MALDA, July 9: The district administration today, launched an eviction drive to clear encroached footpaths, in and around N H 34 in the heart of English Bazaar town. With the administration's help, the English Bazaar Municipality started cleaning garbage from two lanes of N H 34, from Rathbari to Sukanta More. A lane of N H 34, to the east of Rathbari, was occupied by unauthorised vendors who even made it an extension of Netaji Market.Owners of light vehicles like auto rickshaws, maxi-taxi and trekkers used N H 34 as their ‘stand’, due to mismanagement of traffic. At around 9 am today, police forces were deployed on N H 34, not only to clear foot paths, but also to protect the municipality workers, who were engaged in trash-busting and spotting other blockages. The administration also took necessary steps to sort out the traffic on six roads, including the N H 34 highway, following complaints from the locals. In fact, in a meeting with political bigwigs, chairmen of two municipalities and leaders of traders over this issue, district magistrate MrC R Das and police-super Mr. Satyajit Bandyopadhayay decided to evict the lanes and sort out the traffic system. Yesterday afternoon, the district magistrate, police super and other officials, including the authorities of NH and civic bodies, were present at the site for verification and to straighten the traffic after eviction. The district police chief has decided to fence the foot paths to protect them from encroachment. Fence will be constructed on one side of the four lanes of NH~34. The state transport department has sanctioned sufficient funds to rearrange traffic over here. It has even come with posts for additional 40 traffic home guards. The civic body has appointed causal workers who get Rs.45 everyday to control traffic and identify unauthorised rickshaws. At the administration's request, the English Bazaar civic body has also planned to construct foot path on B G road.Foot bridgesThe English Bazaar civic body would seek permission from the National Highway Authority of India for the construction of two foot bridges over the N H 34, between Rathbari and Sukanta More, in Malda. n SNS
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Eviction drive in and around N H 34
MALDA, July 9: The district administration today, launched an eviction drive to clear encroached footpaths, in and around N H 34 in the heart of English Bazaar town. With the administration's help, the English Bazaar Municipality started cleaning garbage from two lanes of N H 34, from Rathbari to Sukanta More. A lane of N H 34, to the east of Rathbari, was occupied by unauthorised vendors who even made it an extension of Netaji Market.Owners of light vehicles like auto rickshaws, maxi-taxi and trekkers used N H 34 as their ‘stand’, due to mismanagement of traffic. At around 9 am today, police forces were deployed on N H 34, not only to clear foot paths, but also to protect the municipality workers, who were engaged in trash-busting and spotting other blockages. The administration also took necessary steps to sort out the traffic on six roads, including the N H 34 highway, following complaints from the locals. In fact, in a meeting with political bigwigs, chairmen of two municipalities and leaders of traders over this issue, district magistrate MrC R Das and police-super Mr. Satyajit Bandyopadhayay decided to evict the lanes and sort out the traffic system. Yesterday afternoon, the district magistrate, police super and other officials, including the authorities of NH and civic bodies, were present at the site for verification and to straighten the traffic after eviction. The district police chief has decided to fence the foot paths to protect them from encroachment. Fence will be constructed on one side of the four lanes of NH~34. The state transport department has sanctioned sufficient funds to rearrange traffic over here. It has even come with posts for additional 40 traffic home guards. The civic body has appointed causal workers who get Rs.45 everyday to control traffic and identify unauthorised rickshaws. At the administration's request, the English Bazaar civic body has also planned to construct foot path on B G road.Foot bridgesThe English Bazaar civic body would seek permission from the National Highway Authority of India for the construction of two foot bridges over the N H 34, between Rathbari and Sukanta More, in Malda. n SNS
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