The Hindu       18.11.2014 

MCC asked to take up road repair

Even as officials have begun asphalting some stretches of roads in the city, Mayor Lingappa convened a meeting of officials of Mysore City Corporation (MCC) and directed them to take up works in all roads.

The Mayor’s direction comes in the wake of the deplorable condition of most roads.

Speaking to The Hindu , Mr. Lingappa said contracts had been awarded for taking up road repair works in each ward. Though he refused to set a deadline for completion of works, Mr. Lingappa said efforts were under way to complete the repair works as early as possible.

Asphalting of roads was recently carried out on Vishwa Manava Double Road, Narayana Shastri Road leading to Nanjumalige and Kukkarahalli Lake road. But, about 250 stretches of the roads in the city, including arterial thoroughfares as well as lanes and bylanes, were awaiting repairs since Dasara festival in September-October.

The MCC officials had put off the repairs in view of the rains that lashed the city intermittently despite widespread complaints from the general public and road users.

Mr. Lingappa said tenders had invited and contracts awarded for both asphalting as well as patchworks, wherever necessary.

It may be mentioned here that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had released Rs. 5 crore for road repair works ahead of the Dasara, but the civic authorities were unable to complete the works due to rains.

Contracts have been awarded to take up the work in each ward: Lingappa

About 250 stretches in city were awaiting repairs since Dasara

The Hindu      13.11.2014 

BBMP gets Rs. 1,000 cr. for roadworks

With a few months left for elections to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the State Cabinet on Wednesday decided to release Rs. 1,000 crore for the city corporation to take up roadworks in all wards.

A meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, approved 465 tender works for the development of roads in the city.

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra told presspersons that the city roads are in poor condition and will get a facelift with this grant.

The long-pending demand of personnel serving in BBMP hospitals and healthcare centres has been fulfilled, with the Cabinet giving its nod for salary revision of doctors, nurses, lag technicians and other staff, he said. The Cabinet cleared a proposal on developing a handicrafts village on the lines of Delhi Haat at Doddabidarakalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

A sum of Rs. 15 crore was approved for this. The project, to be implemented through Karnataka Handicrafts Development Corporation and the village, would have crafts museum, sales outlets, cafeteria and other facilities.

The Cabinet also decided to waive off interest of about Rs. 123 crore on loans procured by small craftsmen obtained through Khadi and Village Industries Commission.

It also approved to grant 84 acres of land near Devanahalli for the Indian Navy. The Cabinet ratified the new names of 12 cities and approved two solid waste management processing units of private entrepreneurs to be established in the city.