 The place is a major junction to reach few other important destinations, namely the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Dumdum/Kolkata Airport) and New Town.Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals was founded by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray at Maniktala in 1892.The company shifted to its present site on Maniktala Main Road at Kankugachi in 1901.