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Poundras Fight State Encroachment in the Last Village of West Bengal

Poundras Fight State Encroachment in the Last Village of West Bengal No protest is small Events are taking place in the aftermath of cyclone Aila in the village of Samsernagar II in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. The state government has acquired some 43 acres of land in this village in the Kalitatla panchayat to build concrete roads along the banks of the Kalindi river adjoining the Bangladesh border. The planned road in this area is nearly 650 metres long, directly affecting around 140 Dalit families of whom 90 live below the poverty line. They are marginal landholders who say the government acquired this land without intimating them, and is denying them fair compensation for encroaching on their land.

PUB trials new flood protection barrier that can be deployed quickly

The Straits Times PUB assistant engineer Vincent Tay installs a portable flood barrier during a demonstration.ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG PUB assistant engineer Mohammad Fahmi Vasmin tightens the bottom bolts of a floodgate during a demonstration.ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG A floodgate, reinforced with inflatable flood bags, which inflate within minutes of contact with water.ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG PublishedDec 30, 2020, 3:58 pm SGT https://str.sg/JRzN They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you

Batpady residents continue to remain cut off from mainland

Batpady residents continue to remain cut off from mainland Updated: Updated: Minister Poojary’s promise to restore battered fisheries road not yet fulfilled Share Article Minister Poojary’s promise to restore battered fisheries road not yet fulfilled Despite the fact that about 20 families and other residents have remained cut off from the mainland for nearly six months at the Batpady end point near the Karnataka-Kerala border, the government and the district administration have not restored the fisheries road that was washed away by sea erosion in July. And this has happened when the Minister for Ports and Fisheries himself is the Minister in charge of the district. Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary had, on October 29, promised that the administration would ask Nirmithi Kendra to execute works on the construction of a sea protection wall and the restoration of the road without going for tenders. The government was asked to release at least ₹2 crore for the same and the wo

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