Former Mayors P R Ramesh, G Huchchappa and some former corporators
submitted a memorandum to the CM Siddaramaiah requesting him to
constitute a special authority to monitor water usage and to pass laws
required to regulate water usage in the city.

Speaking to the
reporters, Ramesh said, “We can generate at least 12 tmcft of water by
efficiently harvesting the rain water and treating the sewerage
generated in the city. Nearly 40 per cent of the water that is pumped
into the city goes unaccounted for and the government should do whatever
is necessary to minimise it.”

Ramesh wanted the government to
make the laying of duel pipelines mandatory in the new layouts for
pumping treated water and drinking water and focus on effectively
harvesting the rain water for recharging the groundwater.

Huchchappa
accused the BBMP Council of neglecting the issues related to the city.
He said that the corporators lack foresight about the problems that the
city might face. They should focus on conserving the water and
channelising the alternate sources of water, he observed.

Pay Contractors Online: Councillor

Yediyur
Councilor N R Ramesh has urged Commissioner Siddaiah to adopt an online
system for payment of bills to contractors. In a letter to the
Commissioner, Ramesh alleged that contractors end up paying 25 per cent
of the amount sanctioned for works to officers at BBMP to move their
files. Adopting online system will bring more transparency, he said.

The
contractors should send the photograph of completed works to
Commissioner’s official email ID. The Commissioner should send it to the
Zonal Commissioner who should inspect the spot. Zonal Commissioners
should send a certified copy of the same to Commissioner, he said.
Ramesh also said that if they follow online system BBMP can save up to
25 per cent cost. “We have developed a software through which BBMP can
adopt online payment,” he said.

T Sheshadri, IT Advisor, BBMP, said he has received instructions from Special Commissioner K R Niranjan to look into it.