Siliguri, 19th May: The new members of the Board of Administrator (BoA) of Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) have declared to take strict action against illegal land encroachment and construction in the city.
Today, Member of BoA, Ranjan Sarkar, vacated the encroached properties in Ward No. 15, 38 and 39 of SMC. In addition to this, the engineer and officials of the Corporation have been ordered to investigate all the illegal constructions in the city.
Questioning the work of former SMC Administrator and Mayor Ashok Bhattacharya concerning the issue, Ranjan Sarkar said, “Due to the apathy of the former ruling party of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation, half of Siliguri has been illegally occupied, which will now be evacuated.”