Balagarh school building prone to river erosion
Locals said that they have lost their farm land and homes to the river, while the steps taken by the administration have not proved effective.
Locals said that they have lost their farm land and homes to the river, while the steps taken by the administration have not proved effective.
Prasanta Chatterjee was left with no option other than to return to his village in Balagarh and take up the family traditional profession of priesthood.
Additionally, he highlighted that to decongest the port, a project has been taken up at Balagarh at a cost of Rs 400 crore and for which a DPR (detailed project report) has been made. He said the project will be implemented over 300 acres of land, where two jetties will be built for handling containers and bulk cargo. This will take goods traffic off the road and instead barges can take goods via waterways directly to Balagarh for further dispatch.
