Minister for North Bengal Development Department (NBDD) Rabindranath Ghosh has that another annex building will be constructed on a vacant…
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Minister for North Bengal Development Department (NBDD) Rabindranath Ghosh has that another annex building will be constructed on a vacant plot of land near the mosque on Asian Highway-II at Uttarkanya in Silguri. According to him, engineers will soon begin a spot verification with a detailed project report (DPR) of the project, which is ready, official sources said.
With a view to accommodating more departments, with joint secretaries in them at Uttarknaya, officials have long felt the need to add an extra building or buildings on the premises of the state government’s north Bengal branch secretariat at Kamrangaguri here. However, there is no vacant land on the branch secretariat premises.
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It may be mentioned here that a temporary truck stand was shifted two years ago from the mosque area, following intervention of chief minister Mamata Banerjee. It was proposed that the Siliguri Metropolitan Police (SMP) will construct its barracks there. However, the construction of the boundary wall there stopped mid-way following a case in the Calcutta High Court.
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“The case has been vacated and that plot of land now belongs to the state,” Mr Ghosh said, adding, “We need to ready the annex building there soon to accommodate more departmental joint secretaries. We are facing accommodation crisis here. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee may ask us to set up more departments at Uttarkanya any day.”
Notably, the present main building of Uttarkanya has no more space left where officials could build extensions, according to the engineering section at Uttarkanya.
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