Tag: Kolkata Municipal Corporation
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Urban regression
It is cause for alarm that several tonnes of plastic had to be segregated from the muck when cleaning of the drains began.
March 4, 2019 -
Kolkata hit by nor’wester, trees uprooted, cables snapped
Nor'westers were also reported from different parts of south Bengal, leading to damage of hutments and electric poles in some areas, official sources said.
February 25, 2019 -
Will new Mayor sweep away environmental cobwebs?
While a Rs 5 crore fine may be inconsequential to the budget of the state government, it should serve as a wake-up call.
February 8, 2019 -
No water to drink!
The short point must be that people of Tollygunge and Jadavpur have been consistently complaining about the water problem, but with little or no effect. They need water to drink and can well do without the frippery masquerading as fast connectivity.
December 12, 2018 -
KMC gives away Kolkata Shree awards
Mayor Sovan Chatterjee on Monday announced the name of Puja committees that have won the Kolkata Shree award 2018.
October 16, 2018 -
KMC announces Puja winners
Over 1600 committees took part in Swastha Bandhab Sharod Samman 2018
October 15, 2018 -
Puja bonanza
With puja pandals sprouting up across Kolkata and the rest of the state, there is collective jubilation over Mamata Banerjee’s bonanza of Rs 28 crore to all puja committees. A fair amount of money will, therefore, be shelled out by the West Bengal government that since 2011 has contended with a torpid economy. Doublethink runs …
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September 17, 2018 -
Kolkata: Mutilated body recovered from room adjacent to FB office
According to locals and some office bearers of the Forward Bloc party office, the stench was emanating from the area for quite some time now.
September 10, 2018 -
Kolkata’s roads
The boast of the Mayor of Kolkata that “the roads here are in a better condition than in the rest of the country” may not, after all, be wholly off the mark. The truth is that the city’s roads may actually be better than those in Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru. Lutyens’ Delhi has excellent roads …
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August 28, 2018 -
Hefty penalty on pvt firm for failing to reinstall KMC pumps
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is taking measures to ensure that every drainage pump remain functional during this monsoon season in order to prevent severe waterlogging, while the civic body intends to impose heavy penalty on a private firm that failed to reinstall the pumps after maintenance works. The civic body is carrying out inspection …
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July 5, 2018 -
KMC tests apple samples; finds natural wax
The apple samples picked up by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) food safety officers reveal no trace of chemical wax as suspected and instead natural wax has been found on testing the samples. The KMC has been carrying out food safety drives and picking up samples of apples after reports surfaced that apples are being …
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June 19, 2018 -
KMC conducts food safety drive
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Thursday conducted food safety drives in the city while BJP and Congress party workers had staged a protest near the civic body headquarters in relation to the carcass meat supply case. The KMC on Thursday conducted food safety drives in several areas in the city, mainly in Esplanade and …
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May 4, 2018 -
Bengal rains claim 8 lives
Torrential showers accompanied with lightning on Monday disrupted life in both Kolkata and its districts while claiming a total of eight lives, this morning. The sudden rainfall caused traffic snarls at various crossings of Park Street, Camac Street and other major points. The commuters faced great difficulties after a sudden thunderstorm and gusty wind, at …
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May 1, 2018 -
Baked and Fried
It appears to be a scam unique to Bengal ~ the thriving trade in dead chicken and the flesh of carcasses. Food that is unfit ~ even potentially poisonous ~ for consumption has found its way to eateries by the roadside, even small restaurants. It is now fairly established that the spurious food market in …
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May 1, 2018 -
KMC to write to irrigation dept for dredging of canals
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is soon to send a letter to the state irrigation minister for dredging of canals in the city before monsoon. The civic body is also to carry out survey for the same. Every year, prior to monsoon, the civic body and the state irrigation department, carries out dredging work in …
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April 14, 2018 -
KMC gears up to beautify Kendua canal
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is soon to start beautification around the Kendua canal in Baghajatin Rail Gate area which has become full with garbage that is allegedly being dumped by the residents of the area. The move is expected to put a stop to the dumping activities in the canal water. The canal in …
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April 13, 2018 -
Sale of cut fruits remains unchecked in Kolkata streets
Contaminated ice and cut fruits continue to be sold in the city streets despite the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) conducting several raids against food and water vendors selling such items which are highly consumed during summer time. It is observed that cut and peeled fruits are being sold in different parts of the city despite …
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March 16, 2018