Alice Vaz likely to be DM of Alipurduar

SNS, Kolkata, 21 June: Ms Alice Vaz is likely to be the District Magistrate (DM) and Mr Anup Jaiswal the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the newly formed district of Alipurduar.   

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to make an official declaration on 25 June in Alipurduar following which the officials will take charge. A decision in this regard was taken today by the state government. 

Meanwhile, a day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee pulled up Barrackpore commissioner Vishal Garg for rise in crimes in Barasat and Barrackpore as well as murder bid on Trinamul councillor and lawyer Rabin Bhattacharya, the state home department today initiated the process to replace Mr Garg by Mr Niraj Singh, IG CID. This will be for the third time in the last two years that Barrackpore commissionerate will have a new commissioner.   

The Alipurduar SDO's office will be converted to DM's office for the time being and Ms Vaz will presently function from there. A plot has been earmarked adjacent to the SDO's office for setting up the new DM's office. It is expected that the DM's office will come up in a year's time.     

State Public Works Department is coming up with estimation on the constructions that are to be done in Alipurduar. Apart from the DM's office, the PWD will construct offices and residential accommodations for SP and district judges.