Call to solve Siliguri pollution problems
Concerned about the rising pollution levels in Siliguri, a voluntary organisation on Tuesday sought measures to be taken against the same. Members of the Green Forum also demanded that authorities concerned
Statesman (Kolkata)
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Project for arsenic-free water
KOLKATA, 11 JULY: The state public health engineering department has decided to set up a surface drinking water project to provide arsenic-free sweet drinking water to the people of arsenic-affected areas of South 24-Parganas. Recently, the MLAs of seven Assembly constituencies met the public health engineering minister, Mr Subrata Mukherjee, and it was decided that the surface water project wo
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Seeking ban on Endosulfan is politically motivated
Pesticide manufacturers have submitted before the Supreme Court that the plea of CPI-M activists for a ban on Endosulfan is politically motivated and sought dismissal of the petition. In its affidavit, the Pesticide Manufacturers & Formulators Association rejected the allegations made by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) that there were some deaths in Kerala due to use of Endosulfan.
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NREGA flops, Sunderbans tribals return to haria biz
Lack of implementation of 100 days job guarantee scheme under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in several blocks of the Sunderbans, has forced a large number of tribals to engage themselves in haria (hooch) manufacturing units to earn their living. Tribals here who had earlier been roped in under various NREGA schemes later disassociated themselves from the hooch-manufacturin
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Floods unabated: Waterborne diseases on the rise
The floods showed no signs of abating in Ghatal, Sabang, Daspur, Pingla and Dantan blocks of West Midnapore with the Subarnarekha, Kapaleswari, Keleghai and Silabati rivers in spate. Though the water level of Silabati river is receding very slowly, there is bad news for Ghatal as the Rupnarayan is in spate.
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Beware of eating dry fish!
To preserve the product, dry fish traders in Digha, Junput, Bankiput and Bhogpur in East Midnapore ~ widely regarded as hubs of dry fish production ~ have begun using highly toxic pesticides and a preservative that have been found hazardous to human health. To put an end to the menace, the state marine fisheries directorate has clamped a ban on any form of chemical for dry fish processing.
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Countrys first floating library to come up at Sunderbans
KOLKATA, 4 JULY: Sunderbans will get the country's first floating library meant for people residing on the fringes of the mangrove forest. A local NGO, in collaboration with the West Bengal Sarva Siksha Mission, is launching the first-of-its-kind floating library on a motorised boat.
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Singur land: List of eligible farmers out
The Hooghly district authorities today put up a notice outside the Singur BDO office displaying names of 1,705 farmers who are eligible to get back their land under the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011. After the modalities to return land at Singur started, more than four thousand forms reclaiming plots were submitted by the farmers. The notice, dated 2 July, stated that t
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River erosion causes concern
The erosion by the Fulohar river in Ratua I block is gradually taking a critical shape endangering the neighbouring Harischandrapur I & II blocks. As rains continued to lash for past three days the water level in the river has been rising gradually paving way for large-scale erosion.
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Drive against plastic bags back
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will launch a massive campaign against use of plastic carry bags of thickness below 40 microns. The campaign will be launched at Gariahat market of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) by the state environment minister, Dr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, on 1 July.
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Sarva Siksha funds lying unused
The district primary education department has failed to utilise funds of Sarva Siksha Mission (SSM) in various circles of the district. Following a probe by the district administration it was found that nearly Rs 6 crore in 14 circles of the district are lying unutilised.