Digha is a small but the most popular
seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies at the
northern end of the Bay of Bengal.It is located just 183 km from Kolkata/Howrah
via Mecheda and 234 km via Kharagpur. Digha is connected to Kolkata/Howrah
by a highway and a rail-link via Contai.
Digha's old beach isn't as wide as it used
to be due to heavy soil erosion. The beach is held together with big
stones and concrete steps. Since it is one of very few popular beaches in
West Bengal, overcrowding, especially during the cooler winter break, is
another problem. A new beach has been developed at New Digha which is
about 2 km from the old beach. This new beach is not only bigger than the
old one, but might be considered a better one. It is clean and
well-maintained and is not surrounded by a congested locality like the
older beach. There are new and better hotels a walking distance from the
beach at New Digha and the locality itself seems to be better planned. The
entire stretch of the Digha seaface from Old Digha to New Digha is filled
with casuarina plantations, which looks beautiful. Tourists come here and
bath in the sea, stroll by the beach along the casuarina trees and enjoy
the sights and scenes offered by this magnificent stretch of sea.
Apart from the sea, there is Asia's
largest marine aquarium, a science museum and a beautiful park all on the
main road from Old Digha to New Digha. Another important spot near Digha
is the Shiva temple at Chandaneshwar which is 6 km west of Digha. During
the Bengali month of Chaitra, an annual fair is organised here which is
attended by people from near and far.
Places Around Digha
Junput:
It is 40 km away from Digha; famous for fishing.
Shankarpur:
Also known as virgin beach, only 14 km east of Digha. It is also a regular
fishing harbour. This beach is covered with casuarina plantations.
Subarnarekha river:The
sweet place where Subarnarekha river draining into Bay of Bengal, Only
12 KM far from Digha, located in Orissa-Bengal border. This is new destination
of Digha tourist.
Talsari: A small delta on Bay of Bengal, Only 6 KM far from Digha, located
in Bengal-Orissa border.