BJP MLA Unveils Ambitious Vision for Siliguri's Future Development
Outgoing Siliguri BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh has released a comprehensive manifesto outlining his party's ambitious plans for infrastructure and urban development in Siliguri.
Key Highlights of the Manifesto:
- Smart City Development: Ghosh has proposed a master plan to transform Siliguri into a modern and smart city, focusing on sustainable and planned development.
- Infrastructure Upgrades: The manifesto includes plans to establish a cancer hospital, widen key roads, construct foot overbridges, multi-level car parking facilities, and introduce AI-based traffic management systems.
- Job Creation: The introduction of an IT Park, logistics hub, and food processing industry is expected to generate employment opportunities.
- Administrative Efficiency: Ghosh has proposed introducing a single-window online system to streamline administrative services.
- Infrastructure Upgrades: The manifesto includes plans for new guest houses, a convention centre, auditorium, improved marketplaces, enhanced sports facilities, and the establishment of a North Bengal Sports Academy.
Ghosh has also emphasized the importance of providing land rights to residents and expanding the Siliguri Municipal Corporation area through delimitation to form a Greater Siliguri Municipal Corporation.
Existing Projects:
Some of the projects mentioned in the manifesto are already being implemented by the Trinamool-run civic board with support from central government schemes, including:
- River Rejuvenation: The rejuvenation of rivers and rivulets flowing through the city.
- Drinking Water Project: A major drinking water project under the AMRUT scheme.
Ghosh has also highlighted the work he has done over the past five years, including setting up bus stands, toilet blocks, roads, street lights, a water reservoir, a children's park, and boundary walls across the city.