Business
The Diamond Harbour Road is dotted on both sides with shops and eateries. Clothes, jewellery, electronic items, sports goods, books and footwear can be found in a multitude of stores all along the stretch from Taratala to Manton. Recent additions to the shopping scene include shopping malls and factory outlets. State Bank of India, Behala Branch is one of the busiest banking center on the heart of Behala, providing banking solution for years.
Apart from the standard stores, the pavements of Behala are crowded with hawkers selling everything from toothpicks to bedsheets. However, one must exercise extreme caution while purchasing any items from these roadside stalls because of the absolute lack of accountability on the sellers part in case of faulty product sales.
The honorable minister of Information Technology, West Bengal - Partho Chatterjee, is an MLA from West Barisha (a part of Behala), and he is encouraging the development of business in the region. He has announced the formation of an IT park in Joka, situated on the southern fringes of Behala, in the coming years. One of the notable companies in the IT sector located in this part of the city is Bantech solutions, which works under the brand of iAdroit.
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