Bangalore: BBMP Commissioner M. Lakshminarayan on Mon­day cautioned palike engineers not to take up unnecessary projects that would burden the BBMP.

He issued work orders for 1,367 ward-level projects, approved through single-window system on Monday. “The BBMP is in a financial crisis. Corporators must ref­rain from pushing unwanted projects and must bec­ome role models.”

But BBMP sources said at least 20% of the projects are redundant. “Works like replacing cobblestones on footpaths, asphalting of good roads and developing hi-tech playgrounds are unnecessary,” they said.

Mayor Katte Satyanar­ayan said an IT-BT summit would be held soon to invite investors to adopt BBMP properties. 

9 telecoms to give details of OFCs

Nine telecom firms on Monday agreed to provide details of their optical fibre cable network in the city. Yediyur corporator N.R. Ramesh said letters from the firms have been accepted and the process would earn revenue for the BBMP. 

‘Stop blame game on man’s death’

Following the death of a motorist who fell into a ditch at Bahadur Hayav­adan Rao Road on Sunday, Satyan­arayana directed BBMP and BWSSB engineers not to blame each other. He directed BWSSB engineers to inform BBMP engineers on the works and provide safety measures.