Why was the Lottery committee constituted? What role it played in the

1.	Why was the Lottery committee constituted? What role it played in the development of Calcutta?
Answer» 1. Lottery committee constituted to help the government in carrying out the work of town planning in Calcutta in 1817. 2. It was named because it raised the funds through the public lotteries. 3. The government did not provide the necessary funds for the development of town planning. 4. Its major activities included building roads in the Indian part of the city and cleaning the river bank. 5. It got a new map of Calcutta made so as to get a comprehensive picture of Calcutta. 6. It cleared huts to beautify the city. 7. It also removed all the encroachment from the banks of river Hooghly. 8. Defence and health were both the factors in projects of town clearance and town planning in Calcutta.

Why was the Lottery committee constituted? What role it played in the development of Calcutta?

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1. Lottery committee constituted to help the government in carrying out the work of town planning in Calcutta in 1817.

2. It was named because it raised the funds through the public lotteries.

3. The government did not provide the necessary funds for the development of town planning.

4. Its major activities included building roads in the Indian part of the city and cleaning the river bank.

5. It got a new map of Calcutta made so as to get a comprehensive picture of Calcutta.

6. It cleared huts to beautify the city.

7. It also removed all the encroachment from the banks of river Hooghly.

8. Defence and health were both the factors in projects of town clearance and town planning in Calcutta.

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