Near Kolkata, the Falta Special Economic Zone is located in a pollution free sylvan environment, at a distance of about 55 kilometres from the heart of Kolkata city and about 45 kilometres from the southern suburbs. It is well connected by a developed network of roads including a State highway, two ports at Kolkata and Haldia and the International airport at Dumdum.
Weather Characteristics
Climate : Tropical
Temperature : 15 degree Celsius to 35 degree Celsius (Average)
Rainfall : 1700 mm (Average)
Relative Humidity : 50 per cent to 90 per cent
Ground Water Level : 0.90 metres to 2.25 metres
Water characteristics : PH - Av.73.78, Chloride - 284-296 ppm, Iron - 0.25 - 0.3 (mg / lit), Arsenic - nil, Hardness 196-212 (mg / lit) (Ref IS:10500 of 1991)
Wind characteristics : Predominant by South and South-East wind direction with wind speed not exceeding 40 kilometres an hour.