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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.

Resolve Teesta

The visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India in end June this year raised the Teesta water sharing issue again in public domain with strong opposition from the Government of West Bengal for various reasons.

Three-day truckers strike called in September

The Federation of West Bengal Truck Operators Associ ation has called three day state wide truckers strike from 11 September alleging police atrocities upon its members in Birbhum district.