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Bandh paralyses normal life in Gulbarga city

Wednesday, 15 July 2009 07:33 administrator
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The Hindu 15.07.2009

Bandh paralyses normal life in Gulbarga city

Special Correspondent

Several organisations had called for bandh for varied reasons

 

Hyderabad Karnataka Horata Samiti wants

Article 371 of the Constitution to be amended

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike protests against delay in taking up road-widening work in the city


Left without choice: A Banjara family waiting for a bus to go to Pedda Tanda, in Gulbarga during the bandh on Tuesday.

Gulbarga: Bandh was total in Gulbarga city on Tuesday. Normal life was paralysed with all shops, business establishments, both wholesale and retail markets downing their shutters in response to two separate bandh calls.

While the Hyderabad Karnataka Horata Samiti and the Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries supported by other organisations called for bandh demanding Amendment to Article 371 of the Constitution on the Telangana model, the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike called for Gulbarga city bandh to demand that an IAS officer be posted as the Commissioner of the Gulbarga City Corporation and also to demand that road-widening work be taken up in the city. Besides, the vedike activists protested against the lack of will of political parties to get Article 371 of the Constitution amended.

In response to the bandh call, the North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) authorities suspended its city and mofussil services since morning as a precautionary measure. The only saving grace for the harassed public in the absence of public transport was a few autorickshaws that defied the bandh call and operated in the city.

Although no untoward incident was reported in the city during the bandh, there were many incidents of intimidation by the organisers of the bandh, particularly involving activists of the vedike. They reportedly forced closure of shops and forced autorickshaw drivers to stop ferrying passengers in many interior localities. Total lawlessness prevailed in some parts of the city where supporters of the bandh erected barricades on the roads preventing free movement of traffic.

The police who were present in large numbers were a silent witness to the violation of law and open intimidation by the lathi-wielding vedike activists who ensured that the bandh was total.

Members of the Hyderabad Karnataka Horata Samiti; Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HKCCI); Janata Dal (S); and Gulbarga Bar Association took out a procession from the Super Market to the Deputy Commissioner office where they submitted a memorandum urging the Union Government to amend Article 371 of the Constitution on the Telangana model.

Among those who participated in the procession were the former Minister and president of the Horata Samiti Vaijnath Patil; HKCCI president Umakant Nigudgi; Sulpul Mutt chief Sri Mahanta Shivacharyaru; Dalit leader Shivaram Moga; and district Janata Dal (S) president Shankaranna Voneykal.

The Karnataka Rakshana Vedhike protest was led by its state president Shivarame Gowda; president of the North Karnataka units of the vedike Sharanu Gaddige; and district president Arunkumar S. Patil.

The vedike activists burnt an effigy of Urban Development Minister Suresh Kumar.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 08:13
 

Rs.60 crore assured for roads

Tuesday, 30 June 2009 06:43 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 30.06.2009

Rs.60 crore assured for roads

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Minister, Mayor lay foundation stones for road-widening works


Auspicious start: Minister for Minority Welfare Mohd. Ahmedullah and Kadapa Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy launching the work at Kadapa on Monday.

KADAPA: Minister for Minority Welfare Mohd. Ahmedullah on Monday assured development of roads in Kadapa city with an outlay of Rs.60 crore.

He assured development of Kadapa on par with other cities in the State. Accompanied by Kadapa Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy, Mr. Ahmedullah laid foundation stones near Sivalayam at Mrutyunjayakunta here for widening the road from APSRTC Bus Stand to Apsara Circle to 74 feet width at a cost of Rs.8 crore and from Madras Road up to SP Bungalow via Cooperative Colony at a cost of Rs.8.50 crore.

The Mayor said the Municipal Administration Minister assured to allocate Rs.60 crore to Kadapa in the ensuing State budget.

Sanction was accorded to a road from SV Degree College to Rayachoti Road with Rs.3 crore and internal roads in Devunikadapa at a cost of Rs. 2.30 crore.

Kadapa RDO P. Ranjit Basha, R&B Superintendent Engineer Chandrasekhar Reddy, Executive Engineer Vivekananda Reddy, Tahsildar Venkateswarlu, former mandal president Parvathamma and municipal corporators were present.

Approach roads

Kadapa Mayor laid foundation stones for constructing four approach roads to the high-level bridges built across Buggavanka stream at a cost of Rs.40 lakh. He assured to provide basic amenities in Kadapa.

DCC spokesman M. Srinivas Reddy, vice-president B. Krishna Reddy and municipal corporators took part.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 06:52
 

Blue-print for four-lane road ready: Jagadish Shettar

Saturday, 20 June 2009 08:33 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 20.06.2009

Blue-print for four-lane road ready: Jagadish Shettar

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HUBLI: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar has said that a blue-print for developing the old National Highway between Hubli and Dharwad into a four-lane road, at a cost of Rs. 140 crore, had been prepared and steps were being taken to get Cabinet approval for the same.

He was addressing a gathering after performing Bhoomi puja for the improvement of the 1.57-km stretch between Bidnal Cross and Gabbur on the outskirts of Hubli. He said the Public Works Department was executing the work estimated at Rs. 1.9 crore.

Grant

The grants to the work were provided under the Rs. 100-crore special grant given by the State Government to the Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation. After development, the road would connect National Highway no. 4 and the Hubli-Dharwad Bypass Road and would ease the traffic congestion, he said.

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 June 2009 08:36
 

Vijayawada-Hyderabad highway by 2012

Thursday, 18 June 2009 10:36 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 18.06.2009

Vijayawada-Hyderabad highway by 2012

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The 181.5 km project may cost Rs. 1,200 crore: NHAI

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I. G. Reddy, Project Director of National Highway Authority of India, addressing a meeting organised by the Andhra Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vijayawada on Wednesday.

VIJAYAWADA: The work on the four-laning of Hyderabad-Vijayawada Road project will commence in December, and is scheduled for completion by 2012. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will finalise the tenders by June. The 181.5 km project is estimated to cost Rs. 1,200 crore, according to I. G. Reddy, Project Director, NHAI.

He was delivering a talk on ‘Flyovers, ring roads in Vijayawada Urban organised by the Andhra Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association’ here on Wednesday.

Mr. Reddy said that the four-lane works, currently, were completed between Vijayawada and Nandigama, which is about 50 km and Hyderabad and Narketpally, a stretch of 40 km. The remaining 181 km would be converted into four lanes during this phase. The land acquisition would have to be taken up in as many as 65 villages on this stretch. The project would be taken up on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis, he said.

A road under bridge (RUB) would be constructed at Chillakallu, and two major bridges would be constructed across rivers Paleru and Musi. Similarly, 14 minor bridges would be constructed on this stretch. Service roads with a total length of about 16 km at the following 11 locations would also be constructed. On this stretch, the NHAI has planned three major junctions and 12 minor junctions.

Explaining the reasons for delay, Mr. Reddy said that the NHAI invited bids for 181km road in February 2007. As many as 19 companies evinced interest. The NHAI shortlisted six companies based on the new model selection criteria introduced by the Finance Ministry and Planning Commission. Some infrastructure companies raised questions about the fairness of bidding process of the Authority, and aggrieved that the method of selection was not according to the norms, he said, adding, after legal hurdles the contract was awarded to GMR.

The traffic density on this highway varies at various places.

The traffic from Hyderabad to Narkatpally was high, and it came down by 20 to 30 per cent after Narkatpally. The traffic density fell further by another 20 to 30 per cent at Suryapeta. However, the traffic increased after Nandigama, he said.

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 June 2009 10:39
 

MUDA may allocate fund for completing ring road

Monday, 15 June 2009 06:35 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 15.06.2009

MUDA may allocate fund for completing ring road

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Work on 9-km stretch has been stalled for many years

 

‘Centre has approved allocation of Rs. 219 cr. for widening the ring road into six-lane’

The 9-km stretch connects Mysore-Nanjangud Road and Bannur Road

MYSORE: Work on 9-km stretch of outer ring road (ORR) between Mysore-Nanjangud Road and Bannur Road has been stalled for many years for want of funds.

With the Union Government turning down Mysore Urban Development Authority’s (MUDA) proposal seeking Rs. 90 crore under Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for completing work on the stretch, the MUDA is planning to allocate funds for it in its budget to be presented on Monday.

“We will construct the stretch as two-lane instead of four-lane and it is expected to cost Rs. 40 crore,” MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna told The Hindu here on Sunday.

“Since it is difficult to get Rs. 90 crore for completing work on the ring road, we will construct the stretch as two-lane as the cost will be borne by MUDA alone,” Mr. Jayanna said

The Commissioner disclosed that the Union Government had approved allocation of Rs. 219 crore under the JNNURM for widening the ring road into six-lane.

Tenders would be invited soon for widening the 32.5-km long ring road into six-lane, he added.

The ring road stretch between K.R.S. Road and Mysore-Hunsur Road is two-lane and rest of it is four-lane. The need to widen the ring road has become necessary in view of a large number of vehicles entering the city from Bangalore.

“A survey conducted in 2008 showed that nearly 8,000 PCU (passenger car units) enter the city every day from the Mysore-Bangalore highway. This number is expected to increase in future. During the Dasara last year, the number of vehicles entering the city saw a three-fold increase. There will be a lot of pressure on the city roads if the ring road is not upgraded soon,” according to official sources.

Last Updated on Monday, 15 June 2009 06:55
 
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