Kalimpong gets a protection wall for 9th Mile

YOWAN MOTHAY, EOI, KALIMPONG, MARCH 13, 2024 :  The foundation stone of the Hussain Jhoda protection wall for 9th Mile under Kalimpong Ward No. 20, was laid by Gorkhaland Territorial Administration executive sabhasad Sinora Namchu and Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha 33 no constituency president Anup Chhetri. 

The Jhora was affecting 46 houses in the area. In the rainy season, the people of the area were forced to live in a state of apprehension. Keeping in mind the problems faced by the residents of the area, the the construction of the Jhoda protection wall has been arranged through the GTA. 

“Due to the GTA undertaking this project, residents of the area have gotten a lot of relief,” said Sunita Tamang, a resident of that area. 

On behalf of local people, she also expressed gratitude to GTA Chief Executive Anit Thapa and Kalimpong MLA Ruden Sada Lepcha. Sinora Namchu said the GTA under the efficient leadership of Anit Thapa and Ruden Sada Lepcha was currently completing many developmental projects in the Darjeeling hills. 

According to Namchu, Hussain Jhoda, located at 9th Mile under Ward No. 20, had been affecting the people of the area for a long time. 

The complex problem had now been addressed only during the tenure of GTA Chief Executive Anit Thapa and Kalimpong. 

She appealed to the residents of the area to supervise the construction work. She said that in the coming days, there would be more development in the area through the GTA.