hi pradeep hope she can speak well..otherwise it will be just another tourism trip..moreover just wondering what help she will gain from the world bank.. is she related to our minister s m devji?
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Pradip Kumar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Silchar Municipal Board chief to be at World Bank meet > >From Our Correspondent Assam Tribune > SILCHAR, March 23 – Bithika Dev, MLA and chairperson of Silchar Municipal > Board, is going to attend the 6th conference of the World Bank to be > organised in Greece on March 26 to 28. > > Representing Assam, Dev will highlight the problems faced by Silchar town > in the conference. Besides her the Mayor of Chennai, five representatives > and Commissioners of different states will participate. > > Dev said that the main reason for her to participate in this conference > was to know how to beautify Silchar town. The town at present is in a very > bad shape. Traffic is always a problem. Dev will consult with experts about > the probability of a flyover. She received the invitation to participate > from Central Ministry of Urban Development. > > She further said that the fate of Narshingtola pond, situated in the heart > of the town, was decided by the court and the decision has come in favour of > the Municipality. Some people were thinking to fill up the pond to construct > a market place there. But the Silchar Municipality opposed the proposal. The > pond has emotional attachment among the people of the town. In the morning > and evening, many senior citizens relax near the pond. Many youngsters play > there. The Silchar Municipality is planning to set up a mini park in that > area. > > Dev further said that a few days back there was a fire in Silchar town > which gutted nearly 30 shops. The Silchar fire brigade was notable to > control the huge fire. She requested Chief Minister to set up a fire station > with a huge capacity. The Chief Minister has already ordered the concerned > authority to earmark funds, she said. > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
