Tag: Majerhat Bridge

Railways delaying Majerhat Bridge: Mamata Banerjee after BJP’s violent clash with police

BJP demanded immediate reopening of the Majerhat Bridge, a portion of which had collapsed on September 4, 2018 killing two persons.

November 26, 2020

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