Elevated walkway to come up at Dakshineswar temple: Mamata

Posted on 18th Mar 2015 12:50 pm by mohit kumar

Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attended the foundation stone laying ceremony of a Rs.65 crore elevated walkway project that will connect different forms of transport to the famed Dakshineswar Kali temple.

"Today I was present in the foundation stone laying ceremony of a unique 'Sky Walk' project in Dakshineswar. It will be an exclusive elevated walkway connecting bus stand, railway station, taxi stand, auto stand directly to the temple, which the visitors can use to reach the temple very smoothly, avoiding traffic congestion on Rani Rashmoni Road.

"The project costing about Rs.65 crore will be completed in 18 months time," she said in a Facebook post.

"We also felicitated the medal winners from Bengal in the 35th National Games. We are proud of them," she said.

Other news

IPL anonymous: Bisla, who won the title for KKR, is now trying his hand in coaching and commentary; Know where were you for 6 years

Manvinder Bisla played a key role in helping Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) win the trophy for the f

India-US trade at new heights: America becomes India's largest trading partner, surpassing China to become number 1

The US has become India's largest trading partner in 2021-22. Earlier China was the largest tradi

Center orders to states, there is no obstruction in the movement of health workers in lockdown

Amid the lockdown imposed by the Corona virus, the central government has requested the states to

Vivo V20 may knock in India next month, will challenge this phone

Smartphone company Vivo has recently launched Vivo V20, V20 Pro, and Vivo V20 SE smartphones in t

SBI Ecowrap Report: India has the lowest inflation compared to developed countries, better management

Central banks around the world are aggressively raising interest rates to control rising inflatio

Ganguly has faith in Rohit and Virat: BCCI President said - Kohli and Rohit will be in form soon; Wouldn't be surprised if Umran is elected

In the 15th season of IPL, the poor form of the Indian team's top stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Ko

Will unity be shattered if we get power? Uddhav Thackeray's advice to opposition leaders

Under the leadership of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, 19 parties united on Friday and talked a

Centre pursuing issues of northeast on mission mode: Sitharaman

Aizawl, March 26 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the ce

Iran's attack on Kurdish areas of Iraq amidst fierce movement against Hijab, targeted with missiles and drones

In Iran, the protests continued after the death of Kurdish girl Mahsa Amini in police custody for

Big terrorist conspiracy failed: Attempt to shake Jammu and Kashmir, security forces destroyed IED in Sidra

A suspicious IED has been recovered in Jammu's Sidra. It is being told that the suspected IED has