Overview
- West Bengal announced completion of a WBSEDCL project in Chandannagar that moved the power network underground after removing over 450 km of wires and 500 poles at a cost of Rs 120 crore.
- Mamata Banerjee said similar underground cabling should be taken up in Kolkata and asked city leadership to expedite planning for the rollout.
- At Burrabazar’s Jagaddhatri Puja inauguration, she urged people to reject divisive politics and stressed that every eligible voter must be able to vote.
- She cited local measures in Burrabazar, including a police station, a fire brigade and a hospital, warned traders about fire risks, and promised occupancy certificates to secure residents’ housing rights in redeveloped buildings.
- The chief minister said Awas Yojana funds would be distributed within days to recent landslide and flood victims in Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Mirik and Kalimpong, and she praised the work of 12 lakh self-help groups.