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How did the 1956 reorganization of Indian states connect northern and southern West Bengal?
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West Bengal
A tea plantation in Western Dooars, northern West Bengal, India.
Following the linguistic and political reorganization of Indian states in 1956, the state of West Bengal acquired approximately 3,140 square miles (8,130 square km) of territory from the neighboring state of Bihar. This transfer of land was significant because it provided a vital geographic link between the previously separated northern and southern regions of West Bengal.12