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Bandel

Bandel, surrounding areas face waterlogging after heavy rains

The pre-monsoon showers have wreaked havoc in Bandel and the surrounding panchayat areas, with most residential zones now submerged in stagnant rainwater. Ground floors of many homes are inundated, leaving residents with no option but to wade through the dirty, accumulated water.

Bhagirathi erosion poses threat to nearby rail tracks

Three years ago, the irrigation department and the zilla parishad together had planted caged boulder stone blocks to create an artificial wall along the riverbank but Amphan destabilised that wall this year. House of one Suraj Sheikh is located barely 200 metres away from the river now.

Basant Utsav observed at Lahiri Baba Ashram

The philosophy and ideology of propagation of education among the rural population, women empowerment, self introspection, self analysis and to achieve the goal of self liberation and divine bliss was the message of the day.