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[[File:Digha Gate .jpg|thumb|right|330px| Sea Beach Digha, before reaching the town, Digha Gate, built on National Highway 116B, Gharshai Mauza.]]<br />
'''Digha Gate''' is an entrance gate built on the [[National Highway 116B (India)|National Highway 116B]] in the coastal town of [[Digha]], [[India]], near the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dsda.gov.in/index.php/gallery/welcome_gate|title=~::Welcome to Digha Sankarpur Development Authority::~|website=www.dsda.gov.in|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref> The gate is also known as the ''Gateway of Digha'' and the ''Digha Welcome Gate''.<ref>{{cite news|title= সৈকতশহরের ভোল বদলাতে এ বার তৈরি হচ্ছে ‘গেটওয়ে অফ দিঘা’|url=http://m.eisamay.com/state/digha-to-get-a-face-lift/articleshow/19610891.cms|work = এই সময়|accessdate = 27 August 2017|date = 18 April 2013}}</ref> The gate was formerly known as ''Brighton of Calcutta.''<br />
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Construction was completed in late 2014. On 25 November 2014, it was inaugurated by Chief Minister of West Bengal, [[Mamata Banerjee]].<ref>{{cite news|title =স্বাগত তোরণের উদ্বোধনে আজ দিঘায় মুখ্যমন্ত্র|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/district/mednipore/%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%98-%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B0-1.89870|work = আনন্দবাজা প্রত্রিকা| accessdate = 27 August 2017| date = 25 November 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Location ==<br />
The gate was built in Gorsi Mouja after the Alakeshpur on the Highway of Kolkata to Digha via [[Mecheda|Mechada]].<ref>{{cite news| title= Digha Gate(Webel, Ramnagar)|url=http://wikimapia.org/32586480/Digha-Gate-Webel-Ramnagar}}</ref><br />
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==Design==<br />
The gate was built with [[Ligha]] gate steel and concrete. The main part of the gate is in the center with two smaller gates in front and behind it. The main gate, or entrance gate, was inspired by fishermen. It is shaped like a [[Fishing vessel|fishing boat]] and painted blue and white. The gate is illuminated at night.<br />
==Construction cost==<br />
Construction cost was predicted at more than ₹ 4 [[crore]] rupees. The actual cost was ₹ 6.57 crore rupees (US $1.31 million).{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}<br />
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