TMC leader Firhad Hakim resigns as Kolkata mayor
Firhad Hakim is a former state minister and one of the most prominent faces of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.
Firhad Hakim is a former state minister and one of the most prominent faces of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee gave a nod to Firhad Hakim’s proposal to resign from the mayoral post claimed by TMC leader Kunal Ghosh today.
Aiming to conserve water as much as possible, the sewerage and drainage department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is mulling over plans to treat drainage water for making it usable in households.
The Bengal government on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each person who died in the devastating fire at Anandapur in East Kolkata.
Durga Puja clubs in the city would have to mandatorily put up stickers with their names on advertisement hoardings from next year.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is waiting for a five-day dry spell for repair of roads that have been battered by heavy downpour recently.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to beautify the wetlands in the eastern fringes of the city.
To prevent such rumours, the civic body has decided to put up flexes displaying demolition order and case number in a manner that it could be visible prominently to people.
With monsoons round the corner, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is gearing up to handle situations of water crisis.
At a meeting, chaired by urban development minister Firhad Hakim, it was decided that the Howrah Municipal Corporation will transport the solid waste to dumping grounds in Kolkata and Baidyabati.