State minister Agnimitra Paul during an inspection at Southern Avenue on Tuesday —- TOI
It is my sincere appeal to everyone not to keep extra shop items on the road and not to park bikes or other vehicles anywhere and everywhere,” Paul said in a social media post. The minister also directed officials to clean up the manholes and gully pits at the earliest. the minister spotted an uneven road segment caused by a raised manhole cover, noting it posed a skidding risk for two-wheelers While checking on ongoing road repair progress accompanied by KMC officials. She directed local civic authorities to level the spot immediately. “While inspecting the areas adjacent to Gariahat and Golpark, I noticed that some shops have kept some of their extra items by the roadside, thereby occupying a portion of the road. Along with this, parking of bikes on the road is also creating problems for vehicular movement. I have requested the shopkeepers and local residents concerned—just as pavements should not be occupied, similarly no part of the road should be occupied under any circumstances.
Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul inspected road repair and civic infrastructure work in South Kolkata’s Southern Avenue, Gariahat and Golpark areas on Tuesday, directing officials of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to ensure that footpaths are cleared of encroachment and unauthorised parking, and that uneven road surfaces in some spots are levelled before Puja.