The Hindu        05.06.2012

Demolish buildings without parking lot, Karwar CMC told

The parking problem in the city came up for discussion at the meeting of Karwar City Municipal Council (CMC) on Monday even as Anand Asnotikar, Minister for Fisheries, Science and Technology, asked the municipal council to issue notice to hotels and lodges which do not have provision for vehicle parking.

Raising the issue, Sandeep Talekar, a Congress member, alleged that hotels and lodges secure permission from the CMC by incorporating the parking lot in their plan, but when the building was completed they used the parking area for commercial activity. Mr. Asnotikar agreed with the member and asked the CMC Commissioner to demolish the buildings which had no parking lot.

When the members objected to the silt being not removed from storm-water drains, CMC Commissioner Uday Kumar Shetty said tender floated for the clearing of drainage had not evoked any response . He said Rs. 12 lakh had been spent for the work until now.

He said the Coastal Development Authority had sanctioned Rs. 1.80 crore to build a fish market.

But since there was a growing demand from different quarters to take into consideration the growth of Karwar city for the next 25 years before embarking on the project, building a market which could take care of the future requirements required about Rs. 4 crore.

The members said the sterilisation drive being carried out against stray dogs had not yielded the desired results.