Yes she is the wife of minister SM Devji ... undoubtedly it's just another tourist trip at public expense.
>hi pradeep >hope she can speak well..otherwise it will be just another tourism >trip..moreover just wondering what help she will gain from the world bank.. >is she related to our minister s m devji? On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200 at yahoo.com> wrote: > Silchar Municipal Board chief to be at World Bank meet > >From Our Correspondent Assam Tribune > SILCHAR, March 23 Bithika Dev, MLA and chairperson of Silchar Municipal > Board, is going to attend the 6th conference of the World Bank to be > organised in Greece on March 26 to 28. > > Representing Assam, Dev will highlight the problems faced by Silchar town > in the conference. Besides her the Mayor of Chennai, five representatives > and Commissioners of different states will participate. > > Dev said that the main reason for her to participate in this conference > was to know how to beautify Silchar town. The town at present is in a very > bad shape. Traffic is always a problem. Dev will consult with experts about > the probability of a flyover. She received the invitation to participate > from Central Ministry of Urban Development. > > She further said that the fate of Narshingtola pond, situated in the heart > of the town, was decided by the court and the decision has come in favour of > the Municipality. Some people were thinking to fill up the pond to construct > a market place there. But the Silchar Municipality opposed the proposal. The > pond has emotional attachment among the people of the town. In the morning > and evening, many senior citizens relax near the pond. Many youngsters play > there. The Silchar Municipality is planning to set up a mini park in that > area. > > Dev further said that a few days back there was a fire in Silchar town > which gutted nearly 30 shops. The Silchar fire brigade was notable to > control the huge fire. She requested Chief Minister to set up a fire station > with a huge capacity. The Chief Minister has already ordered the concerned > authority to earmark funds, she said. > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam at assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
