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State Mineral Corporation to dredge Karala River after Teesta and Ghis
Millennium Post Kolkata
|Kolkata 12July2025
IMPROVING URBAN DRAINAGE IN THE REGION
JALPAIGURI: After being assigned dredging duties in the Teesta and Ghis rivers, the West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation (WBMDTC) Ltd. is now set to remove silt and soil from the Karala River in Jalpaiguri.
The state Irrigation department has formally requested the corporation to take up this task, marking a major step in efforts to improve urban drainage in the region.
This story is from the Kolkata 12July2025 edition of Millennium Post Kolkata.
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