A newly constructed ghat at one of the water bodies
The department took up the restoration of these water bodies in Feb 2025, according to a KMC sewerage and drainage department source.
“We will form a triple-engine government,” was the brief but confident reply from the CM on Monday after he inaugurated two restored and beautified water bodies at Itkhola near Kudghat. The beautified water bodies will bring a positive change in the minds of the local residents,” the CM said. “It is a matter of concern that from the Behala-Joka belt to the Madhyamgram-Barasat zone, no less than 5,000 water bodies have vanished,” he said. “We spent around Rs 10 crore on the project,” said a KMC official.
Kolkata: Winning the KMC elections scheduled in Nov appears to be a foregone conclusion for BJP with CM Suvendu Adhikari coining ‘triple-engine governance’ ahead of the civic polls. Adhikari also praised the role of KMC administrator Smita Pandey, who is now discharging all administrative duties in the absence of an elected civic board While praising the dynamism of his cabinet ministers Agnimitra Paul and Tapas Roy. The CM also named the water bodies — Shiv and Sakti. “It is my privilege that I was requested to name these water bodies that have long been neglected in the past years. KMC took the initiative to restore and beautify them. The Centre has allocated funds for this project. KMC also constructed ghats for religious and cultural activities and also built pathways around the lakes for morning walkers.