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‘Government has siphoned off JNNURM funds’

Monday, 14 December 2009 01:56 administrator
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The Hindu 14.12.2009

‘Government has siphoned off JNNURM funds’

Special Correspondent

‘It has no commitment

to projects’

JD(S) to go it

alone in

BBMP polls

 

Bangalore: The former Chief Minister and State Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government had siphoned off funds sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) by the Centre for infrastructure development in Bangalore.

Addressing presspersons here after admitting 14 leaders of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party to his party, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the State Government had no commitment to complete work on roads, flyovers, underpasses and the metro project in Bangalore sanctioned during the Janata Dal (Secular)-BJP coalition Government headed by him.

Though the Government had received adequate funds under JNNURM, infrastructure-related work had come to a standstill, he alleged.

Differences in the Bharatiya Janata Party and lack of commitment on the part of the Government caused slow progress of work on various projects in the city. Voters would teach a lesson to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the coming election to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Council, he said.

Stating that the Janata Dal (Secular) would go it alone in the election to the BBMP Council, Mr. Kumaraswamy urged the party leaders to strengthen the party in the city.

After delaying the BBMP election for several months citing various reasons, the BJP Government had decided to hold it on February 21, he said.

He appealed to the party workers to highlight the projects sanctioned by the Janata Dal(Secular)-BJP Government during the election campaign.

On the illegal mining issue, the Janata Dal (Secular) leader said the party would raise it during the legislature session commencing on Monday.

Last Updated on Monday, 14 December 2009 01:58
 

Call to prevent indiscriminate urbanisation

Saturday, 12 December 2009 04:05 administrator
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The Hindu 12.12.2009

Call to prevent indiscriminate urbanisation

Staff Reporter

P. Parameswaran inaugurates 31st State meet of Kerala NGO Sangh

PATHANAMTHITTA: Indiscriminate urbanisation is affecting native cultures and degrading nature, Bharatiya Vichara Kendram director P. Parameswaran has said.

He was inaugurating the 31st State meet of the Kerala NGO Sangh at Sabari Nagar (St. Stephen’s Auditorium) here on Friday.

He said man’s utter disregard for nature was taking its toll in the form of climate change. Suicide among farmers is on the rise. It is high time we convene a high-level meet in the State on the lines of the one in Copenhagen to save the environment, he added.

Mr. Parameswaran called upon NGO Sangh members to be responsible to society, besides nurturing a disciplined work culture. He said the Sangh should fight against corruption and nepotism.

NGO Sangh State president M.S. Shyamkumar presided over the inaugural session. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh State general secretary K.K. Vijayakumar, former district judge K.S. Tharanath and E.L. Balakrishnan and NGO Sangh State general secretary N. Sadanandan also spoke. As many as 500 delegates from different parts of the State attended the meet. Hindu Aikyavedi State president K.P. Sasikala inaugurated a women’s meet as part of the conference.

A seminar on the ‘Challenges faced by India on the borders’ will be held on Friday. K. Sivadasan Nair, Raju Abraham, Mathew T. Thomas, MLAs and Bharatiya Janata Party State president P.K. Krishnadas will address the seminar.

BMS State president M.S. Karunakaran will inaugurate a public meeting to be held in Pathanamthitta town. The annual meet will come to a close with a cultural programme followed by a valedictory meet on Saturday.

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 December 2009 04:07
 

To make its efforts public, MC ‘inaugurates’ renovated buildings

Thursday, 10 December 2009 11:42 administrator
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Indian Express 10.12.2009

To make its efforts public, MC ‘inaugurates’ renovated buildings

After renovating the community centre in Sector 35, the Municipal Corporation decided to organise a function to ‘inaugurate’ it. In the function on Monday, the community centre was “dedicated to the area residents”.

In the function, nobody talked about the fact that the community centre was one of the oldest in the city.

Justifying the move, area councillor Harjinder Kaur said the community centre was “never inaugurated earlier” and that “residents should be made aware of the efforts undertaken” by the MC. The MC had spent Rs 43 lakh to provide facilities like gym and library in the community centre.

Similarly, after it was revamped, the Nehru Park was “dedicated to Sector-22 residents” on November 14. Further, the green belt in Sector 35 “was dedicated to senior citizens of the sector” after addition of some facilities.

Of late, several such function have been organised by the MC. And the UT Administration was not far behind

In October, Administrator Gen S F Rodrigues (Retd) ‘inaugurated’ a renovated old block of the UT Guest House. Earlier, in June, a renovated Doll Museum at Bal Bhawan was ‘inaugurated’.

Councillor Pardeep Chhabra said there was no harm in spending a few thousands on a function after spending Rs 40-50 lakh on a project. This, he added, “makes people aware of the corporation’s efforts”. But for very small projects “such functions should be avoided”.

Nominated councillor Dr A P Sanwaria said: “Public money is being wasted on such functions. Lakhs of rupees are spent every year on inaugurating renovated structures. This needs to be curbed.”

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2009 11:43
 
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