//
Photo: Pinaki1983, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Provides an exquisite view of the Matla River flowing towards the Sundarbans.
Matla Setu is a bridge built on Matla River in West Bengal. The 644 meter–long bridge was inaugurated by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, on Matla River in Canning town of Canning Subdivision in January 2011. It is also known as Matla Bridge. It links Canning with Basanti. The bridge is located at 22°18′20″N 88°40′46″E.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Named after the then-Viceroy Lord Canning, the town was originally developed as a feeder port to Kolkata in the 1860s. However, the idea faded with the choking of the Matla River and in 1867, the river reduced the town to a "bleached skeleton". The kuthi is still present as a remainder of the original Port Canning.
সুন্দরবন কৃষ্টি মেলা ও লোকসংস্কৃতি উৎসব Sundarban Kr̥ṣṭi Melā O Lokasaṁskr̥ti Utsab
Literally "Sundarbans Culture Fair and Folk Culture Festival". Like many fairs in large cities, you can expect various food stalls, jewellery shops, handicraft stalls, furniture showrooms, and vehicle showrooms here. Besides, you can enjoy group and solo performances, including Santal dance.