Trade to Ashes
The transition from Sutanati to shopping malls has been devastating. As Sunday unfolded, the dawn-to-dusk fire in Kolkata’s Bagree Market…
The transition from Sutanati to shopping malls has been devastating. As Sunday unfolded, the dawn-to-dusk fire in Kolkata’s Bagree Market…
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
This will be the first ever thorough structural inspection of the bridge since 1992 when it was opened to vehicular traffic movement, says Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners official
Preliminary findings of the committee indicated that the officials were not active enough in conducting proper inspections and maintenance of the bridge
The PWD can’t deny its responsibility, says the CM; the state government has decided to build a new bridge at the same site within one year after dismantling the collapsed structure.
The seven bridges are out of the 20 that the PWD has classified as "distressed" structures
Concerns have been raised from different sections regarding the possibility of shortage of essential commodities due to blanket ban on good vehicles in some parts of the city
The police identified the body as that of Goutam Mondal (45), a labourer from Murshidabad district who had been missing along with another labourer Pranab Dey since the accident that took place on Tuesday.
Let alone dismantling the Posta flyover, as recommended by IIT Kharagpur, no action has as yet been taken on its report, underlining the “serious flaws in design and poor quality of raw materials” that were used for the construction of the Posta flyover
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.
