Parnasree Pally is a locality of Behala

Behala

Behala is a neighbourhood in South West Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala was officially known as South Suburban Municipality until it was merged with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation on January, 1984. Now it is broadly spread across Ward Nos.118 and 132 of the KMC and is...

 in southern Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

, India

India

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. It was included in the Calcutta Municipal Corporation only in 1985. Translated to English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 the name means "beauty of the leaves". While it has lost most of its greenery owing to rapid real estate development, the name endures. Parnasree Pally is situated very close to the Behala Airport

Behala Airport

Behala Airport is located at Behala in the city of Kolkata, India. It is more commonly referred as Behala Flying Training Institute or Behala Flying Club...

, which is to be converted to an airport to serve as an air traffic hub for Bengal and for other regional traffic.

Transport

Parnasree Pally can be accessed from Taratala Crossing by taking the Budge Budge Road and also from the road opposite Behala Police Station. Bus No. E4 (connecting Parnasree and Howrah), Parnasree-Howrah Mini Bus, Bus No 13 & 13B and Bus No. S4 (connecting Parnasree and Salt Lake) are available from the area. It is very near to the Brace Bridge Railway Station in the Sealdah South section. (Press on coordinates, go to Google map and zoom in for area map).

Police Station

The Parnasree Police Station is located just beside the Bus Stand and the Market. It started on 1st September, 2011.

Educational institutions

1. Parnasree Vidyamandir H. S. School
2. Sharada Vidyapith for girls
3. Behala College

Flying Club

Behala Flying Club. Recently, The Behala Flying Club has been provided with a new lease of life by the Hon'ble Ex Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr. Praful Patel, by announcing a modernisation and upgradating of the Airport complex.

Parnasree Lake

One of the major attractions of the area is the Parnasree Pally Lake. The beautification project by Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Kolkata Municipal Corporation is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata. The organization is known, in short, as KMC . This civic administrative body administers an area of 185 sq. km. Its motto, Purosree Bibardhan, is inscribed on its emblem in Bengali...

 is commendable.

Famous people from Parnasree

• Arin Paul
  Arin Paul
  Arin Paul is a Bengali film director, writer and researcher on film history.-Early life:Paul was born in Belur, West Bengal and raised in Shillong, Meghalaya and Calcutta. He attended St. Edmund's School, Shillong, Andrews High School, the Scottish Church Collegiate School, and Shyamaprasad...
  
   – Film Maker.
• Biswajit Chakraborty
  Biswajit Chakraborty
  Biswajit Chakraborty is a Bengali Actor in films, television and stage.-Fimography:# Autograph .... Manoj Sarkar# Byomkesh Bakshi .... Anadi Babu# Bodhisattva .... Producer Roy# Prem Amar...
  
   – Bengali Actor in films, television and stage.
• Sovan Chatterjee
  Sovan Chatterjee
  Sovan Chatterjee is an Indian politician belonging to the All India Trinamool Congress. He is the current Mayor of the city of Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal...
  
   - Mayor of Calcutta(2010 - )
• Parth Sanyal - Photojouranlist