Serampore Ward 8 residents get new concrete road under APAS
The Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) scheme is a flagship campaign launched by the West Bengal government.
The Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) scheme is a flagship campaign launched by the West Bengal government.
The state government has planned to set up a silk hub in Serampore. At an administrative meeting in Tarakeswar, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the establishment of the hub in Hooghly district to create a major centre for silk export and skill development for craftsmen.
The prompt alertness of a team of police officers from the Chandannagar Commissionerate, Serampore police station, led to the recovery of a stolen newborn from Serampore Walsh Hospital within an hour of its disappearance.
Riverbank erosion at Serampore has become severe along the Hooghly, stretching from Siddheswari Tala to Mahesh over a distance of about six kilometres.
The Hooghly's hunger has become markedly visible at Serampore. The river has eroded into its right bank on its way to the sea for a 6-km stretch from Siddheswaritala to Mahesh in the sub-divisional town, instilling fear among the inhabitants of adjacent buildings.
Senior citizens and elderly residents took to the streets of Serampore last Friday under the banner of Baji o DJ Box Birodhi Manch, to raise awareness about the harmful effects of DJ sound systems and loud firecrackers.
Serampore’s Mahesh Sri Ramakrishna Ashram Vidyalaya (Higher Secondary) has been awarded the title of Best School by the state government’s education department for its quality of education, student evaluation, and consistent success in Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examinations.
Continuous rainfall has led to severe waterlogging in most suburban towns of the district.
The Serampore police today recovered two blood-stained bodies of a couple from Sitaram Bagan, Baidyabati. The deceased are Manish Bhaduri (35) and Aprana Majhi (32).
A mega cleanliness drive and awareness programme was initiated on Wednesday by Hooghly district magistrate Mukta Arya at a district and sub-divisional level from Serampore court compound.
