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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 10:10, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Barrackpore Trunk Road

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... that Barrackpore Trunk Road the oldest metalled road in India, was built in 1775? Source: The Statesman

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rockefeller Apartments
Comment:

5x expanded by ArnabSaha (talk). Self-nominated at 20:14, 31 May 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing:
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Other problems: - copyediting, some refs are partially filled out

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting: - Iffy on this one
Other problems: - Copyedit: needs comma between "Road" and "the"

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Pretty good work, but would like to see some more copyediting. I think that, while on it's a fine hook, it could be made more interesting (such as that it connects the first cantonment in India (Barrackpore), could also look at its history or the pipes under it) without exceeding the hook limit. MSG17 (talk) 23:01, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

@MSG17: Thanks for the review. Yes, there are some issues and I will solve them ASAP. I was supposed to complete it yesterday, but had some personal life issue :( Saha ❯❯❯ Stay safe 06:09, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Kolkata's potable water supply pipelines from Palta waterworks run under the Barrackpore Trunk Road, since the late 1860s?
ALT2: ... that Barrackpore Trunk Road, the oldest metalled road in India, was built in 1775 to connect the first British cantonment in India with the then country capital, Calcutta?

New hooks Saha ❯❯❯ Stay safe 07:22, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Hope your personal issue is resolved :( Anyway, yes, these hooks are more interesting (there's accidentally two "that"s in a row in the second one, but I think they'll fix it in the prep area).

Approved MSG17 (talk) 13:10, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Corrected the issue mentioned above.

Saha ❯❯❯ Stay safe 13:51, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Addition: A request to the reviewer (MSG17) and promoter, if possible include this image. Saha ❯❯❯ Stay safe 20:00, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Southern end at Shyambazar 5 point crossing