Three workers die while cleaning pipeline at Kolkata Leather Complex
Three sanitation workers employed by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) died in an accident at the Kolkata Leather Complex in Bantala early on Sunday morning.
Three sanitation workers employed by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) died in an accident at the Kolkata Leather Complex in Bantala early on Sunday morning.
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority would now be responsible for the upkeep of a part of Mahananda river.
For Chhath Puja, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has made elaborate arrangements preparing over 200 ghats for the rituals tomorrow.
The Tallah Bridge in North Kolkata had been closed to traffic for its health overhaul since February 2020 and its dismantling and revamp had been undertaken in consultation with the Railways following major cracks and infirmity discovered on the bridge.
A KMDA and Kolkata police traffic department in a communique said that since the Karunamoyee bridge would undergo certain tests beginning Monday, by the KMDA authorities, the bridge would be closed to traffic from 11 May to 14 May.
In view of this, a largescale traffic diversion has been planned. The movement of trams along CIT Road up to Ultadanga Station will be suspended from 10 p.m on 22 August till completion of the work on 25 August.
It is a measure of the fragile patchwork that six years later, several piers have developed cracks and including the one that was repaired. In the net, the city’s link to the airport and beyond via VIP Road has been partially snapped.
CM targets saffron outfit at the flag-off ceremony of Dakshineshwar skywalk.
Crowded and busy Sealdah flyover may collapse anytime, international agencies AECOM and STUPS, engaged by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, have said in their assessment report; Sealdah, Ultadanga and Chingrighata flyovers have been recommended for an immediate thorough health study and necessary repairs on a priority basis
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.
