According to the Ministry of Railways, the approved works include development and augmentation of coaching maintenance facilities in Rajasthan, doubling of a key section in Kerala, and construction of a bypass line in West Bengal.
A wave of coordinated bomb threats sent shockwaves across West Bengal’s judicial system on Tuesday, triggering large-scale evacuations and security sweeps in courts across multiple districts, including Kolkata, Asansol, Hooghly, Berhampore and Contai.
The ceremony was held in the presence of Sangrah Maurya, Divisional Railway Manager, Asansol, along with other senior railway officials and dignitaries.
A longstanding quest for green steel, besides the growing desperation to contribute to breakthroughs in research and development, together have recently instigated a bunch of scientists and scholars to rush to Australia from Durgapur, Asansol, Dhanbad, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
The district electoral department has proposed the bifurcation of polling stations with more than 1,200 voters across all nine Assembly constituencies of the district, based on the draft electoral roll published on 16 December last year.
To revive the ailing state-run Asansol Mines Board of Health (AMBH), a host of decisions were taken at a board meeting, including a plan of setting up of a hospital in jamuria, near Asansol on public private partnership (PPP) model.
At a high-level meeting in Asansol it has been decided that a fresh plan for rehabilitation and resettlement of Raniganj Coalfields subsidence and underground fire zone will be prepared and sent to the state government for final approval.
Madhupur station, a vital location in the Asansol division of Eastern Railway, is undergoing significant redevelopment with a focus on creating modern infrastructure for improved train operations and passenger services.
The Asansol division of Eastern Railway has taken a significant step towards bolstering railway safety by prohibiting the use of mobile phones by operational staff, including station masters and pointsmen, while on duty.
Within a fortnight, the degree of air pollution in the industrial cities of Durgapur and Asansol have further crossed the pollution levels of the country's highest polluted cities in recent times.
