MALDA, Nov. 21: Over two decades ago, the then chairman of the English Bazaar Municipality, Mr Prabhat Acharya, had formulated Lakshmipur drainage scheme to solve the problem of water logging in the town. But the plan is yet to be implemented due to litigation.
After Mr Acharya, the Trinamul BJP combined board came to power and in 2001, the civic body as well as the administration took initiative to revamp the drainage scheme. The project is yet to be implemented due to lack of proper plan, political indecision and reluctance of the concerned department engineers. Though the Uttar Banga Unnayan Parishad (UBNP) had allotted funds, the administration had to divert them to other projects. The district administration today planned to revive the project following the intervention of chief minister Mr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, when the diversion of fund was pointed out. The land acquisition department had started the process of land acquisition but due to villagers’ objection and non availability of funds stalled the project. n SNS
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