Mecheda
Town in West Bengal, India
Mecheda is a town in Kolaghat community development block in West Bengal, India. The town is the entrance point of Purba Medinipur district which lies upon the South Eastern Railway Zone and in proximity to Haldia, Tamluk, Digha and Contai, Egra.
01Weather
Summers are hot, but the winters are mild with the mercury hardly going below 11 °C. During the winter, weather is relatively warmer than other places in Purba Medinipur.
02Cuisine
Mecheda is famous for its own popular Mechedar vegetable Chop and potatoes chop.
03Communication
Mecheda is the gateway of Purba Medinipur district. NH 41, Kalaikunda air force base about 100 km from Mecheda. Mecheda Railway station is well-connected by connected by South Eastern railway. There is a central bus stand connected by roads. Mecheda acts as a junction point for travellers who are going to Haldia Port. It's also the junction point of Digha.
04Education
Mecheda has a number of schools, it has a semi-government engineering college, the College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat. The college was conceived and planned by Professor Shankar Sen, an educationist and a former vice chancellor of Jadavpur University, in 1998.
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