New bridge to be constructed on Bhagirathi River

The Bengal Government will come up with another bridge on the river Bhagirathi. This one will connect Kalna and Shantipur, and thus, the districts of Purba Bardhaman and Nadia. The State Public Works Department (PWD) will take up the construction.

The length of the bridge, including the approach area, will be 2 km. A preliminary budget of Rs 700 crore has been allocated for the bridge, as well as a railway over-bridge that will come up adjacent to the proposed bridge.

The bridge will serve as a fast link between not only between Kalna and Shantipur, but also Katwa in Purba Bardhaman and Tribeni in Hooghly district.

The bridge is also expected to be a major boost to heritage tourism as Nadia district is a destination for many pilgrims. The handloom industry will also witness a surge as better connectivity will ensure more people from other parts of the state coming to places like Dhatrigram, Samudragarh, Shantipur and others handloom hubs.

ভাগীরথীর ওপর নতুন সেতু

পূর্ব বর্ধমান ও নদীয়া জেলা সংযোগ করতে ভাগীরথীর ওপরে নতুন সেতু নির্মাণ করবে রাজ্য সরকার। কালনা ও শান্তিপুরকে জুড়বে এই সেতু।

পূর্ত দপ্তর এই নির্মাণ কাজ সম্পন্ন করবে।অ্যাপ্রোচ এরিয়া সহ পুরো সেতুটির দৈর্ঘ্য হবে ২ কিঃ মিঃ। প্রাথমিক পর্যায়ে এই সেতুর জন্য ৭০০ কোটি টাকা বরাদ্দ করা হয়েছে। এর পাশাপাশি একটি রেলওয়ে ওভার ব্রিজও তৈরী করা হবে।

শুধু যে কালনা ও শান্তিপুরের মধ্যে যোগাযোগ ব্যবস্থায় গতি আসবে এই সেতুর মাধ্যমে, তাই নয়, পূর্ব বর্ধমানের কাটোয়া ও হুগলী জেলার ত্রিবেণীর যোগাযোগেও গতি আনবে এই সেতু।নতুন সেতু নির্মাণের ফলে নদীয়া জেলাগামী পর্যটকরা যেমন উপকৃত হবেন, তেমনই জেলার তাঁতশিল্পীদেরও যাতায়াতের অনেকটাই সুবিধে হবে।

Source: Millennium Post

Vote for Trinamool, Vote for Mamata: Abhishek Banerjee in Bardhaman

“Vote for Mamata!” was MP and president of Trinamool Youth Congress, Abhishek Banerjee’s rallying cry at the public meeting for the municipal election in Memari, in Bardhaman district, on Monday. Earlier in the evening, in Kalna (also in Bardhaman district), on the occasion of another municipal election-campaign meeting, Abhishek Banerjee underscored the Trinamool Chairperson’s championing role in the party, saying, “Those who have stood as candidates for the party, are all Mamata Banerjees.”

Monday saw another round of mammoth campaign rallies in Kalna and Memari. Senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Derek O’Brien and another leader, noted singer Indranil Sen had also joined Abhishek Banerjee in urging the masses to vote to victory Trinamool Congress once again. And there was no doubt, seeing the huge crowds at both the places.

Derek O’Brien backed Abhishek by saying, “You don’t need to worry about who has been chosen, or not chosen, as a candidate. Press the twin flowers-labelled button and your vote will reach Kalighat straight.”

To allegations of poll-related violence, Abhishek Banerjee emphatically responded, “The opposition is making false accusations about poll-centric violence during the Kolkata corporation elections. Let them prove even one such incident.” The CPI(M), the Congress and the BJP have not managed to do even 5 per cent of the developmental work done by Trinamool, he added.