Indian Express 04.08.2010
24-hr water supply in Kolkata on anvil: Mayor
Press Trust of India Tags : 24x7 water supply, kolkata Posted: Wed Aug 04 2010, 02:39 hrs
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has held discussions with Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi for Central funds for a Rs 2,000 crore 24-hour water supply project in Kolkata, city Mayor Sovan Chatterjee said here on Tuesday.The two Central ministers held a meeting on Monday where Mukherjee assured he would look into the matter, the Mayor told an interactive session on Kolkata: Initiatives for a Better Tomorrow, organised by the Bharat Chamber of Commerce.
Identifying traffic congestion as one of the major problems in the city, the Mayor said he had held a meeting with the Commissioner of Police regarding the matter on Monday. In a city with only 6 per cent road coverage, unplanned taxi, auto, matador and bus stands, hawkers and unauthorised plying of trucks were posing a major problem, he said.
The KMC was reviewing the matter, following complaints that some businessmen were trying to convert heritage buildings into multi-storey buildings, Chatterjee said.
A hospital on the lines of Christian Medical College, Vellore, would be set up on 22 bighas of land in the city. Union Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi has already made arrangements for setting up the hospital, the Mayor added.
