Maritime Sabotage
The recent discovery of a damaged power cable on the Baltic seabed, linked to a vessel from a shadow fleet, underscores an alarming trend of maritime sabotage targeting critical infrastructure.
The district administration has demolished a temporary bridge on Ajay river, connecting West Burdwan with Birbhum district at Barabani area of West Burdwan.
Locals had illegally encroached the river and set up a makeshift bridge on the river for everyday communication between the two neighbouring districts.
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Locals had set up the makeshift bridge with stone chips, boulders and mud. At Amulia in Jamgram panchayat area the BDO of Barabani had demolished the illegal and unauthorised makeshift bridge.
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The OC of Barabani police station, Dibyendu Mukherjee and BLLRO of Barabani block, Subhadip Mitra were present during the demolition drive.
Shiladitya Bhattacharya, BDO of Barabani block in West Burdwan district said that setting up of such illegal structures upon the river can not be tolerated. These structures force the river to change its direction, which leads to problems during the monsoon season.
Such illegal encroachments on the Ajay river elsewhere in the Barabani block will also be demolished, the BDO said.
Local people said that it will take too much time to pass through the other bridge on the river which connects the both districts.
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