KALIMPONG
21 Nov 2013
The
demand for merging six Gram Panchayat areas to form a Block Development
Office in Teesta by residents in and around the Teesta GP area has
started picking up momentum. Several political and apolitical groups
have started pressurising the government over the demand. Residents with
the support of local political bodies have already formed a New Block
Formation Committee to place their demand before the government.
The CPRM Highway Block 1 Zonal Committee
leadership today sent a deputation through fax to the chief secretary
of the Rural Development Department. The Committee has supported the
demand for a block formation in the Teesta claiming the area fulfills
all criteria required. The CPRM unit claimed the present BDO office in
Kalimpong is easier to access for the people of the area. Zonal
committee president Santosh Pradhan said, “We agree with the GTA’s
decision to form new blocks for the people, but we do not support the
change of the Block Development Office from Kalimpong to Takdah for
Teesta and its surrounding Gram Panchayats.”
He added the unit has submitted
deputations to the general secretaries of the Rural Development
Department and Panchayat demanding the merger of six GPs and they will
meet the GTA chief secretary and submit a deputation on the issue.
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