Bus terminus , road to be named after Ghani Khan

Statesman News Service

MALDA, April 11: The Congress leaders of Malda are set to observe the first death anniversary of late ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury on 14 April. Two programmes would be organised to mark the day, Congress leaders, said. Leaders of the Congress-led Malda Zilla Parishad and English Bazaar Municipality would also observe the death anniversary of Ghani Khan. The MZP sabhadhipati, Mr Goutam Chakraborty, has planned to begin work on the proposed central bus terminus near Rabindra Bhawan along NH-34 on 14 April. "The project would be named after Barkat da", Mr Chakraborty, said. "Work on the proposed terminus would begin with an estimated expenditure of Rs 1.35 crore. The total cost of the project is Rs 6.52 crore. The terminus would be named after Ghani Khan," Mr Chakraborty, said. It may be recalled that the central bus terminus idea was conceived in 1995 by the CPI-M and its foundation was laid in 2001 by Mr Susanta Ghosh, the then state transport minister.He had allotted funds for the project. However, the project is yet to materialise. Meanwhile, to mark Ghani Khan's death anniversary, the English Bazaar municipality has taken up an expansion work of the station road leading to Ghani Khan's residence at Kotwali in English Bazaar. This road would also be named after Ghani Khan.