Ghatshila

       Set amidst hills and woods, Ghatshila is a picturesque spot lining the Subarnarekha River. It is a favourite tourist outing. 215 Kms away, Ghatshila can be reached from Kolkata by the Kurla and Ispat Express. Local trains go from Kharagpur. You can stay at Hotel Shalimar, Nawab Kuthi Garden, Hotel Oasis, Anindita Lodge, Hotel Avishekh, Matridham etc. Holiday homes of various organizations are also here. Eg: Allahabad Employees Co-operative Credit Society Limited, 14, India Exchange Place, Ground floor Kol-1 (Ph: 2242-0559,2220-8375/76/77) UBI Employee's Co-operative Credit Society Limited, 4, N.C.Dutta Sarani, Kol-1 (Ph: 2220-0841), UCO Bank Officers' Congress, 16A, Brabourne Road, Kol-1 (Ph: 2235-1778) Syndicate Bank Staff Recreation Club Central Accounts Office, 3 B, Lal Bazar Street, 2nd Flr, Kol-1. (Ph: 2248-6055). UCO Bank Staff Club, 10, Brabourne Road, Ground Flr Kol-1(Ph; 2225-4120/29 Extn: 204,206). Notable places in Ghatshila are: the house of Bengali writer Bhibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, Phuldongri Hill, Burudi Lake, Dharagiri Falls, Naroa Forest,Mosabnikpar Mines. 8 Kms from Ghatshila is Galudi, another tourist spot on the banks of the Subarnarekha. Tatanagar is just a day's trip from Ghatshila.