beliaghata(under construction) and Barun Sengupta(under construction) |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 57, 58 |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | For population see linked KMC ward page |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700105 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Entally |
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