Tag: PWD
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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 -
Jai Ram Thakur orders prompt repair of roads damaged by rains
He was presiding over the review meeting regarding repair, maintenance and restoration of rain damages on national highways, on Friday.
September 15, 2018 -
No goods vehicles to ply on 4 Kolkata bridges
The four bridges are Bijan Setu, Tollygunge Circular Setu, Arabinda Setu and Belgachi bridge; the state government has also issued a notification banning movement of 20-wheelers throughout the state
September 9, 2018 -
City cops form SIT to probe Majherhat bridge collapse
Death toll touches three, blame game continues over reasons leading to the tragedy.
September 7, 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 -
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 -
Majerhat Bridge collapse: Toll rises to 2 | Mamata Banerjee to hold meeting with PWD, KMDA
Banerjee, who visited the accident site on Wednesday evening, announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for those who lost their lives in the incident.
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 -
Auto roadmap
There is a certain heart-rending dimension to the long-delayed blueprint for auto-rickshaw operators in Kolkata, the Durgapur-Asansol region, and the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri belt. The revamped mode of operation, scheduled to come into force from September 1, has been formulated by West Bengal’s transport department after a baby was recently thrown off its mother’s arms onto the …
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August 31, 2018 -
Markanda for immediate relief to flood affected in Spiti valley
Days, after Spiti area was affected by flash floods in Shichling nullah, Agriculture and Tribal Development minister Ram Lal Markanda on Monday, ordered Public Works Department (PWD) to immediately provide relief to the affected. Addressing the closing ceremony of La Darcha fair 2018 in Lahaul Spiti district, he directed authorities to revamp the flood affected …
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August 28, 2018 -
New road construction method introduced
Taking a step towards checking the environmental degradation, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and Public Works Department (PWD) have jointly decided to encourage the use of Multi-Layered Plastics (MLP) in the construction of roads in the state. The same was informed by PWD minister Vijay Inder Singla on Friday after an interaction with the …
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June 30, 2018 -
Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia condemn CBI raids on Satyandar Jain’s residence
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed that the Centre was using agencies to push pressure on the AAP government.
May 30, 2018 -
PWD hiring: CBI raids Delhi minister Satyendar Jain’s residence
The CBI said the contract documents for hiring 24 people for mohalla clinics and other PWD projects were not done in a transparent manner.
May 30, 2018 -
Himachal: Congress corners BJP govt over law and order situation
Cornering the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state for deteriorating law and order situation in the state, Congress party took to streets across the state. The protest was held at all the district headquarters on the call given by Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) Chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu in protest against the shootout …
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May 2, 2018 -
After PWD ‘refuses’ to provide free Wi-Fi, BJP takes dig at AAP govt
Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta has said that with the latest refusal of the Public Works Department (PWD) to undertake AAP government’s key project of providing free Wi-Fi across Delhi highlighted the latter’s failure to implement its most important poll promises and reflected poor governance. Allegedly the PWD Department has cited lack …
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April 28, 2018 -
Tripura CM allocates portfolios; keeps Home, PWD
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday allotted portfolios to his ministers, keeping several important departments, including Home, PWD and Industries, with himself, an official said. Deb, along with his eight other ministerial colleagues, assumed office here on Friday at a grand function attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit …
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March 10, 2018