2 more held; PMO announces Rs.2L each for kin of deceased
Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Two warehouses on the eastern fringes of Kolkata, where at least 27 people are feared dead after a massive blaze earlier this week, were likely built illegally on the protected East Kolkata Wetlands where no construction is allowed, people aware of the developments said on Friday.
Sonarpur panchayat samiti secretary (karmadakshya) Prasanta Biswas said the two warehouses - both owned by Kolkata-based Pushpanjali Decorators and one of them leased to restaurant chain Wow! Momo - were built on the protected East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). "The Karimpur mouza under the Kheadaha-II village panchayat is entirely under the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). No construction is allowed here. Be rest assured that the panchayat didn't give a...
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