The Hindu 14.07.2016
CMC warns against damaging pipelines while digging roads
The Mandya City Municipal Council (CMC) has decided to initiate stern action against those who violate rules while digging up public roads to lay cables or pipelines.
Frequent incidents of damaging water pipelines and electricity connections, while digging up roads, came up for discussion at the general body of the CMC held here on Wednesday.
CMC president, H.C. Bore Gowda, has instructed the officials concerned to file criminal cases against those who flout the rules while laying water pipelines or electricity cables under public roads in the town.
The CMC’s approval is a must for digging up roads, he said.
Some councillors raised their objections against releasing grants to celebrate the birth anniversaries of B.R. Ambedkar and other such personalities.
The CMC had “unnecessarily” spent around Rs. 4 lakh for flexes and other publicity materials during Ambedkar Jayanti in 2015-16. The civic authority has planning to release Rs. 2.5 lakh during 2016-17 for the same purpose, they alleged.
The CMC has been facing a serous financial crunch. It should use the available funds in a judicious manner by giving priority to development works. However, it has been “carelessly” releasing grants to non-development works, they said.
The councillors also urged the CMC to take steps to protect its property and also against the doge menace in the town.
Vice-president Sujatha Mani, CMC Commissioner T.N. Narasimha Murthy and others were present.
