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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Subhro Niyogi | TNN

Illegal East Kolkata Wetlands building razed but road construction on

KOLKATA: Although the two-storey building on East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) was being demolished on Wednesday, construction of a metalled road from Bantala lock gate to the site continued unabated. On Thursday, too, construction continued in full swing.

The promoter of the building, Kajeul Sardar of Nityananda village, was forced to undertake the demolition that even police and civic officials from Bidhannagar were avoiding despite an earlier Calcutta High Court order following a PIL filed by PUBLIC.

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