After expressing disappointment against Trinamul Congress, member-mayor-in-council for sewerage and drainage in Kolkata Municipal Corporation submitted his resignation at the civic body headquarters today.
After instructions from Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is considering extending the time given to occupants of illegal structures who would be issued notice by the civic body.
In a wave of political storm taking the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, two crucial faces of Trinamul Congress, Arup Chakraborty and Susant Ghosh resigned from the post of accounts committee member and borough chairman respectively.
As bulldozer action continued in Topsia on Sunday, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) issued notices to two more buildings in Beleghata allegedly linked to Raju Naskar, said to be a close aide of the Trinamul Congress.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Sunday launched a major demolition drive against illegal constructions across several parts of the city, including Tiljala, Kasba and Beleghata, amid the state government’s renewed emphasis on a “zero tolerance” policy towards corruption and unauthorised buildings.
Citizens of Kolkata could soon get oral check-up done in their wards for free. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is mulling a plan to start dental screening at its health centres soon.
Mayor Firhad Hakim and the councillors of Kolkata Municipal Corporation are soon to hit the ground scrutinising the voters’ list in various wards of the KMC.
Exploring options of increased income, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is now putting efforts to expand revenue generation from advertisements. With addition of street hoardings from Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, the department is eyeing for doubling its revenue in the next fiscal.
Close on the heels of the controversy over Vishwakarma Puja holiday in Hindi medium schools run by the civic body, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation issued a show-cause notice to its education manager seeking explanation.
Gripped under fund constraints, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is now focusing on bringing more and more not assessed properties into the spectrum of assessed properties as one of the ways of maximising its revenue collection.
