Siliguri, Oct. 7 -- Ahead of Durga Puja, four dumpers and eight excavators were put into service in Siliguri on Wednesday to strengthen civic services and improve cleanliness across the city.
The vehicles, provided with financial assistance from the West Bengal government's Urban and Municipal Affairs Department, were flagged off by Siliguri MLA and Tourism Minister Dr Shankar Ghosh. The machines will be used for garbage cleaning, dumping, removal of earth and other civic works by the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC).
According to Dr Ghosh, around Rs 4.40 crore has been spent on procuring the new mechanical vehicles.
"Keeping Siliguri clean and providing better civic services to the people is our priority. We want to work for the peo...