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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Memorandum opposing establishment at Aerotropolis served
The members of Special Economic Zone Birodhi Prachar Manch today gave a memorandum to the chief executive officer of Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL), Mr Subrata Paul, opposing the establishment of the Aerotropolis at Andal. In the memorandum, they stated that the land for the 3,500- acre project area, spread over 12 mouzas in Andal and Faridpur blocks, are being acquired forcibly and
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SDA may install reservoirs to solve water crisis
KOLKATA, 13 DEC: To solve the problem of drinking water, the Sunderbans Development Authority (SDA) is planning to install reservoirs in some of the blocks of the area. The poor village folk residing in the remote villages of the Sunderbans face an acute scarcity of drinking water.
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KMC to help bring down TB cases
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will develop the infrastructure of Revised National tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in order to bring down the rate of Tuberculosis disease in the city, member, mayor-in-council (health) Mr Atin Ghosh said today. Mr Ghosh said the KMC will launch an awareness programme with the help of the of RNTCP employees as around 12,000 people are affected wit
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KMC floats global tender for sewer reinforcement
KOLKATA, 7 DEC: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has floated a fresh global tender for its project entailing desilting and strengthening of underground sewer lines with glass reinforced polymer (GRP) lining in south and north Kolkata. The fresh tender was floated on 24 November and interested firms can bid for the project till 10 January, 2011.
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State govt poised to wash hands of E-W Metro
KOLKATA, 5 DEC: Beset by a funds crunch, the state government is considering handing over the entire East-West Metro Corridor project to the ministry of railways instead of transferring only a portion of the share of the joint venture company executing the project, as proposed by the Centre. Although the state government now apparently wants the railways to execute the project ~ conceding, inci
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Buddha switches off light rail for Mamata
KOLKATA, 1 DEC: A year and a half after the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, unveiled the foundation stone for the light rail transit system (LRTS) at a five-star hotel in the city with much fan fare, the project was given a quiet burial today when the joint venture company formed to execute it agreed to give its no-objection to the Metro Railway's project connecting Joka with Esplanade
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Sunderbans tree-felling goes unchecked
KOLKATA, 29 NOV: Although environmentalists have emphasised the importance of tree plantation for regulating pollution level in the air and restricting global warming, illegal tree felling is on the rise in the Sunderbans ~ the world
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Jumbo deaths: Forest dept looks for legal provisions to file cases against train drivers
SILIGURI, 29 NOV: The forest officials in north Bengal have planned to look for legal provisions from the Uttarakhand government to initiate cases against train drivers on charge of killing elephants following the court's order to sentence a train driver to three years rigorous imprisonment. Recently, it was reported that a court in Dehra Dun sentenced a train driver to three years
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PCB slaps fine on thermal plant for flouting instructions
TAMLUK, 29 NOV: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (PCB) has slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant (KTPP) for flouting its instructions. In its order, the PCB has clearly stated that if the KTPP authorities fail to act according to its instruction, it will file a case against the latter in Calcutta High Court. Cracking the whip on the KTPP for causing environmen
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V-B hospital ignores environment norms
SANTINIKETAN, 26 NOV: The foreign students of Visva-Bharati staying at its international boys