FIR lodged against water body fill-up

Kolkata: Cops have registered an FIR on Wednesday after Kolkata Municipal Corporation complained that a water body near Phoolbagan was being filled up illegally. Officers at Lalbazar instructed the local cops to be vigilant and ensure that none takes the advantage of the election season. According to sources in eastern suburban division, the beat officers have been asked to keep tabs on the water bodies in the area and file a report on their present conditions.
“The particular case was recorded on the basis of a letter filed last week by the environment and heritage department of KMC and sent by its executive engineer, Partha Sarathi Chakraborty. As of now, we have not received any name. But we are speaking to locals and trying to identify the people involved with the illegally filling up of the water body situated near Mahendra Biswas Lane, a few hundred metres from the Phoolbagan crossing,” said a police officer.
“The civic body claimed that the illegal work was going on even during the day without any permission from the authorities concerned. An investigation is in progress and some local CCTV footage is being checked,” said an officer of Beliaghata police station.
Two years ago, the government had sent out a strong message against filling up illegally the water bodies in the jurisdiction of KMC.