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| Native name | কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম সরণি (Bengali) |
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| Former name | VIP Road |
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| Length | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
| Location | Greater Kolkata (North 24 Parganas district andKolkata district), India |
| NearestKolkata Metro station | |
| north end | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Gate no. 1 |
| south end | Ultadanga |
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| Completion | 1962 |
VIP Road (officiallyKazi Nazrul Islam Avenue) is a major thoroughfare connecting the city ofKolkata withDumdum/Kolkata Airport. Located in the North-Eastern outskirts of the city, it was built in 1962 to provide speedy connection with the city and its sole airport. VIP Road is part ofState Highway 3. To reduce traffic jams especially in the crossings ofKestopur andBaguiati, a flyover is constructed over the stretch betweenDum Dum Park and Raghunathpur, which opened in March 2015. Another flyover connecting VIP Road withEM Bypass was opened in 2011, reducing traffic bottlenecks atUltadanga crossing. This road is renamed afterKazi Nazrul Islam, a famous Bengali poet from India.[1][2][3]
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VIP Road was renamed after the great revolutionary Bengali poetKazi Nazrul Islam.
Feluda (aka Pradosh Chandra Mitter) and his friendJatayu (aka Lal Mohon Ganguly) and Felu's cousinTopshe (aka Tapesh Ranjan Mitter) are seen in a taxi driving down VIP Road towards Dum Dum Airport in a taxi in the movieBombaiyer Bombete.[citation needed]
Another bypass route (Biswa Bangla Sarani) toDumdum/Kolkata Airport viaNew Town is created, which connects Haldirams on VIP Road to Chingrighata onEM Bypass, passing through Salt Lake and New Town.
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