Volume 13| Issue 13 May 2017 Monthly E-Newsletter by 13|Monthly Newsletter May2017 KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Remarkable Achievements Brief History and overview of The Kolkata Inauguration of Urban Primary Health Municipal Corporation Center in Ward No.20 under Borough–II The historic city of Kolkata is situated in the banks at 33 B.K.Paul Avenue Kolkata 700 005 of River Hooghly. Kolkata, one of the largest metropolis of India, since its founding more than On May 12, 2017, Hon’ble Mayor and MIC 300 years ago, has undergone ribbon development. (Housing, Environment, Fire and Emergency Services) Govt. of W.B., Sovan Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), with a total Chatterjee inaugurated an Urban Primary area of 205 square km and housing a population of Health Center in ward no.20, Borough-II at 4.6 million, is the largest urban local body in West 33 B.K. Paul Avenue, Kolkata 700 005. Bengal, and also one of the largest in India. It is an Initiative of KMC Assisted by The entire KMC area is administratively divided National Urban Health Mission into 144 wards and 16 boroughs, with each borough having 7 to 12 wards The occasion was graced by Hon’ble M.O.S. (Women & Child Welfare and KMC is committed towards the goal of improving Social Welfare) Govt. of W.B., Dr. Shashi the quality of civic services and facilities being Panja, MMIC (Health) Atin Ghosh, Hon’ble Chairman Borough-II Sadhan provided to the citizens and make our beloved Saha, KMC officials and other dignitaries. City of Joy a world class metropolis. The programme was presided over by Message from the Hon'ble Mayor Hon’ble Councillor of Ward No.20, Sri Vijay Upadhyay. The KMC visualizes itself into an environmentally clean, green, pollution free ecologically sound and economically self-reliant urban area where all the citizens live culturally and socially dynamic lives, safeguarding the interests of the weaker section of the society, including the physically challenged and differently abled. It intends to transform itself into a more attractive town ensuring all households in the KMC area adequate and equitable access to basic services, giving special emphasis to proper drainage and solid waste management assuring increase in education to all the target groups, enhancement in awareness levels and provision of primary health care, encouragement in sport and cultural activities, ensuring gainful employment with special focus on youth enabling environment for business and enterprising activities so that the KMC becomes a Citizen - friendly Corporation in future. 13|Monthly Newsletter May2017 Some more Achievements Inauguration of Kailash Temple Garden On April 29, 2017 Hon'ble Mayor and MIC Housing, Environment, Fire and Emergency Services, Govt. of West Bengal, Sovan Chatterjee inaugurated Kailash Temple Garden at S.N. Roy Road in Ward-118 under Borough-XIII. The occasion was graced by the presence of Hon'ble MMIC (S&D) Tarak Singh, Hon'ble MMIC (Education) Avijit Mukherjee and other dignitaries . Inauguration of park named after Saint Mother Tereasa Uddyan and Biplobi Ullash Kar Shishu Uddyan: On April 24, 2017 Hon'ble MMIC (Parks & Gardens, Sports, Parking, Advertisement) Debasis Kumar inaugurated a park named after Saint Mother Tereasa Uddyan and Biplobi Ullash Kar Shishu Uddyan at 7 Murari Pukur Road , Kolkata -65. The inaugural ceremony was graced by the Honourable presence of Chairman Borough -III Anindya Kishore Routh, KMC officials and other dignitaries. Hon'ble Councillor Ward no.-14 Amal Ckakraborty presided over the function. 13|Monthly Newsletter May2017 App on Mosquito –borne-diseases in collaboration with healthbuds Be Well The Health Department of KMC in collaboration with –healthbuds developed a first –of- its kind APP on mosquito-borne diseases free of cost . This is an exemplary initiative for prevention & control of mosquito borne diseases. The App will help people learn about all the basics of prevention and control of dengue, malaria etc. besides letting them know the addresses of all ward health units of KMC and the names of the health officials needed to be contacted at times of need. On May 16, 2017 Hon’ble Mayor Sovan Chatterjee launched Bengal’s first APP on Mosquito –Borne disease in the council chamber of KMC. Hon’ble Chairperson KMC Mala Roy, Hon’ble MMIC (Health) Atin Ghosh and other dignitaries were present in the programme Inauguration of newly remodeled park Eaikyatan Shisu Uddyan at Mahendra Banerjee Road in Ward No.129, Borough-XIV : In order to prevent the area from pollution on May 18, 2017 Hon’ble Mayor and MIC (Housing, Environment, Fire and Emergency Services) Govt. of W.B., Sovan Chatterjee inaugurated a newly remodeled park Eaikyatan Shisu Uddyan at Mahendra Banerjee Road in Ward No.129, Borough-XIV. Dignitaries present on the occasion were Hon’ble MIC (Education ) Govt. of W.B., Partha Chatterjee, Hon’ble MMIC (Education) Avijit Mukherjee and others. 13|Monthly Newsletter May2017 Different cultural programmes organized by KMC Reverential Homage to Kobiguru Rabindranath Thakur on the occasion of his 157th Birth Day Celebration at Jorasanko Thakurbari and Town Hall Kolkata On May 9, 2017 Hon'ble Mayor Sovan Chatterjee and Hon'ble Chairperson Mala Roy paid reverential Homage to Kobiguru Rabindranath Thakur on the occasion of his 157th Birth Day Celebration at Jorasnako Thakurbari and Town Hall Kolkata. Hon'ble MMIC (Parks & Gardens , Sports, Parking and Advt.) Debasish Kumar, Municipal Secretary Harihar Parsad Mondal and many other KMC officials also attended the ceremony. .