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Dam spared death knell
Sept. 5: If Delhi had agreed to share half the Teesta’s waters with Bangladesh against Mamata Banerjee’s wishes, the very purpose of the Teesta Barrage Project, aimed at providing irrigation water to north Bengal and generating electricity, would have been defeated. Environmentalists and river experts have pointed out that if …
Centre puts Teesta accord on hold
Kolkata With West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee raising objections to the draft of a 15-year agreement with Bangladesh on the sharing of Teesta river water, the Centre has decided to put it on hold. According to the draft, India and Bangladesh will share the water in the ratio of …
Six more districts in WB soon
For transmitting the fruits of administration in an effective manner the West Bengal Government is planning to create at least six new districts in the State. A decision to this effect has already been taking regarding Capital Kolkata and Jhargram, a sub-division and a police district in West Midnapore district. …
Wild truth spurs rhino exchange plea
Jalpaiguri, July 4: The state forest department has requested the Assam government to send 20 female rhinos in exchange for the same number of males to rectify the skewed sex ratio of the animal in Gorumara National Park. The foresters say the ideal sex ratio of the rhino is 3:1 …
Dooars clinic plan for wild animals
Jalpaiguri, June 28: The forest department is considering setting up a hospital for wild animals. The immediate trigger seems to be the two elephants injured by a speeding train on Saturday. Currently, veterinarians from the animal resources development department look after the injured animals in the Dooars forests. Sources in …
Storm blows away roofs, hits power & water supply
Jalpaiguri, May 19: Over 200 houses were partially or completely destroyed and power and water supplies were disrupted when a storm battered Jalpaiguri town and the adjoining rural areas last night. It was around midnight last night when it began to rain and soon, a storm lashed the area and …
Storms strike two districts - One dies, 1000 houses destroyed
Malda/Alipurduar, May 15: Two storms, separated by a distance of over 350km, cut a swathe through Birpara in Jalpaiguri district and Malda
Forest rules for resorts - Limit on wild tourism
Jalpaiguri, May 5: The state forest department will not allow any new resort or hotel, private or government, to come up within a 10km radius of any wildlife sanctuary or national park once the surrounding areas are notified as eco-sensitive or fragile zones. Vipan Sood, the conservator of forests (wildlife), …
Foresters send track tower plan
Jalpaiguri, Dec. 13: The state forest department has submitted a proposal to the Centre for the erection of 10 watchtowers along the rail route in north Bengal to keep a track on the movement of elephants. After seven elephants had been mowed down by a speeding goods train at Moraghat …
Isro team in Bengal brew belt - Satellites to improve management and yield
Jalpaiguri, Dec. 5: A team of Indian Space Research Organisation scientists has arrived in north Bengal to conduct ground-based surveys of tea gardens before using remote sensing satellites to map the estates. The survey is part of a project expected to help tea growers in north Bengal improve the management …