Development activities of Uttarpara Municipality:
| 1853 |
- Two pacca drains at Chowadhorypara
street and Bannerjeepara street were constructed at the cost of Rs. 67 and 7 annas.
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| 1854 |
- Municipal authority
arranged watering of streets in summer by appointing 4 bhesthis at the rate of
Rs. 5/- each. Ground floor of office building was constructed at the cost of
Rs. 125 and 5.5 annas
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| 1857 |
- Bullock carts
were engaged for lifting garbages.
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| 1866 |
- Bhesthis were
replaced by bullock carts for watering the streets.
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| 1867 |
- First floor
of Municipal building was constructed at the cost of Rs. 500/-
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| 1870 |
- Street
lighting started with 20 lamp posts erected with kerosene lamps.
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| 1873 |
- Birth and
death registration introduced but after few years it was transferred to
police authority and again returned to Municipal authority in the year
1913.
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| 1883 |
- Compulsory vaccination
was introduced. |
| 1887 |
- Night soil
clearing started |
| 1896 |
- Municipal authority
announced, inhabitants have to place their garbages at the particular
selected places between 6 AM to 8 AM. Also nightsoil had to be cleared
between 5 AM to 7 AM.
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| 1918 |
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Started supply of potable drinking water to tax payers. It was a novel
venture in those days. The Municipality realised the importance of safe
drinking water for community health as early as in 1910. A plan to construct
waterworks started at that time. The construction was completed in 1918 and
filtered drinking water started flowing to municipal tax payers from 1st October,
1918. The cost of waterworks was Rs. 1,30,000. It used to supply 2800 gallons of
drinking water everyday between 6 am to 10 am in the morning and 3 pm to 6 pm
in the afternoon. The capacity of waterworks was increased to 100000 gallons.
As usual, many Uttarparans came forward to contribute to this novel venture,
notable among them were: Raja Jyotkumar Mukherjee, Rs. 35,000, Babu Monohar
Mukherjee Rs. 5000 and M/s. Graham and Co. Rs. 5000.
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| 1919 |
-
As per Hackney Carriage Act, two Hackney Carriage stands were fixed in
front of Uttarpara Govt School and at Railway Station.
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| 1926 |
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Electric Street lights were introduced, replacing Kerosene lamps. Altogether, 121 light
posts were erected. Today (i.e. 2004) - there are 2031 lightposts lighting the streets of
Uttarpara.
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| 1938 |
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Municipal authority resolved to construct quarters for sweepers
and Methors. The location for the housing scheme was along Railway line on
western fringe of Uttarpara. It was inaugurated in 1940 and named as
"Harijan Basti"
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| 1945 |
-
His excellency R G Lasey, Governor of Bengal laid the foundation stone
of proposed Municipal building at the crossing of G T Road and Bannerjeepara
street on a land of 12 Kathas.
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