The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to restart
frozen works worth Rs 522 crore after six months. The Technical
Vigilance Committee under Commissioner (TVCC) had termed these works as
“unnecessary”.

District-in-charge Minister, Ramalinga Reddy on
Wednesday said that a team of officials has been formed to inspect these
works and submit a report by December 6. He said, MLAs and Councillors
have been asking us to restart these works.

A meeting was convened
on Wednesday at BBMP office where the District-in-charge Minister was
present. The minister said that out of the frozen works which were worth
`522 crore, works worth `224 crore were under progress at that time.
The remaining works were at various stages. He said the team of
officials including TVCC engineers, Engineer-in-chief will inspect these
works and submit a report. “The report will give us a clear picture on
works that are necessary. Unnecessary works can be cancelled or changed.
We will also check if more works are sanctioned in any particular ward
and such works can be cancelled,” he said.

It can be recalled that
based on TVCC report the then BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah in April 2013,
had ordered to freeze 1,970 works worth Rs 522 crore. The report said
these works were unnecessary.

Later in the Council meetings, Councillors from all parties had opposed the move.

While
Siddaiah retired from service in May 2013, Chief Engineer N Devaraj who
was heading TVCC then stepped out of BBMP under Voluntary Retirement
Scheme (VRS).