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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
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
Officers of Kolkata police and a section of the city-based environmentalists feel that the conversion of two-stroke auto rickshaws into four-strokes LPG mode might get delayed as the Opposition parties ~ who had earlier opposed phasing out of two-stroke auto rickshaws from Kolkata ~ would now oppose the drive with more enthusiasm, having put up an unbelievable show in the recently concluded Lok Sa
KOLKATA, 19 May: With the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) expecting a rise in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria this season, the municipal commissioner, Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay today sought better co-operation among various departments of the state government that included the public works, KMC and health department.
KOLKATA, 19 MAY: The state forest department has decided to relocate a group of jackals from the Tollygunge club area to avoid a man-animal conflict. In the club area, the population of jackals had increased manifold and club officials had urged the forest department officials to take serious steps after it was alleged that club members were being chased away by jackals.
KOLKATA, 18 MAY: The Institute of Environmental Studies and Wetland Management (IESWM) under the state environment department has undertaken a study to measure the rise in sea level in the Sunderbans every year. This, the authorities believe would save some islands in the region from inundation.
KOLKATA, May 14: Agencies working on various projects funded by the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) have sought the intervention of the chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, asking him to initiate steps against persons causing trouble at construction sites, leading to delay in work.
Rajib Chakraborty
Residents of two villages in Howrah ~ which were declared Nirmal Gram by the Centre ~ do not have safe drinking water, basic sanitation system and power.
Voters of a village near Sonarpur have decided to boycott the elections this year.
BEHRAMPORE: A major share of the MPLAD funds allotted for Murshidabad MP, Mr Abdul Mannan Hossain, was used to construct metal and concrete roads both in rural and urban areas of his constituency.
KOLKATA: The state government has finalised