64-705: Raiganj ( pronounced [ˈraɪˌgʌnʤ] ) is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is the headquarters of the Uttar Dinajpur district . The police station was set up 125 years ago and railway connectivity reached the place 115 years ago. The city houses the 111-year-old Raiganj Coronation High School and more than 50-years-old government primary Raiganj Sarala Sundari GSFP School. Raiganj got its railway connection in 1896. The train used to go to Parbatipur junction in Bangladesh from Raiganj. It
128-414: A pulled rickshaw , which is a two- or three-wheeled cart generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger . The first known use of the term was in 1879. Over time, cycle rickshaws (also known as pedicabs or trishaws), auto rickshaws , and electric rickshaws were invented, and have replaced the original pulled rickshaws, with a few exceptions for their use in tourism. Pulled rickshaws created
192-471: A "noticeable change in the traffic on Singapore's streets." Bullock carts and gharries were used before rickshaws were introduced. Many of the poorest individuals in Singapore in the late nineteenth century were poverty-stricken, unskilled people of Chinese ancestry . Sometimes called coolies , the hardworking men found that pulling a rickshaw was a new opportunity for employment. In 1897, martial law
256-502: A common form of transportation in a number of cities, especially Antsirabe . They are known as pousse-pousse , meaning push-push . Aboboyaa is a tricycle used in the transportation of goods and service in Ghana. Macau still uses tri-wheeled bicycle rickshaw, or riquexó in Portuguese, as Macau was a Portuguese colony in the past. This kind of transportation was very famous until
320-477: A conveyance for hire. The rickshaw was also introduced to Korea in the late 19th century. After World War II , there was a major shift in the use of man-powered rickshaws: Hand- pulled rickshaws became an embarrassment to modernizing urban elites in the Third World , and were widely banned, in part because they were symbolic, not of modernity, but of a feudal world of openly marked class distinctions. Perhaps
384-527: A few other important cities. Overnight bus facilities are available mostly to Kolkata and Dhubri . Raiganj railway station is on the Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line . One express train, Radhikapur Express , is available for reaching Kolkata , and a link superfast express train, Radhikapur-Anandvihar Express , was available for going to New Delhi . It was inaugurated in 2003. During the COVID pandemic, this
448-400: A municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to the state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from the state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have
512-528: A part of their transport system which also includes cycle rickshaws. Sri Lanka has over 1 million auto rickshaws registered in use as of 2018. In Australia, cycle rickshaws or trishaws (3 wheels) are used in Melbourne and St Kilda . They are also seen in Cowaramup, Western Australia at Bakehouse '38. Cycle rickshaws or trishaws (3 wheels) are used in some large continental European cities, such as: Within
576-421: A police camp at Bhatun. Raiganj Women police station is located at Raiganj. The headquarters of Raiganj CD block is at Raiganj city. In the 2011 census, Raiganj Urban Agglomeration had a population of 199,758, of whom 104,966 were males and 94,792 were females. The 0–6 years population was 22,028. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 81.71 per cent. As per provisional reports of Census India,
640-513: A popular form of transportation, and a source of employment for male labourers, within Asian cities in the 19th century. Their appearance was related to newly acquired knowledge of ball-bearing systems. Their popularity declined as cars, trains and other forms of transportation became widely available. Auto rickshaws are becoming more popular in some cities in the 21st century as an alternative to taxis because of their low cost of hire. Bangladesh holds
704-592: A rickshaw runner. It was "the deadliest occupation in the East, [and] the most degrading for human beings to pursue." Starting in 1870, the Tokyo government issued a permit to build and sell 人力車 (jinrikisha: rickshaw in Japanese) to the trio that are believed in Asia to be the rickshaw's inventors: Izumi Yosuke, Takayama Kosuke, and Suzuki Tokujiro. In order to operate a rickshaw in Tokyo,
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#1732852534577768-488: A seal was required from these men. By 1872, they replaced the kago and norimono, becoming the main mode of transportation in Japan, with about 40,000 rickshaws in service. At that time man-power was much cheaper than horse-power; horses were generally only used by the military. Some of the rickshaws were artistically decorated with paintings and rear elevations. In this time, the more exuberant styles of decorations were banned. If
832-489: A space for a driver and, behind the driver, space for two passengers. Cycle rickshaws are used in many Asian, North American, and European cities. They are increasingly being used as an eco-friendly way of short-range transportation, particularly in urban areas. Along with auto rickshaws , they are also used (particularly by Asian cities) for tourism, because of their "novelty value as an entertaining form of transportation". In Madagascar, pulled cycle and auto rickshaws are
896-712: A temporary comeback. The rickshaw tradition has stayed alive in Kyoto and Tokyo's geisha districts. In the 1990s, German-made cycle rickshaws called "velotaxis" were introduced in Japanese cities, including Kobe . In post-war Hong Kong, rickshaws was one of the main transportation either for transporting goods or for transporting people during the Japanese invasion, known as the Battle of Hong Kong . Japanese military hired many rickshaw pullers to have them gathered and organize with other cooks and seamen for an underground armed team to enact
960-412: Is a 200-year-old town. The origin of the name "Raiganj" is not exactly known, and is debated. Some say the name is linked to the royal family of Dinajpur whose surname was Rai. The widely accepted view is that the name originated from the abundance of rai sorshe (a special type of mustard) crops at this place from time immemorial. Many people think that the word "Raiganj" came from "Rai" meaning " Radha ",
1024-572: Is also available in morning from Raiganj Railway station inaugurated by MP Debasree Chaudhuri . Raiganj has no airport of its own. The government announced an airport in Raiganj named as Raiganj Airport. The nearest operating airport is Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri , about 166 km from Raiganj. IndiGo and SpiceJet are the major carriers that connect the area to Delhi , Kolkata , Hyderabad , Guwahati , Mumbai , Chennai , Bangkok , Paro , Chandigarh and Balurghat airport . Situated along
1088-471: Is connected to the River Kulik. During the months of monsoon the flood water from the river enters the plains of the sanctuary. This acts as an important source of food for most of the bird species. Legal status of the forest: This bird sanctuary is set to be rejuvenated, with plans of developing a deer park and a tortoise park soon at the core of the sanctuary by the state government. The Raiganj Church
1152-502: Is dedicated to St. Joseph the Worker, the patron saint of Raiganj Diocese. The spacious building has glass and ceiling paintings, prominent pillars on both sides modelled on Greek pillars, carved doors and a high altar with an hexagonal dome on top of it. Ayodhya is the birthplace for 5 tirthankars Adinath, Ajitnath, Abhinandannath, Sumatinath and Ananthnath. Shri 1008 Digamabar Adinath Jain Mandir
1216-525: Is growing at a rate of about 20–30% a year in Japanese cities. The traditional rickshaws are still alive for travelers in some tourist places in Japan. Rickshaws are found in Hong Kong. In China, automated and pedal-power cycle rickshaws, or pedicabs, are used for short distance passenger travel in large cities and many medium-sized cities. Most Indian cities offer auto rickshaw service; hand-pulled rickshaws do exist in some areas, such as Kolkata (Calcutta) as
1280-486: Is no industry as such in Raiganj. In the suburbs, there is a government-undertaken spinning mill with about 800 employees but even that it is struggling. It could shut down any day. Economy of Raiganj also depends greatly on agriculture. Raiganj is the sole producer of a special quality aromatic basmati rice called Tulaipanji . Tulaipanj rice has been given a Geographical Indication Tag from the Government of India. This rice
1344-475: Is on the Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line . Railway connectivity reached here more than 150 years ago but, due to Indo-Bangladesh partition in 1971 the links through Bangladesh were lost and the railway became only a branch line. NH 34 passes through Raiganj which connects is to the capital of the state Kolkata . Conversion of the highway to four lanes is going on and the proposed highway will bypass Raiganj by about 6 km. The roadway connectivity suffers due to
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#17328525345771408-510: Is one of the most famous temple in aodhya. A 31 feet tall Adinath idol in standing posture is present here. This place has been recently developed with the blessings of Acharya ratna Deshbhushanji Maharaj and Ganini Pramukh Aryika Gyanmati Mataji. There is a famous shvetambar temple dedicated to Ajitnatha with a copper-colored idol of 30 cm as its Moolnayak. There are other Jain temples including Kamal Mandir and Chaubisi temple. There are few other notable tourist destinations nearby, throughout
1472-463: Is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district . The English word is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to
1536-600: The 1930s, cycle rickshaws were used in Dhaka , Bangladesh, Kolkata , India; and Jakarta , Indonesia. By 1950 they could be found in many South and East Asian countries. By the end of the 20th century, there were 300,000 such vehicles in Dhaka . By the end of 2013, there were about 100,000 electric rickshaws in Delhi. In Viêtnam, the rickshaw was called with the french name "Pousse-pousse". In 1883, Jean Thomas Raoul Bonnal, Supérior Résident of Tonkin, import 2 rickshaws from Japan in
1600-607: The Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which
1664-655: The National Highway and by the side of the Kulik river is the Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary with an area of 35 acres and a buffer area of 286 acres. The forest and water bodies attract migratory birds like the open bill stork, night heron, cormorant, little cormorant and egret from South Asian countries and coastal regions. Local birds like dove, bulbul, sparrow, kingfisher, woodpecker, owl, duck and cuckoo, can also be seen in large numbers. The migratory birds arrive from
1728-522: The Spanish term ayuntamiento , referring to a municipality's administration building, is extended via synecdoche to denote the municipality itself. In Moldova and Romania , both municipalities ( municipiu ; urban administrative units) and communes ( comună ; rural units) exist, and a commune may be part of a municipality. In many countries, comparable entities may exist with various names. Rickshaws Rickshaw originally denoted
1792-632: The Uttar Dinajpur district. Raiganj's schools usually use English and Bengali as their medium of instruction , although the use of Hindi is also stressed. The schools are affiliated with the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) or the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education . Schools include Raiganj Coronation High School ,
1856-508: The anti-British Colony clan. However, after World War II, other forms of transport such as pedicabs and streetcar became strong competitors of rickshaws, leading the business of rickshaws into stagnation. Chiuchow men formed a faction within the Canton rickshaw pullers union in the 1920s. In addition, the Chiuchow pullers could be identified by their hats which were rounded and flat at the top; while
1920-647: The area adjacent to this town are also remarkable. The agglomeration areas are also experiencing this trend. Now the vast areas under Birghai, Maraikura, Rupahar, Bahin, Karnojora, and Maharaja Hat are also growing with the population like the town of Raiganj, and this population is dependent on Raiganj town. In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version. Raiganj police station has jurisdiction over Raiganj municipal area and Raignaj CD block and covers an area of 472.13 km. It has two town outposts – Mohanbati TOP and Bandor TOP. It has another outpost – Karanjora outpost and
1984-450: The bars at the front and the other pushing from behind. A painting named "Les deux carosses" by Claude Gillot shows 2 rickshaws in 1707. Rickshaws were independently invented in Japan circa 1869, after the lifting of a ban on wheeled vehicles from the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), and at the beginning of a period of rapid technical advancement in Japan. There are many theories about
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2048-459: The beginning of the 20th century; pullers went on strike there in 1908. In the 1920s, they were used in Bagamoyo , Tanga, Tanzania and other areas of East Africa for short distances. The rickshaw's popularity in Japan had declined by the 1930s with the advent of automated forms of transportation like automobiles and trains. After World War II , when gasoline and automobiles were scarce, they made
2112-592: The city of Hanoi and made copies of them. Pedicabs were introduced in North America in 1962, where they were a means of transportation at the Seattle World's Fair in the state of Washington . The 21st century has seen a resurgence in rickshaws, particularly in motorized rickshaws and cycle rickshaws. Auto rickshaws , also called velotaxis, have resurged as they are about 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of regular taxis. German velotaxis are three-wheeled, powered vehicles with
2176-617: The colleges are now affiliated to University of Gour Banga . Notable colleges include Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya . Raiganj University is a public university in Raiganj, in the Uttar Dinajpur district. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It became a university in August 2015. Earlier it was a university college, which was affiliated to the University of North Bengal. It also offers PhD programmes in humanities- and science-based subjects. As of 2016,
2240-525: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,
2304-494: The consort of Krishna . In this connection, "Kaliaganj", nearest city to Raiganj, comes from "Kalia" meaning "Krishna", the central character of Mahabharata . Raiganj is known for Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary (also called the Kulik Bird Sanctuary), home to a large population of Asian openbills and other waterbirds and it is the largest bird sanctuary in Asia. Raiganj is situated at the banks of Kulik river which helped
2368-400: The constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to
2432-523: The current chairperson of the ongoing board of administrators and Arindam Sarkar of the All India Trinamool Congress is the current vice-chairperson of the ongoing board of administrators. Raiganj is the district headquarter of North Dinajpur. The administrative buildings are located at Karnajora, a gram panchayat area five kilometres from Raiganj town. All along, Raiganj was developed in a scattered manner. When West Dinajpur existed, this side
2496-463: The end of May to the first week of July, and depart from mid-December to the end of January. The nesting time is from July to August, and egg laying from August to September. The flying training to the young ones is the best time to observe the birds, around October to November. Every winter nearly 150 different bird species arrive here from the north in numbers ranging from 65,000 to 75,000. The sanctuary has an artificial network of man made canals which
2560-415: The families were well-off financially they might have their own rickshaw runner. Generally, runners covered 30 to 50 kilometres (20–30 mi) in a day, at an average traveling speed of 8 km/h (5 mph). Japanese rickshaw manufacturers produced and exported rickshaws to Asian countries and South Africa. Singapore received its first rickshaws in 1880 and soon after they were prolific, making
2624-510: The healthcare system in Raiganj consisted of a government super speciality hospital, under the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, and quite a few private medical establishments. The college and hospital were inaugurated in 2018. There are two campuses: Abdulghata campus and Dr. B.C Roy Street campus. There are a total of 400 existing beds for patients in different wards of Raiganj district hospital. However, there
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2688-456: The inventor, with the most likely and widely accepted theory describing the rickshaw as having been invented in Japan in 1869, by Izumi Yosuke, who formed a partnership with Suzuki Tokujiro and Takayama Kosuke to build the vehicles, having been "inspired by the horse carriages that had been introduced to the streets of Tokyo a few years earlier". Other theories about the inventor of the rickshaw include: Japan historian Seidensticker wrote of
2752-456: The late 17th century, to fulfill, along with other types of carriages such as cabriolets and fiacres , the unmet demand for public transportation created by the 1679 cessation of Paris' first omnibus service. These vehicles, called "vinaigrettes" for their resemblance to the handcarts used by contemporary vinegar-sellers, were fully-enclosed two-wheeled carriages with space for a single person. Usually, they were moved by two people; one holding
2816-499: The late 20th century, due to the fact of being a small city and few cars, not so many motorcycles, very bad public transport and no other transport such as train or subway. You can go around Macau peninsula and the twos island on rickshaw, and visit the Riquexó Museum and see the evolution of rickshaws from the 18th century until modern times. Automated cycle rickshaws, called velotaxis, are popular in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan. Their use
2880-470: The new Communist government banned rickshaws in Canton in the early 1950s, leading to another low tide of rickshaws. In Singapore, the rickshaw's popularity increased into the 20th century. There were approximately 50,000 rickshaws in 1920 and that number had doubled by 1930. Cycle rickshaws were used in Singapore beginning in 1929. Within six years pulled rickshaws were outnumbered by cycle rickshaws , which were also used by sightseeing tourists. In
2944-429: The oldest school in the town, established in 1911, and English medium ICSE High School St. Xaviers School . There are several colleges and a government polytechnic in the town. Raiganj College has been upgraded to Raiganj University , an autonomous, state-owned university. The colleges of Raiganj were affiliated to University of North Bengal , but after the establishment of University of Gour Banga at Malda in 2008,
3008-422: The population of Raiganj in 2011 was 183,612, of whom male and female were 96,388 and 87,224 respectively. Although Raiganj city had a population of 183,612, its urban / metropolitan population was 199,690, of whom 104,733 were males and 94,957 were females. Hinduism was the majority religion in Raiganj city with 97.37% followers. Islam was the second most popular, with approximately 2.16% following it. Christianity
3072-518: The record of hosting highest number of rickshaws in the world with 40,000 rickshaws operating in the capital Dhaka alone every day. In 2023, UNESCO listed rickshaws and rickshaw art as 'intangible heritage' of Bangladesh . Rickshaw originates from the Japanese word jinrikisha ( 人力車 , 人 jin = human, 力 riki = power or force, 車 sha = vehicle), which literally means "human-powered vehicle". The first rickshaws were invented in France in
3136-460: The rickshaw generally only required one. More than one person was required for hilly or mountainous areas. It also provided a smoother ride for the passenger. Other forms of vehicles at the time were drawn by animals or were wheelbarrows. The vehicle also has an collapsible hood for protection from sun or rain. The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, has had a rickshaw in its collection for over 120 years. It
3200-886: The rival Hoklo men had a cone-shaped headgear with sharp points at the top. However, rickshaw use began to decline in the 1920s as the government introduced the streetcar system in 1924. The number of rickshaw pullers had declined from 44,200 to 25,877 six months after the opening of the tramway. It had also caused the Beijing tramway riot in October 1929. A rough form of a rickshaw is sometimes used for hauling coal, building materials or other material. Both motorized and pedal-power cycle rickshaws, or pedicabs, were used for short distance passenger travel. There are still many rickshaws in many cities for either touring purposes (in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, with traditional Chinese rickshaws) or short range transportation in some counties. However,
3264-614: The seated rickshaw passenger is too close to the back of the laboring driver, who, besides, is metaphorically a draught animal harnessed between shafts. The cycle rickshaw was built in the 1880s and was first used with regularity starting in 1929 in Singapore. They were found in every south and east Asian country by 1950. By the late 1980s there were estimated 4 million cycle rickshaws in the world. Rickshaws were introduced to Durban , South Africa, and by 1904 there were about 2,000 registered rickshaw pullers. Rickshaws operated in Nairobi in
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#17328525345773328-434: The theories: Though the origins of the rickshaw are not entirely clear, they seem to be Japanese, and of Tokyo specifically. The most widely accepted theory offers the name of three inventors, and gives 1869 as the date of invention. The vehicle had a wooden carriage that rode on "superior Western wheels" and was a dramatic improvement over earlier modes of transportation. Whereas the earlier sedan chairs required two people,
3392-467: The town to become an important place for water connectivity. In course of time, the navigability of Kulik river decreased and business through the waterway was stopped in the first half of the 1970s, especially after the dam was erected to prevent floods. The port area slowly lost its significance and, at present, it is the most backward locality of Raiganj. The area of this town is about 36.51 km. The present growing tendency and trend of urbanisation in
3456-571: The traffic jam caused at Dalkhola on a regular basis. Raiganj also lacks in railway connectivity because the station is on a branch line. In the 1960s, the broad gauge line was shifted to Malda-Barsoi-Dalkhola, thus bypassing Raiganj. Raiganj is connected by buses to a few major cities through NBSTC and private bus services. NH 12 and SH 10A are its lifelines. SH 10A connects it to Kaliaganj , Balurghat , Hili . Buses are available all day long to Balurghat , Siliguri , Jalpaiguri , Alipurduar , Coochbehar , Malda , Kolkata , Maharaja Hat and
3520-496: The way as a result of complexities. On 27 November, the state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during her visit to Raiganj announced that Raiganj District Hospital would be upgraded to a super specialty hospital and to start new Raiganj Medical College & Hospital in 2018. Raiganj remains an important trading centre, running daily business transaction of at least 60 thousand on average, next only to Siliguri. Around two lakh people visit Raiganj every day for business. However, there
3584-486: The wet season months of June through September. The wettest month is July, with 348 millimetres (13.7 in) of precipitation on average; the driest month is December, with only 5 millimetres (0.20 in). Rickshaws , auto-rickshaws, e-rickshaws and city autos are the most widely available public transport in Raiganj. Most residents stay within a few kilometres of the town centre and have their own vehicles, mostly motorcycles and bicycles . Raiganj railway station
3648-563: Was 79%, and female literacy was 71%. In Raiganj, 11% of the population were under 6 years of age. Raiganj has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cwa ). The average high temperature in July, the warmest month, is 39 °C (102 °F), and in January, the coldest month, 26 °C (79 °F). The average annual temperature is 24.9 °C (76.8 °F). On average, 1,430 millimetres (56 in) of rain falls per year, with most of it falling in
3712-448: Was among several other trains that were stopped for preventing the spread of the pandemic. It is not functional yet though there are news of it starting soon. A couple of Katihar bound local passenger trains and a Siliguri bound DMU passenger can also be availed. Mamata Banerjee during her tenure as the union railways minister announced railways projects for Raiganj which boosted the communication. The Radhikapur Howrah Kulik Express
3776-548: Was declared to end a four-day rickshaw workers' strike. In China, the rickshaw was first seen in 1873 and was used for public transportation the following year. Within a year there were 10,000 rickshaws in operation. Around 1880 rickshaws appeared in India, first introduced in Simla by Reverend J. Fordyce . At the turn of the century they were introduced in Calcutta, India, and by 1914 were
3840-606: Was deprived since the district headquarters was in Balurghat. On 23 March 2008, the Union I&;B and Parliamentary affairs minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi inaugurated the newly constructed Raiganj Bhawan in Kolkata (Kasba area). Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it
3904-528: Was even sent to the London Olympics for its aroma and taste. A special kind of brinjal is also produced at Raiganj which is much bigger and tastier than its other species. There is Raiganj municipality. It is divided into 27 wards. Currently, the All India Trinamool Congress , which has elected most councillors, controls the municipal board. Sandip Biswas of the All India Trinamool Congress is
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#17328525345773968-400: Was followed by 0.13%, Jainism by 0.16%, Sikhism by 0.05% and Buddhism by 0.05%. Around 0.00% stated 'other religion', and approximately 0.11% stated 'no particular religion'. As of 2001 India census , Raiganj had a population of 165,222. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Raiganj had an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy
4032-516: Was made about 1880 and is described as: A rickshaw, or jinrikisha, is a light, two-wheeled cart consisting of a doorless, chairlike body, mounted on springs with a collapsible hood and two shafts. Finished in black lacquer-ware over timber, it was drawn by a single rickshaw runner. In the Late 19th century, hand-pulled rickshaws became an inexpensive, popular mode of transportation across Asia. Peasants who migrated to large Asian cities often worked first as
4096-512: Was no infrastructure for the treatment of dying patients and the patients who suffer from complicated diseases of the kidney and heart. Hence, on most occasions, complicated patients are transferred either to North Bengal Medical College & Hospital in Siliguri or Malda medical college and even to Kolkata which is 444 km away. The patient parties are facing great crisis to shift their patients either to Siliguri or Malda. Sometimes, patients die on
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