Katwa Super Thermal Power Station is a super critical (660MW x2) 1320 MW coal-fired power plant currently in planning stage by NTPC at Srikhanda Village, 8 km from Katwa. Tourism Areas of tourism interest in the town include: Sri Gauranga Bari Temple: where Sri Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu received "Diksha" from his guru Kesava Bharati. Madhaitala Ashram: the ashram was visited by Jagai and Madhai, two famous disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and remains a center of Gaudiya Vaishnav culture. Shah Alam's Dargah: a building of archaeological interest built in the early-18th century by Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, Nawab of Bengal. Human resources Education Higher education Katwa College Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa Katwa Government Primary Teachers’ Training Institute Library Katwa Sub-Divisional Library Public health Katwa Sub-Divisional Hospital is a 250-bed public facility providing secondary healthcare to Katwa sub-divisional area. There are a number of private nursing centers that serve the town, as well. Anandaniketan Society for Mental Health Care is a not-for-profit organization situated five kilometers outside of Katwa, providing residential care to 350 children, adolescents, and adults who have physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities. Public safety Purba Bardhaman District Police's Katwa Police Station has jurisdiction over Katwa and Dainhat municipality areas and Katwa I and Katwa II CD Blocks. The area covered is 351.03 km2. Culture The dominant culture of Katwa is identical to that of most of West Bengal and is deeply influenced by Hindu Bengali culture. Some of the popular festivals in Katwa include: Poyla Boishakh or Bengali New Year (14/15 April) Rath Yatra (July) Mahalaya (September/October) Durga Puja (September/October) Lakshmi Puja (October) Kali Puja (October/November) and Deepawali Kartik Larai (November) Saraswati Puja (February/March) Dol Purnima or Dol Yatra (February/March) Gaura-purnima, the birthday of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (February/March) Muharram Kartik Larai Katwa and its surrounding areas are especially well known for their raucous Kartik Puja, colloquially known as Kartik Larai (Larai means "battle" in Bengali). The object of worship is the boy-faced deity, Kartik in reference to the youth of the deity. In the greater Katwa area, over 250 separate organizations organize pujas and unofficially compete with each other over the sophistication of the theme or the sculpture of the deity. After the day of the puja, the deities are paraded in carnival throughout town on their way to be ritually submerged in the nearby Hooghly River. The processions usually feature loud music and dancing, leading to a