Kolkata: The KMDA is taking up carriageway and structural repair of seven canal bridges in north Kolkata, including the old Durgapur bridge connecting Ultadanga with VIP Road, where large potholes have developed amid rain, leading to congestion.“The repair of the old Durgapur bridge’s road surface will start at the earliest,” said an official. The work…
Kolkata: RVNL started concrete deck launching between piers 326 and 327 of the Orange Line after 8pm on Friday and proceeded steadily throughout Saturday. Since the Chingrighata flyover has been shut and Nicco Park bound traffic is being diverted through a slip road built by RVNL, there were traffic snarls on the Bypass as cars…
The uprooted tree on Strand Road Kolkata: A large tree collapsed near the State Bank of India (SBI) building on Friday, triggering a three-hour traffic blockade on Strand Road in central Kolkata that acts as a crucial link to Howrah station and Burrabazar.The incident, which occurred during a spell of heavy rain, forced authorities to…
Heavy rainfall and waterlogging in Kolkata…….Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: The city and its adjoining areas witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday in the latter half of the morning, causing waterlogging in many parts of the city and slowing down traffic at several parts of the city, including stretches of south and central Kolkata, the VIP Road and…
Minister Agnimitra Paul at Alipore zoo Kolkata: Torrential rain for a couple of hours in the morning—this monsoon’s first heavy spell—flooded large areas of Kolkata as well as Salt Lake and New Town on Friday. Consequently, traffic on multiple stretches, especially in central Kolkata, slowed down in the morning peak hours.The intensity of the showers…
