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Two bridges, one around 90 years old and another about 75 years old, will undergo a health audit after a preliminary inspection by engineers of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) found that the bridges have weakened over the years. The two bridges Dhanodhanya running next to Uttirna auditorium in Alipore and the old Kidderpore bridge handle fair to heavy traffic almost every day, said CMDA engineers. Both the bridges have canals flowing under them, said the engineer. “We conducted an inspection of the bridges in January. The condition of both looked very weak. We felt there is a need for a detailed health audit of the two structures,” said a CMDA engineer. ....
Bagbazar Fire: Mamata Banerjee visits gutted Kolkata slum, promises to build all shanties ANI Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited the slum at North Kolkataâs Bagbazar area that was gutted on Wednesday evening. West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee visits the Bagbazar area in Kolkata where a fire broke out yesterday Assuring all help from the ruling Trinamool Congress government, Banerjee said that all the shanties will be built by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) at the same place and had also instructed the KMC Mayor Firhad Hakim and TMC minister Sashi Panja to distribute clothes and food and blankets to the homeless. ....
Kolkata: Massive Fire Destroys Slum, Leaves Hundreds Homeless The office of Sarada Mayer Bari, the residence of Sarada Devi â the wife of 19th century spiritual thinker Ramakrishna, was severely damaged as well. Smoke billows from a slum area after fire broke out in it, at Bagbazar in Kolkata, Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Photo: PTI Urban14/Jan/2021 Kolkata: A massive fire in north Kolkata’s Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening destroyed the makeshift houses of hundreds of people, leaving them homeless in the winter. Twenty-seven fire tenders took around four hours to control the blaze that broke out around 6.55 pm in the Hazari slum. Wind blowing in from the Ganga could also have spread the fire, local media has speculated. ....
Updated Jan 13, 2021 · 11:29 pm Smoke billows from a slum area after fire broke out, at Baghbazar in Kolkata on Wednesday. | PTI A fire broke out in Kolkata’s Baghbazar area in West Bengal on Wednesday evening, reported PTI, citing the police. No casualties were reported. Twenty-five fire tenders were deployed to the spot to douse the flames, according to NDTV. The fire spread to several houses at a slum in Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue beside the Bagbazar Women’s College near Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge, the police said. At least 40 shanties burnt to ashes in the slum. The fire also spread to the adjacent Sarada Mayer Bari area, an officer of the fire department told the news agency. ....
Major blaze at slum in Kolkata s Bagbazar SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 13, 2021, 08:06 PM IST Share Synopsis At least five fire tenders were pressed into service as the blaze engulfed several houses in the slum on Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue beside the Bagbazar Women s College near Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge. PTI KOLKATA: A major fire broke out at a slum in Kolkata s Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening, police said. At least five fire tenders were pressed into service as the blaze engulfed several houses in the slum on Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue beside the Bagbazar Women s College near Chitpore Lock Gate Bridge, they said. ....