Summary:
Even I in my government do not carry out anything without the approval of the Finance department. She instructed state Municipal Affairs minister Firhad Hakim to check up with every single civic body in the state to ascertain whether they have been involved in such activities. The Chief Minister pulled up former Mayor of Howrah Municipal Corporation Rathin Chakraborty for recruitment in the HMC and taking up construction of a pumping station with underground reservoir without the nod of the Finance department. HMC is presently under an administrator appointed by the state, with the former board led by Chakraborty ending its term. Banerjee also expressed her displeasure over poor drinking water facilities, drainage facilities and improper hygiene at some places in Howrah..