The Hindu 23.10.2013
‘Green’ initiative draws municipal corporation’s ire
The Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has
issued notice to the Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha (KVS) for allegedly
damaging a footpath near its premises here.
HDMC
zonal officer V. Shridhar said the notice was issued to the KVS general
secretary on Monday for digging up the footpath to plant saplings
without taking permission from the corporation.
The
interlocking tiles were damaged at three places to plant saplings. He
said the saplings could have been planted after removing an old tree on
the footpath, without damaging the tiles. They also dug up the footpath
at two more locations. Mr. Shridhar said KVS has been given three days
to reply to the notice. Action would be initiated based on the reply.
On
Sunday, the KVS, in association with the Hubli-Dharwad Nagarika
Parisara Samiti, had planted saplings on the footpath adjacent to the
KVS premises.
Samiti president Shankar Kumbi was
involved in the planting , and a press release was issued. The footpath
had been built after several demands from the public.
KVS general secretary Shankar Halagatti was unavailable for comment. When contacted, Mr. Kumbi failed to provide an explanation.
