ISO 15919 (Transliteration of Devanagari and related Indic scripts into Latin characters ) is an international standard for the romanization of Brahmic and Nastaliq scripts. Published in 2001, it is part of a series of international standards by the International Organization for Standardization .
20-642: Bidhannagar ( ISO : Bidhānanagar ), also known as Salt Lake City is a city and a municipal corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). During the Salt Satyagraha , the people of Mahishbathan between present day Salt Lake and Rajarhat Newtown joined the Salt Satyagraha movement by preparing salt using indigenous methods. The main initiator of
40-417: A key role in the economic health of the city area. As of April 2019, Sector V of Bidhannagar had approx 1,500 company. The East Kolkata Wetlands is recognized as a Ramsar site , located within the city limits of Bidhannagar. The city is named after Bidhan Chandra Roy , the founder of Salt Lake area of the city, the second Premier of West Bengal (1948–1950) and The first Chief Minister of West Bengal . At
60-514: Is no standard keyboard layout for ISO 15919 input but many systems provide a way to select Unicode characters visually. ISO/IEC 14755 refers to this as a screen-selection entry method . Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is the local government responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of Salt Lake and Rajarhat areas in Greater Kolkata . Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation
80-1262: Is under administrative jurisdiction of Bidhannagar subdivision in the district of North 24 Parganas and police jurisdiction of Bidhannagar City Police . The current Municipal Commissioner is Sujay Sarkar, IAS, who has been in the post since 29 April 2022. This civic administrative body administers an area of 60.5 square kilometres (23.4 sq mi) which is approximately 3.2% of the Total Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA). The jurisdiction of BMC includes Salt Lake (a planned satellite town of Kolkata and previously under "Bidhannagar Municipality"), Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat (which consisted of Tarulia, Mahisgote and Thakdari) and Rajarhat (previously under "Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality" which consisted of Kestopur , Chandiberia, Baguiati , Udayan Pally, Santosh Pally, Jagatpur, Ashwini Nagar, Narayantala, Raghunathpur, Arjunpur, Teghoria , Jyangra, Helabottala, Noapara, Adarsha Pally, Pramodgarh, Jyoti Nagar, Hatiara , Kaikhali , Chinar Park, Atghara, Dasadrone, Salua, Bablatala, Narayanpur, Beraberi, Bidisha Pally, Sarada Pally, Ganti and part of NSCBI Airport ). Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation borders Madhyamgram Municipality in
100-601: Is under the administration of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation . Keeping with its original name, it is commonly referred to as Salt Lake City. Bidhannagar's architecture has modern landmarks, such as the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan or Salt Lake Stadium. The city is considered the main IT hub of Eastern India and Kolkata , West Bengal . Bidhannagar is located on the north-east side of Kolkata. The Nabadiganta Industrial area of Bidhannagar has always played
120-572: The Kolkata Metro is in operation since 14 February 2020, now connects Salt Lake Sector V and Sealdah. The New Garia – Dum Dum Airport Line ( Line 6 ) of the Kolkata Metro , which passes through the Salt Lake Bypass, is under-construction with cost inflation and delays. Schools in Salt Lake include the: Catholic schools include: ISO 15919 ISO 15919 is an international standard on
140-652: The romanization of many Brahmic scripts , which was agreed upon in 2001 by a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries. However, the Hunterian transliteration system is the "national system of romanization in India " and a United Nations expert group noted about ISO 15919 that "there is no evidence of the use of the system either in India or in international cartographic products." Another standard, United Nations Romanization Systems for Geographical Names (UNRSGN),
160-401: The transliteration of Sanskrit rather than the transcription of Brahmic scripts. As a notable difference, both international standards, ISO 15919 and UNRSGN transliterate anusvara as ṁ , while ALA-LC and IAST use ṃ for it. However, ISO 15919 provides guidance towards disambiguating between various anusvara situations (such as labial versus dental nasalizations), which is described in
180-471: The 2011 census, Bidhannagar Municipality had a population of 218,323 (males 111,363; females 106,960) in an area of approximately 13.16 square km with a density of about 16,590 persons per square kilometre. However, the area of Bidhannagar Municipality was 33.50 square km (much bigger than Salt Lake City) because it includes East Kolkata Wetlands area, where very few floating people live. Bidhannagar Municipality has an average literacy rate of 90.44% (higher than
200-470: The budget of the city government is fund surplus with a budget of ₹ 424.8 crore (US$ 51 million) while its total revenue stands at ₹ 425 crore (US$ 51 million). A lot of funds were allocated for disaster management and covid relief while an allocation of ₹ 150 crore (US$ 18 million) was made for a road repairing scheme to have the transport infrastructure upgraded. As per 2011 census, total population under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation
220-639: The city's 6 boroughs, which together encompass 41 wards. Each ward elects a councilor to the BMC. Each borough has a committee of councillors, each of whom is elected to represent a ward. By means of the borough committees, the corporation undertakes urban planning and maintains roads, government-aided schools, hospitals, and municipal markets. The functions of the KMC include water supply, drainage and sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management, street lighting, and building regulation. Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA)
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#1732848332029240-464: The movement was Lakshmikant Pramanik, the zamindar of Mahishbathan . Bidhannagar's Salt lake is a planned region of Kolkata . It was planned and developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population of Kolkata . Bidhannagar's Master Planner and Chief Architect was Dobrivoje Toskovic from SFR Yugoslavia , now Serbia . Bidhannagar (including Salt lake) in Kolkata metropolitan area
260-427: The national average of 74%), with male literacy of 93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%. Salt Lake is located in the southeastern part of West Bengal. The city area sits within the lower Ganges Delta of eastern India. The Salt Lake area of Kolkata city was formed by land reclamation, which was done in the 1950s and 1960s to accommodate the growing population. Salt Lake is located on the north eastern area of Kolkata ,
280-488: The north, Rajarhat block in the south, New Town in the east and South Dum Dum in the west Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is divided into 41 wards. The 41 wards are arranged into 6 boroughs. Each ward elects a councillor. The mayor is responsible for the overall functioning of the BMC and has a tenure of five years. At present, the All India Trinamool Congress holds the power in the BMC. As of 2020,
300-504: The state capital; 65.2 kilometres (40.5 mi) west of Ghojadanga , a border checkpoint; and 128 kilometres (80 mi) north of Bakkhali . According to the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation , the city area has a total area of 55.51 square kilometres (21.43 sq mi), with approx 30.51 square kilometres (11.78 sq mi) of it being land, and approx 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi), or 45.5% of
320-629: The table below. The table below shows the differences between ISO 15919, UNRSGN and IAST for Devanagari transliteration. Only certain fonts support all Latin Unicode characters for the transliteration of Indic scripts according to this standard. For example, Tahoma supports almost all the characters needed. Arial and Times New Roman font packages that come with Microsoft Office 2007 and later also support most Latin Extended Additional characters like ḍ, ḥ, ḷ, ḻ, ṁ, ṅ, ṇ, ṛ, ṣ and ṭ. There
340-531: The total, being covered by water. It has an average elevation of 11 metres (49 ft). East Kolkata Wetlands lies across the southern part of the city. It is one of the two Ramsar sites in West Bengal, the other being the Sundarban Wetland . Bidhannagar is administered by several government agencies. The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation , or BMC, oversees and manages the civic infrastructure of
360-853: Was created in January 2006. It supplies water; maintains sewerage, roads, street signals; furnishes important buildings and collects property tax and fees in Sector - V (excluded from the jurisdiction of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation ). The Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement in the city area. Out of 13 police stations of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, 9 police stations are engaged in controlling law and order in city area. The modes of transportation like other parts of Kolkata includes air conditioned/non-ac government/private buses, Yellow taxi and other popular options like auto rickshaw and e-rickshaws. The Howrah Maidan - Salt Lake Sector V - Teghoria (Haldiram) Line ( Line 2 ) of
380-636: Was developed by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) and covers many Brahmic scripts. The ALA-LC romanization was approved by the Library of Congress and the American Library Association and is a US standard. The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is not a standard (as no specification exists for it) but a convention developed in Europe for
400-544: Was headed by Administrator Pawan Kadyan, IAS till elections were held in October 2015 after delimitation into 41 wards (Ward No.s 1 to 26 from Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality, Ward No. 27 from Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Ward No.s 28 to 44 from Bidhannagar Municipality). This constituted its first Board of Councillors and Mayor-in-Council with Pawan Kadyan, IAS transitioning into the role of Municipal Commissioner. BMC consists of 41 wards (grouped in 6 boroughs). The Corporation
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