The Hindu 16.01.2010

Committee formation sought to finalise ‘master plan’

Staff Correspondent

Raichur: The Raichur District Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Raichur Development Authority (RDA) to constitute a committee involving a few prominent citizens before taking any final decision on the implementation of its proposed “master plan” for the city. Members of the chamber of commerce and industry have said that before finalising any proposal with regard to development of Raichur city, people should be taken into confidence.

In a statement here on Friday, chamber president Mylapur N. Murthy and honorary secretary S. Kamalkumar said that recently the Raichur Development Authority had chalked out a proposal for implementing a “master plan” mainly to widen the roads in all important areas in the city to facilitate smooth flow of traffic. In this regard, it has already published a notification calling for suggestions and objections from the citizens.

The office-bearers of the chamber agreed that there was a need to widen and improve the roads in Raichur but before taking up any development work, it should be planned scientifically in the interests of the people. According to the chamber members the Raichur Development Authority was not following the required procedure before finalising any proposal. So a committee should take a final decision on the action plan.