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Parts of forests in Dooars to remain open for tourists during monsoon

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Much to the delight of forest lovers, the State Forest Department, for the first time, has decided to keep selective portions of various forests in northern Bengal open for tourists during the monsoon season, that is, from mid-June to mid-September.

Usually, the entire forest areas remain closed for tourists from June 16 to September 15. On demand from many tour operators, resort owners and transport operators, who have in turn listened to requests by tourists, the department has decided to keep certain areas open.

There is something special about the natural beauty of forests during the rainy season and many tourists are keen to witness this. The green of the forests acquires a special glow during this time of the year.

Kalipur Jungle Camp, Dhupjhora Eco Tourism Camp under Gorumara National Park, Panjora Jungle Camp, Murti Jungle Camp, Hornbill Jungle Camp and Chukchuki Watchtower, which are also located in close proximity of Gorumara, will be kept open, including the route in Chapramari forest from the entrance gate to the watchtower.

The Dakshin Khayerbari Tiger Rescue Centre and Mendabari Jungle Camp under Jaldapara National Park and areas like Sikiajhora Eco Tourism Centre, Poro Eco Park, Buxa Fort, Jayanti, etc. under Buxa forest will also remain open for tourists.

It may be mentioned that the season from June to September is also the mating season for many animals. Hence, the department would ensure that no disturbance is created for the animals. Therefore, no jeep safari or elephant safari will be allowed inside the forests.

A number of species of animals like tigers, rhinoceros and elephants make their habitat in the forests of the Dooars. Other animals include various types of deer, bison, birds and reptiles.

Source: Millennium Post

Seven more youth hostels coming up by March 2018

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The Bengal Government’s Youth Services and Sports Department has set a target of building seven new youth hostels by March 2018. In each of the youth hostels, there will be accommodation for at least 100 people.

Two youth hostels in Jalpaiguri (in Metali) and Bishnupur are ready to become operational. One each is coming up in the Ayodhya Hills and the Jaichandi Hills in Purulia district. The four others are coming up in Cooch Behar, Nabadwip, Malda and Durgapur.

Regarding the ones in the Ayodhya and the Jaichandi Hills, it may be mentioned that the footfalls of visitors in these places have gone up as a result of the steps taken by the Trinamool Congress Government to improve the basic infrastructure of Purulia district. Moreover, the number of youths visiting the place for trekking and adventure sports has also gone up. As a result, the demand for better accommodation has also gone up. Plans are already afoot for enabling locals to open homestays.

It may be mentioned that at present, a total of 19 youth hostels of the State Government are functional, while the government has a plan to set up a total of 40. The construction of 21 youth hostels, including in Balurghat, Jayanti and Gajoldoba, has also begun.

With the setting up of the youth hostels, young single travellers will no longer face problems in getting quality accommodation when they visit any part of the state for excursion or activities like trekking and adventure sports.

২০১৮ সালের মার্চ মাসের মধ্যে রাজ্যে আরও নতুন ৭টি যুব হোস্টেল

২০১৮ সালের মার্চ মাসের মধ্যে আরও ৭টি যুব হোস্টেল নির্মাণ করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছে রাজ্য যুব কল্যাণ ও ক্রীড়া দপ্তর। প্রতিটি হোস্টেলে অন্তত ১০০ জন থাকতে পারবে।

জলপাইগুড়ির মেটেলিতে ও বিষ্ণুপুরের দুটি যুব হাসপাতাল তৈরী হয়ে গেছে। পুরুলিয়া জেলার অযোধ্যা পাহাড়ে ও জয়চন্ডী পাহাড়ে দুটি হোস্টেল তৈরী হচ্ছে। বাকি ৪টি হোস্টেল তৈরী হবে কোচবিহার, নবদ্বীপ, মালদা ও দুর্গাপুরে।

তৃণমূল সরকার পুরুলিয়া জেলার যে অভূতপূর্ব উন্নয়ন করেছে, তার ফলে এই অঞ্চলে এখন পর্যটকদের সংখ্যা বেড়ে চলেছে। এছাড়া এই অঞ্চলে ট্রেকিং ও অ্যাডভেঞ্চার স্পোর্টসের জন্য কমবয়সী যুবাদের আনাগোনা লেগেই আছে। এর ফলে ওখানে থাকার ভালো জায়গায় চাহিদা বেড়েছে। ওখানে হোম-স্টের ব্যবস্থাও করা হচ্ছে।

এই মুহূর্তে রাজ্যে ১৯টি যুব হোস্টেল আছে। রাজ্য সরকার এই সংখ্যা বাড়িয়ে ৪০ করতে চায়। বাকি ২১টি হোস্টেলের মধ্যে বালুরঘাট, জয়ন্তী, গাজলডোবা যুব হোস্টেলের নির্মাণ কাজ শুরু হয়ে গেছে।

এই যুব হোস্টেলগুলি তৈরী হলে, যেসকল পর্যটক একা ওইসব অঞ্চলে যাবে, তাদের ভালো থাকার জায়গা খুঁজতে অসুবিধায় পড়তে হবে না।
Source: Millennium Post

Rabindranath Tagore will continue to live in our hearts: Mamata Banerjee

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The Birth Anniversary of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated with due respect in every part of Bengal on the auspicious Pochishe Boisakh.

Like every year the State Information & Cultural Affairs department held a function at Cathedral Road to mark Kobiguru’s birth anniversary. The function was graced by the Chief Minister along with artistes, singers, intellectuals, dignitaries from various embassies.

The CM said: “People of Bengal consider Rabindra Jayanti as a special day in the year. Our life is incomplete without it. Tagore is evergreen, timeless. He is bishwa kobi. He is bishwa sera.”

The Chief Minister also said, “Our day starts with Rabindranath. His lines stay with us through our daily work. Our day ends with his words. As long as we exist, Rabindranath will continue to live in our hearts. This life is meaningless without him.”

The celebration of Rabindranath’s birth anniversary will continue for 15 days (Kobi Pokkho) from May 10-24, 2017. Cultural programmes will be held at Rabindra Sadan auditorium and complex, Sishir Mancha and Bangla Academy. An exhibition on ‘Tagore and his thoughts on nationalism’ will be held at Gaganendra Pradarshanshahla.

The Wildlife Division of the Forest Department has initiated ‘Forest Bathing’ on the occasion of Rabindra Jayanti. Forest bathing describes the practice of paying a short, leisurely visit to a forest for health benefits. Rabindra Sangeet will be played in the forest during the Forest Bathing programme.

 

“রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর বিশ্বকবি, আমাদের প্রাণের কবি”: মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়

আজ ২৫ শে বৈশাখ। কবিগুরু রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের জন্মদিন। এই উপলক্ষে সারা বাংলা জুড়ে আজ পালিত হচ্ছে রবীন্দ্রজয়ন্তী।

প্রতি বছরের মত এবছরও রবীন্দ্র সদন সংলগ্ন ক্যাথিড্রাল রোড মঞ্চে বিকেল ৫টায় একটি অনুষ্ঠানের আয়োজন করে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকারের তথ্য ও সংস্কৃতি উৎসব। মুখ্যমন্ত্রী সহ বিভিন্ন শিল্পীরা, গায়ক-গায়িকা, বুদ্ধিজীবী সহ অনেকে উপস্থিত ছিলেন অনুষ্ঠানে।

মুখ্যমন্ত্রী বলেন, “সাধারণ নাগরিক রবীন্দ্র জয়ন্তী দিনটিকে একটি বিশেষ দিন হিসেবে চিহ্নিত করেন। এটা ছাড়া আমাদের জীবন পূর্ণ হয় না। রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর চিরকালের, চিরদিনের। তিনি বিশ্ব কবি, তিনি বিশ্বসেরা”।

তিনি আরও বলেন, “রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর বিশ্বকবি, আমাদের প্রাণের কবি, আমরা যতদিন বাঁচব এই নাম আমাদের হৃদয়ে লেখা থাকবে”।

আগামী ১০-২৪ মে ১৫ দিন ধরে কবিপক্ষের অনুষ্ঠান হবে রবীন্দ্রসদন প্রেক্ষাগৃহ, রবীন্দ্রসদন মুক্তমঞ্চ, শিশির মঞ্চ ও বাংলা অ্যাকাডেমির সভাঘরে।

রবীন্দ্রনাথের স্বদেশভাবনার ওপর একটি প্রদর্শনীও হবে। আগামী ৯-১৫ মে গগনেন্দ্র প্রদর্শশালায় হবে এই অনুষ্ঠান।

Irresponsible comments being made are against the Constitution: WB CM

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that irresponsible statements should not be made on what one should do or what one should eat and those who had taken oath did not have any right to undermine the Constitution.

“First, intolerance was shown towards the church. Then the issue was on what one should eat and where one should stay. I feel these comments are irresponsible”, she told reporters.

“When a political party is formed, it should carry all the people along. Those who are making such statements, they are violating the Constitution,” she observed.

“Those who first say that they will abide by the Constitution and then violate it, the responsibility lies with them,” she said adding that “they don’t have any right to ditch the Constitution”.

WB CM drew a parallel to a popular story about Kalidas who is said to have sawn off the tree branch he was sitting on. “I base my work on equality of all, and our Constitution is based on that. Our pledge is to work for the people,” she added.

We believe in unity not division of masses: WB CM

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Expressing concern over the growing intolerance in the society, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government was not in favor of division of masses but unity of the people.

“We don’t believe in division of masses but unity of the masses. We are against any kind of division of people. We may preach gods in different names but our purpose is the same. Someone calls God, someone Allah and someone Bhagwan, but the purpose is the same,” said Banerjee.

“Bengal is a pilgrimage of secularism and brotherhood in the country. We all love to live in peace. We will not tolerate any kind of violence here,” Banerjee said.

The Chief Minister had earlier also expressed concern over intolerance and called for unity.

WB CM to develop Jaigaon as a “planned city”

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held a review meeting with Bhutan officials, including external affairs minister Norbu Wangchuk, at Jaigaon on the Indo-Bhutan border.

Sources said that officials discussed the construction of a second (new) gate of Bhutan like the entry point located at Phuentsholing, and a joint survey for development work, including an Immigration Check Post, on the Indian side.

Chief Secretary Sanjay Mitra and principal secretary for urban development Debasish Sen and other officials accompanied the CM as she met minister Wangchuk and other officials.

Addressing a government programme at Alipurduar, WB CM said:”We plan to set up a municipality at Jaigaon and make it a planned city.”

In her speech, the Chief Minister pointed out that people in this region will be able to do good business as transport services for both goods and passengers will be started in Asian countries like Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Keeping an eye on industrial development in north Bengal, the CM said that members of the chambers of commerce can demand what they need when an ‘industrial meet’ will be organised in north Bengal in November.

She added that the Biswa Bangla Sammelan will be held on 8 and 9 January in Kolkata.

“A total of Rs 50 crore has been allotted for the construction of an administrative building where 36 departments will be accommodated. We will develop Jayanti for tourism. A total of Rs 20 crore was allotted for a medical hub here,” she added.

“Readying infrastructure here will take time because this is a newly-formed district. Land officials have started a survey to settle land records,” the Chief Minister said.

Didi’s Janata Durbar in Jayanti

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It is time-tested that West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee is different from most of the political figures and the fact came in the forefront once again at Jayanti, where the Bengal Chief Minister is staying during her visit to the north Bengal districts.

While taking a morning walk, Didi mingled with the local people of the area and also asked for a cup of tea from a local tea stall. She had her cup of tea sitting on the bench of the tea stall and chatted with the problems the local people were facing.

The Chief Minister gave her time to the local people and listed to their grievances, ranging from pattas, river erosion, need of roads, absence of ATMs and even the absence of mobile and internet services in the area.

The Chief Minister took note of each of the problems and asked the Alipuduar DM to take immediate steps to solve them. Bengal is thankful that Didi heads the West Bengal Government.

Bengal-Bhutan to form joint committee to study flooding of north Bengal

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee today met the Hon’ble Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Parliament House of Bhutan. In the meeting, which lasted for 20 minutes, several issues were discussed.

“We discussed all the issues that were discussed earlier also,” she told reporters here.

“We want our ties of friendship to continue. We want our relationship with Bhutan to become stronger,” the Chief Minister said.

In the meeting the issue of flooding in north Bengal was raised. She said that Bhutan government had agreed to form a joint committee to inspect the reasons due to which vast areas of north Bengal get flooded every year.

Another important issue that was discussed was the rising levels of dolomite in water bodies in Jayanti, leading to alkalinity.

WB CM launches new forest cottages at Jayanti

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The call of the mountains. Lush green forest. The glittering waters of Jayanti river at sunrise. An encounter with bisons and deer (may be elephants and tiger too, if you are lucky). And butterflies – the main attraction of Jayanti forests. The butterflies are the reason why Buxa-Jayanti forests are called Queen of Dooars.

If you want to escape into the lap of nature, you must visit Jayanti. The newly renovated forest bunglow at Jayanti was inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday. She also launched seven newly-built cottages at the Jayanti forest. Online booking of these cottages will be made available by the Forest Department soon.

In a fire accident in 2011, the forest bungalow at Jayanti was destroyed. WB CM Mamata Banerjee, during her visit to Dooars had instructed that the bungalow be renovated. Clearly, the newly opened cottages and bungalow will boost tourism in Dooars ahead of the festive season.