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The Deccan Herald  25.08.2010

HC orders notice to State on NICE

Bangalore, Aug 24, DHNS:

The High Court has issued notice to the State Government on an appeal filed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), challenging the single bench order regarding construction of the peripheral road.

Hearing an appeal by NICE, the Division Bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar directed the State government and land owners to file counter affidavit and adjourned the hearing to September 8.

NICE had challenged the single judge order on July 27, vacating interim order for constructing peripheral road at Gottigere.  The Court had told NICE that it could go ahead with the construction without demolishing the building of the petitioner existing in Survey No 3 and 101/6 in Gottigere.

The Court had observed that the property is away from the alignment. The NICE had challenged the said order in the appeal.  The Karnataka Industrial Area development Board (KIADB) had acquired J B Suhail and J B Arif’s property situated in Survey number 101/6 at Gottigere.

Hearing resumes

The High Court resumed the hearing of the PIL challenging the awarding of the Rs 3,000 crore “midnight tender fiasco” of BBMP regarding various civic works in the City.

Hearing on the PIL filed by former mayor P R Ramesh and others, Chief Justice J S Khehar asked the State government to place the new proposal before the elected body at the BBMP Council, instead of carrying forward with the old tender.

The Advocate General had submitted that the Government will not proceed with the tender until the disposal of the petition challenging the same in the Court. The Court adjourned the hearing to Wednesday.

The Deccan Herald  25.08.2010

CM favours concrete roads in City

Bangalore, Aug 24, DHNS:

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has asked the civic agencies to consider laying concrete roads for for durability.

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) should consider laying concrete roads with white topping.

Though they cost 20 per cent more than conventional tar roads, concrete roads last for anywhere between 25 and 30 years and need minimum maintenance. As opposed to this, tar roads last for about three years,” Yeddyurappa said while speaking after inaugurating an underpass at Madivala here on Tuesday.

High density corridors

The Chief Minister said the BBMP and BDA have been asked to identify corridors with high traffic density, where concrete roads could be laid on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) basis. He said several cement manufacturing companies have evinced interest in the proposal. In return for laying roads, they will be given advertisement display rights, he said.

He revealed that the BDA has been entrusted with the work of constructing 10 multi-level parking complexes at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. The pedestrian subway near Town Hall was also thrown open for public on Tuesday. The Rs 2.37-crore project, which was commissioned in 2007, was to be completed in a year’s time from inception.