with support being sought from Malaysian and Japanese companies. In the final version of the proposal, the Indonesian Salim Group would have handled construction. The Salim Group had also agreed to construct the Eastern Link Highway, which would have been 100 km long and 100 m wide and spread over . The road would have linked Barasat with Raychak, ultimately terminating at Nandigram. The projects were to be implemented by New Kolkata International Development Private Ltd, a special purpose company that had been promoted by the Salim Group, the Universal Success Group and Unitech. The entire project and associated programmes were abandoned by the Left Front government after the Nandigram violence in 2007. There were suggestions in 2012 that the All India Trinamool Congress was considering reviving the project. Healthcare Sarisha Block Primary Health Centre at Sarisha, with 15 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Diamond Harbour II CD block. References External links Villages in South 24 Parganas district