Nurturing of the garden at Cooch Behar Palace complex resumed on
Tuesday. The workers engaged with the job will now get job for 18 days
in a month. The Horticulture Assistant of the Archaeological Survey of
India (ASI), Hemen Medi, who is in charge of maintaining of the
garden, welcomed the workers to join their duty after about five
months. He said the work started following instructions from the
higher authorities.
The historical Cooch Behar Palace is under supervision of the ASI.
There are 13 casual workers who are engaged in maintenance of the
garden for many years. A few months ago the ASI notified that the
workers will get only 15 days of work in a month due to scarcity of
fund. Demanding at least 26 days job the workers started cease-work
since 5 May. During their agitation the ASI halted all work at all
sites due to financial crisis. By this order the garden workers turned
totally jobless.
After a long time the authorities asked its Horticulture division to
resume work as the bad condition of Cooch Behar Palace spread a wrong
signal to the outer world. The Horticulture Assistant, Medi said the
workers will get 18 days of work in a month from now on. The leader of
the workers, Arup Jyoti Dasgupta said that they agreed to the offer as
they want to see the palace in a good condition. But, they will not
leave their demand for 26 days work, he said. He also promised that
the workers will try their best to regain the clean condition of the
Palace garden before the Puja festival.
Medi said that after removing of the grass and bushes they will take
care of the plants that turned weak due to lack of care. After that
they will cultivate seasonal flowers to beatify the palace. The
President of the Cooch Behar palace Workers Union, Narayan Modak
welcomed the development. He hoped that the ASI authorities will take
initiative to restore the beauty of the palace to attract tourists and
visitors.
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