Search Tall kadam tree breaks, crashes into roadside sheds in New Alipore Residents of J Block said the tree had a major cavity in its trunk, possibly because of rats nesting inside it
25-year-old kadam tree broke off from its trunk on a New Alipore footpath early on Thursday and crashed into a lamp post, several overhead cables and two roadside sheds in which some street dwellers were sleeping.
The men heard the sound of the tree coming down and jumped out of its way seconds before it crashed into the sheds around 2.30am on Thursday.
Trees continuing to fall in the city with or without a storm is a grim pointer to how unscientific Calcutta’s kerbside plantation is and how uncared for these trees are.
A gurudwara in the city on Friday started providing oxygen concentrators to people across communities and social strata.
Gurdwara Bara Sikh Sangat, on MG Road, through the service wants to reach out to those in need of oxygen in the middle of a raging pandemic, when emergencies are surfacing in homes at any time of the day or night. “We can convey the information to the Sikh community through the gurdwara. But we want to reach out to people from other communities with oxygen support,” said Gangandeep Singh, spokesperson, Gurdwara Bara Sikh Sangat.
They have started with 20 oxygen concentrators that have been donated by two Sikh families in the US and Canada.
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From Sunday, Calcutta will head to fresh restrictions.
The Telegraph tries to answer some of the vexing questions surrounding the curbs:
Will I be allowed to walk to the bazaar?
Yes. “Retail shops and supplies, bazaars and hats relating to vegetables, fruits, groceries, milk, bread, meat and eggs” will be open from 7am to 10am, said the notice issued on Saturday by the state’s chief secretary. The shopkeepers were worried about being able to wrap up by 10am. Many of them, who come from the suburbs, were doubtful about being able to reach the markets in time. But police said they would stick to the timings from Day One. “We will first try to explain the need to adhere to the deadlines. But repeat offenders would be booked under the Disaster Management Act,” said an officer.
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