All you need to know about 'Dhan Dhanya' theater in Alipore

 Dhanadhanyo Auditorium

A theater in the
shape of a conch has been built in the heart of Alipur, which is called
'Dhanadhanyo'. It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself on
Thursday 13th April afternoon. The name 'Dhanadhanyo' was given by him. The
idea of making it in the shape of a conch is also his own.

This international
standard six-storey theater is made of 6 thousand metric tons of steel. It has
a patterned zinc coating on it. The zinc that came from France. This theater is
510 feet long and 210 feet wide. Height 600 feet. This huge theater has two auditoriums,
3 theater halls, 2 board rooms, 6 guest quarters and 2 dormitories. Apart from
this, this state-of-the-art theater also has banquet, cafeteria, food court for
any event. Between the two auditorium of the theater is another auditorium with
2,000 seats. The number of seats in the other hall is 540. There is also a
street theater. Where 350 spectators can sit together and enjoy the stage.

There is a car
parking facility on the very bottom floor of 'Dhanadhanyo'. At least 250 cars
can be kept together in two parts. The chief minister also said that in the
future such arrangements would be made, where the time required for entry and
exit of vehicles would be very less.

But it becomes more
interesting in the darkness of night. The building is no longer white at night.
Instead of white color, the outer part of 'Dhanadhanyo' is decorated in a
completely different form. From a distance in the dark, ' Dhanadhanyo'
looks shiny brown. From above there is an eye-catching bright light. The light
that was brought from Ireland. 7000 lights have been brought from Ireland and
the outer part of 'Dhanadhanyo' has been decorated.

In the inauguration
ceremony, the Chief Minister said that 'Dhanadhanyo' has been built on four
acres of land. A total of Rs 440 crore has been spent. The Department of Works
was responsible for the construction of this theatre. Maintenance has been
entrusted to HIDCO. From the year 2018, the work of making 'Dhanadhanyo' of the
Chief Minister's dream started. Sometimes due to covid, the work was stopped
for a few days, but later the construction work started again in full swing.