Tag: Majerhat Bridge
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Construction of new Majerhat bridge to begin by mid-January
Finance department has sanctioned Rs 170 crore for construction of the new Majerhat Bridge that will be similar in type to Vidyasagar Setu, a cable-stayed bridge
January 2, 2019 -
Horror of Horrors
People use the Metro, albeit an extension of the suburban track, to travel fast, not to fracture both legs or leave the station for the nearest hospital on stretchers.
December 29, 2018 -
Rs 200 cr cable-stayed bridge to replace old Majerhat Bridge
The new Majerhat Bridge will be similar to Vidyasagar Setu, which is a cable-stayed bridge.
November 14, 2018 -
Punjab firm to rebuild Majerhat bridge
It would take a year and Rs 160 crore for the construction to be completed.
October 30, 2018 -
Kolkata: Two new bridges to ease traffic in Behala
The designs and the detailed project reports for both the bridges are ready, said state urban development and municipal affairs minister Firad Hakim after inspecting the two sites this morning.
October 26, 2018 -
Majerhat bridge collapse: SIT yet to probe concerned officers
Eyebrows have been raised over the alleged lax attitude of the SIT mandated with booking the accused found in the probe.
October 2, 2018 -
PWD awaits Railways nod to demolish portion of Majerhat bridge over tracks
PWD is the nodal agency responsible for pulling down the old bridge and constructing a new one.
September 28, 2018 -
Rly Ministry has agreed to set up Majerhat level-crossing: Mamata
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that Railway Ministry has agreed to her proposal of setting up a level- crossing at Majerhat so as to provide an alternate route to vehicles. “I and state chief secretary have personally spoken to the concerned persons in Railways for the level-crossing. Railway has informed us that they …
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September 19, 2018 -
PWD(isaster)
Ten days after the collapse of Kolkata’s Majerhat bridge, the report crafted by West Bengal’s Chief Secretary has confirmed the worst misgivings that were expressed on 4 September. Specifically, the Public Works Department is primarily responsible for the peak-hour disaster. Yet eyebrows are bound to be raised over the Chief Minister’s clean chit to the …
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September 18, 2018 -
Bridge collapse: Mamata blames Metro
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday pointed the accusing finger for the collapse of the arterial Majerhat bridge at the Metro railway making a stinging observation on the latter’s claim on Wednesday that the collapse had nothing to do with its construction near the bridge. The game of passing the buck was played out on …
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September 7, 2018 -
Urban distress
The disturbing collapse of the flyover in Majerhat, a lifeline to southern parts of Kolkata, has to be perceived in a context even deeper than the mishap at the Vivekananda bridge in that city in 2016 ~ though both provide ammunition to the Opposition to flay Mamata’s government. That petty politicking, even the Governor chipped …
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September 7, 2018 -
Majerhat bridge collapse | Toll 3, NDRF calls off rescue operation
The police identified the body as that of Goutam Mondal (45), a labourer from Murshidabad district who had been missing along with another labourer Pranab Dey since the accident that took place on Tuesday.
September 6, 2018 -
How many more?
Let alone dismantling the Posta flyover, as recommended by IIT Kharagpur, no action has as yet been taken on its report, underlining the “serious flaws in design and poor quality of raw materials” that were used for the construction of the Posta flyover
September 5, 2018 -
Majerhat bridge collapse | Day Two: Search operations continue for survivors
This is the third bridge collapse in the city in five-and-a-half years. CM Mamata Banerjee has said committee headed by Chief Secretary Malay De will conduct a probe
September 5, 2018 -
Kolkata: Majerhat Bridge collapses | Many feared trapped; rail, traffic hit
The Majerhat Bridge in Kolkata’s Alipore locality collapsed on Tuesday following heavy rains in the city.
September 4, 2018