Dhapa

Wonder how this transport caught fire in Tangra.

Renewable energy leader Astonfield plans to invest $130 million to set up a 54 mega watt (MW) plant that will convert solid waste into electricity at Dhapa, a 186-hectare dumping ground in Calcutta.

Kolkata wore a deserted look today as private buses, minibuses and autorickshaw operators went on an indefinite strike after their meeting with the West Bengal government on a high court order banning 15-year-old vehicles in the city failed.

Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) embedding yellow cables in Tangra ChinaTown.

Bandra Worli Sea Link which is a mega project of around Rs. 16 billion and has a length of 5.6 kilo meters is almost ready and will be opened to the general public in the end of this month. It will connect on the south uptown Bandra with Worli here in Mumbai, said a minister [...]

Dhapa used to be famous for Dumping ground but with recent years of development of ITC Sonar Bangla, 5 Stars Hotel & Silver Spring in this area, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to close down a part of the Dhapa Dumping ground by April 2010 for remediation. Around 8.5 hectares of the 35-hectare [...]

Swine flu also called H1N1 flu is a type of virus. It’s named for a virus that pigs can get. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. The virus is contagious and can spread from human to human. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the [...]