Loud noise prompts eviction notice

MALDA, Feb 15: The Malda district magistrate Mr CR Das today issued an urgent eviction notice to the unauthorised encroachers and instructed police to clear all temporary structures from the premises of the district collector's office. The district magistrate issued such an order following complaints for violation of government order for restriction of using microphone before Madhyamik examination. Nearly 100 proclaimed agents of the motor vehicles department of the district magistrate office organised a ‘cultural’ programme to celebrate Saraswati puja** within the premises of the collector's office till midnight without permission. The agents’ association affiliated to CITU had submitted an application to the Malda SDO but they did not bother to wait for permission from the concerned authorities. Today the owners of all temporary structures started shifting their temporary structures following the notice. Besides the motor vehicle agents, there were several temporary structures for food, tea and cigarette stalls. At present the entire area in front of the district magistrate office and Malda town hall is under the clutch of hawkers for winter clothes and garments. The evicted stall owners are finding it difficult to find an alternative place to set up their temporary business structures. n SNS