Statesman News Service
MALDA, Nov. 14: The state irrigation and waterways department has allotted Rs 7.48 crore for the construction of ninth retired embankment on the left bank of the River Ganges in Malda before monsoon for flood protection, a senior engineer of the Malda irrigation division said today.The executive engineer Malda irrigation division Mr Soumen Misra yesterday urged the district magistrate to hold an all-political party meeting to adopt a resolution for land acquisition for the construction of the proposed embankment.“If the administration can adopt resolution to finalise the matter of the proposed embankment including the land acquisition proposal, we will be able to conduct a survey of land to make an alignment for the construction”, said Mr Misra.He also said that the department would have to submit land acquisition proposal to the land acquisition department after conducting survey to finalise the scheme.The Malda irrigation division has been asked to submit the scheme as soon as possible to its headquarter.It may be noted the proposal for ninth retired embankment was conceived three year ago when the eight retired embankment was eroded away but the administration could not build the embankment due to villagers’ opposition related to land acquisition on the left bank of the river Ganges. Villagers particularly Bangitola in Kalaichak II block had objected to acquire land keeping 1,200 metres distance from the bank line. Political leaders were also divided on this issue. The Bangitola village will come under the protected area according to the new plan of proposed alignment," he added. According to him, the alignment will cover at least 5 km for the construction of the embankment. "It would prevent flood water to save Malda district when the water level of the Ganges will cross 26 metres at Manikchak Ghaat point during monsoon”, said the district magistrate Mr CR Das.
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