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West Bengal

Waterways to Success

Being a state with a great network of rivers and expansive water bodies, West Bengal boasts of one of the longest navigable waterway networks in the country, with approximately 4,593 kilometers of rivers and canals, of which 97 per cent are navigable.

Near complete lockdown in Bengal from Sunday

The state government stopped short of announcing a total lockdown giving slight relief allowing marketplaces, and retail shops to operate three hours a day between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Bengal ups Ganga vigil to block floating bodies

According to senior government officials, Ganga touches the state at Manikchawk block via Rajmahal in Jharkhand and so measures have been taken to stop the floating bodies near Manikchawk so that it doesn't reach Farakka barrage.

Lackluster Performance

Political parties could be persuaded to campaign virtually, and shun roadshows and rallies, at least in urban and semi-urban areas where such mediums are much in use and where intensity of Covid infections is also higher, mainly due to density of population. A properly developed portal could give voters the option of online voting, again in metros.