It's a small, quiet and scenic place. There is a 1 km long
irrigation project dam, between two small hillocks, Muradi Hill and BarantiHill. Baranti is in the vicinity of Ramchandrapur Irrigation Project. It is a
picnic spot, where people from nearby areas, such as Asansol, Kolkata,
Bardhaman, Durgapur, and from many areas come for a day-long picnic.
Reportedly, it's best in winter.
Now the other side of the lake/dam is Muradi, a recently a developed area with a lot of accommodation, including Government accommodation.
This is the nearby to the rail station, health center, and other facilities,
and has also a better view of the lake.
How to reach:
By Train: Baranti is 6 km from Muradi railway station
on the Adra-Asansol line or you can hire an auto-rickshaw or a trekker at the
railway station.
By Car: Kolkata to Dankuni, (Around 263 km, 5–6 hours), NH 2
to Asansol, leave NH2 and take the old GT Road through Asansol, just before
entering Asansol to Neamatpur, Take a left to Disergarh Bridge across the
Damodar River to Sarbori More on Barakarar Purulia Road to Subhas Morh, turn
left to Kotaldih village then to Ramchandrapur village and Muradi village to
Baranti. One can also take Raniganj Punjabi More-Mejia
More-Shaltora-Santuri-Baranti/Muradi. This route is 35 km shorter than Asansol
route.
Stay: Album Ecological resort is a highly recommended Resort in Baranti to stay with comfort in a green and natural environment.
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