The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at 17 locations in Kolkata in West Bengal in connection with the Ekbalpur-Mominpur clashes, occurred on October 9 last year, and seized Rs 33.87 lakh in cash from the residence of three absconding accused.
Majerhat canal to be restored The PWD had blocked a 33-metre-long stretch of the 2km-long canal to facilitate the construction of the bridge
A stretch of a canal that had been blocked to build the Majerhat bridge will be restored by the middle of January, government and Calcutta Municipal Corporation engineers said. raising hopes that Kidderpore and Mominpur would face less waterlogging next monsoon.
Known as the boat canal, it drains out rainwater from large parts of Kidderpore and Mominpore into the Hooghly.
The PWD had blocked a 33-metre-long stretch of the 2km-long canal to facilitate the construction of the Majerhat bridge. The affected stretch is just below the bridge.