Hassan-Chikmagaluru-Shimoga Projects Thread

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Agumbe ghat road to be widened: Poojary

This will facilitate the movement of heavy vehicles between Udupi and Shimoga

Kota Srinivas Poojary, Minister for Ports and Muzrai, said on Tuesday that a proposal had been submitted to the State Government to widen the Agumbe ghat road which connected Udupi with Shimoga at a cost of Rs. 34.2 crore.

He told presspersons after the tri-monthly district-level Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting here that Rs. 21 crore was required to widen the roads in the ghat section coming under the Udupi district while Rs. 11 crore was needed to widen the roads in the ghats falling under the limits of Shimoga district.

But the widening of this road would require acquisition of forestland. Hence the Department of Public Works and the Department of Forests had been given the joint responsibility to study the issue of land acquisition.

The Agumbe ghat road, which has 14 hairpin bends or curves, allowed the movement of light vehicles at present. The widening of the road would facilitate the movement of heavy vehicles between Udupi and Shimoga.

The Department of Animal Husbandry would begin animal census work from September 19. Since there was staff shortage in the department, the personnel from other departments would be deployed for the work. As many as 3,650 calves in the district would be vaccinated for foot-and-mouth disease.

The district had been given a target of providing 10,000 houses under the Basava Indira Vasati Yojane. Nearly 2,000 homes had been built under the Yojane. The administration had identified 126.88 acres of land for providing sites in rural areas. As many as 228 sites had been distributed.

It had been decided to provide land to the poor people in areas close to where they were living. A committee comprising the tahsildars, Executive Officers of taluk panchayats, and Assistant Commissioner had been formed for this purpose and it would give its report in a month, Mr. Poojary said.

The Government had released Rs. 5.23 crore for construction of roads under the Chief Minister’s Rural Road Development Scheme. About Rs. 6.15 crore had been released for the construction of rural roads under the Third Finance Commission scheme.

The Government had released Rs. 34.2 crore for rural drinking water supply to the district, he added.

Mr. Poojary said he had directed officials to provide LPG gas connections to 14 anganwadis in Kundapur taluk, which did not have them. The felling of trees had disrupted power connection to 700 families living in villages in Jadkal-Mudur area in Kundapur taluk. Power supply to these villages would be restored in 10 days.

The loss due to rains in the district had been scaled down from Rs. 20 crore to Rs. 12 crore. Nearly 148 km of roads belonging to the Fisheries Department would be repaired at a cost of Rs. 1.57 crore. As many as 260 houses would be provided to fishermen in the district, Mr. Poojary said.

MLAs Raghupati Bhat and Lakshminarayana, Deputy Commissioner M.T. Reju, Superintendent of Police M.B. Boralingaiah, and Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat Prabhakar Sharma were present.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle3774838.ece

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Shimoga set to host SZ T20

Shimoga, which boasts of at least five high quality grounds in and around the city, is all set to host the South Zone T20 tournament in March next. A proposal regarding this has been forwarded by the Karnataka State Cricket Association to the BCCI whose approval is expected to be a mere formality.

Karnataka hosted the South Zone one-day tournament early this year in Bangalore and had shown interest in conducting the T20 tournament, from where the top two teams qualify for the all-India tournament for the Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

The District headquarter, which successfully hosted a Ranji match against Uttar Pradesh early this year at the JNEC ground, will have two KSCA-owned venues operating soon near here in Navale. Besides, there is also a ground at Bhadravati, just 15 kms away from Shimoga and one maintained by PES.

In fact, the JNEC had received high praise from the BCCI-appointed match referee for its facilities. The KSCA has also signed a 10-year memorandum of understanding with the JNCE to maintain the ground.

In their effort to take the game to mofussil areas, KSCA is also mulling to host two Ranji Trophy matches outside of Bangalore this time. Mysore and Hubli are the front runners to get those matches.

Mysore already has the RC-KSCA Academy running at newly-built facilities at Gangothri Glades where the pavilion is also coming up while 90 per cent of pavilion work is complete at Hubli.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...st-sz-t20.html

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C’magalur-Kadur railwayline work nearing completion

Kemmannugundi will be developed as model hill station: Minister

The State government is responding positively to the development of the district, by approving several development work for Chikmagalur.

The basic facilities in all the towns of the district will be strengthened and the citizens will be provided with good civic facilities, said District-in-Charge Minister D N Jeevaraj.

Delivering presidential address after hoisting flag at the 66th Independence Day celebrations organised by the district administration at Netaji Subhashchandra Bose ground on Wednesday, he said the work of Chikmagalur-Kadur railwayline work has been almost completed. The train will chug in the route from next year itself. The drainage work in the city too is in progress, said the Minister.

“About 75 per cent of the work on laying of pipeline for supplying drinking water to Kadur and Birur towns from Bhadra river has been completed. Kemmannugundi will be developed as the model hill station of India.

This tourism spot will be open for tourists from September onwards. Work worth Rs 49.5 crore has been taken up to develop Kemmannugundi, Kallathagiri and Manikyadhara tourist spots. Rs nine crore has been released for the development of Sringeri and Balehonnur as tourist spots,” stated Jeevaraj.

Speaking about other development programmes in the district, he said 432 km road has been widened at a cost of Rs 120.16 crore under Gram Sadak Yojana.

Out of 1,32,377 families which have been registered under MGNREGS, 50,981 families have been provided with the job cards. Rs 5.6 crore has been utilised in the district, he said.

Further, he said that 3,716 houses have been built at a cost of Rs 1,444 lakh under Ashraya housing scheme.

As many as 4,597 houses have been built under Basava housing scheme.
The Minister said that emphasis has been given to start milk union in the district. About 1,78,01,158 litres of milk is being collected in the district.

As many as 8,588 milk producers have been provided with a total financial assistance of Rs 356 lakh.

“The problems pertaining to the Forest, Revenue Departments will be solved in an amicable way. The hardships faced by the yellow leaf affected areca farmers too will be solved at the earliest,” he said.

“As for as the Bhadra Tiger project and Kuduremukh project is concerned, the government has already initiated steps to withdraw the project. Kadur taluk has been declared as drought prone area,” he added during the occasion.

Mudigere

MLA M P Kumaraswamy said that the State government has given priority to drinking water and roads in Mudigere taluk.

Speaking after unfurling the tri colour national flag, at Hoysala stadium, he said “with the ban on quarry, the supply of boulders has been affected the district. The shortage of gravel for taking up construction activities will be solved at the earliest.”

Two villages are reeling under drought-like situation in Mudigere taluk.

Sringeri

Tahsildar Srinivasa called upon the youth to remember the sacrifices of our leaders. Speaking at Independence Day celebrations, he said “even after 66 years of independence, people are still starving in the country. There is a need to eradicate poverty.”

Birur

MLA Dr Y C Vishwanath said “we need to introspect on how to preserve the freedom which we have gained after a long truggle.” Speaking at the Independence Day celebration at KLK Maidan, he said “from a mere backward country, we have marched forward and become a developing country.”

Kadur

Tahsildar B R Roopa hoisted the flag at Kadur taluk.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...k-nearing.html

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Originally Posted by KMFS

Shimoga into a City Corporation

Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa said that, The preparations for upgrading the City Municipal Council of Shimoga into a City Corporation had been completed.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3778036.ece

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ಸೆ.8ಕ್ಕೆ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ?

ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ, ಆ.16: ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 8 ರಂದು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶವಿದ್ದು ಅಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ಆರಂಭವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರ ಕಂಪೆನಿ ರಾಹಿ ಡೆವಲಪರ್ಸ್ ಗೆ ಉಪ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ಈಶ್ವರಪ್ಪ ಸೂಚಿಸಿ ಆಚ್ಚರಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿಬಿಟ್ಟರು.
ನಿಧಾನ ಗತಿಯಿಂದ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಎರಡು ವರ್ಷವಾದರೂ ಮುಗಿಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಎನ್ನುವಂತಿದ್ದರೂ ಮುಂದಿನ ತಿಂಗಳೊಳಗೆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಮುಗಿಸುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ ಎಂದು ರಾಹಿ ಡೆವಲಪರ್ಸ್ ತಲೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೈ ಹೊತ್ತು ಕುಳಿತಿದೆ.
ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಕುರಿತು ಗುರುವಾರ (ಆ.16) ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಕಚೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು, ಡೆವಲರ್ಸ್, ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಈಶ್ವರಪ್ಪ ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಸಿದರು. ರನ್ ವೇ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಣೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ವಿಳಂಬ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ರಾಹಿ ಡೆವಲಪರ್ಸ್ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರನ್ನು ತರಾಟೆಗೆ ಈಶ್ವರಪ್ಪ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡರು.
ಯೋಜನೆ ಕುರಿತು ಸಭೆಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಿದ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಎಂ.ವಿ.ವೇದಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಒಟ್ಟು 758.38 ಎಕರೆ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದು ಈವರೆಗೆ 653.12 ಎಕರೆ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರರಿಗೆ ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿನ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಬಗೆಹರಿಸುವ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಎಂ.ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀನಾರಾಯಣ ಅವರ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆಯನ್ನು ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಸಿ 6 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು.
ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ 5 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಪರಿಹಾರ ಕೊಡಬೇಕಿದೆ.ಈ ಸಂಬಂಧ 54 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ. ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅರ್ಧ ಕಿ.ಮೀ. ರನ್ ವೇ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವವಿದೆ ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಭಾಗದ ಹೈಟೆನ್ಷನ್ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಕಂಬಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರಿಸಲು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಸರಬರಾಜು ನಿಗಮಕ್ಕೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ ಹಣ ತುಂಬಲಾಗಿದೆ. ರನ್ ವೇ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಕಾರ್ಖಾನೆಗಳ ಎತ್ತರದ ಚಿಮಣಿಗಳನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.
ಶೇ.60ರಷ್ಟು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಮುಗಿದಿದ್ದು ಕೇವಲ ಶೇ.40 ರಷ್ಟು ಬಾಕಿ ಇದ್ದು ಬರುವ ವಾರಾಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಗಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು. ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಕುರಿತು ವಿವರ ನೀಡಿದ ರಾಹಿ ಡೆವಲಪರ್ಸ್ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ ರಾಜಗೋಪಾಲ್ ಜೋಷಿ, ಮಳೆಗಾಲ ಮುಗಿದ ನಂತರ ಕೆಲಸ ಆರಂಭಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
ಭೂಮಿ ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರೂ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಆರಂಭಿಸದಿರುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಈಶ್ವರಪ್ಪ ಅವರು ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸಿದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 15 ರಿಂದ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ಆರಂಭವಾಗಲಿವೆ. 2013 ಜುಲೈ ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಅವರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
ಮೂಲ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ನಿಗಮದ ಹಿರಿಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಹಿರೇಮಠ, ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಮಂಚಾಯ್ತಿ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಿರ್ವಾಹಕ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಡಾ.ಸಂಜಯ್ ಬಿಜ್ಜೂರು, ಅಪರ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಎಂ.ಕೆ.ಶ್ರೀರಂಗಯ್ಯ ಮತ್ತಿತರ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

English summary
India’s first private regional greenfield airport developed under Public-Private–Partnership, in association with the Government of Karnataka (GoK) is all set for inauguration on Sept.8, 2012 said DCM KS Eshwarappa. Eshwarappa today(Aug.16) had meeting with Developers, Industrialists and Rahi Developers.

Source : http://kannada.oneindia.in/news/2012...hi-067371.html

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Government not to divide Shimoga: Eshwarappa

Talks about proposal on dividing the Shimoga district being submitted to government is baseless, said Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa on Wednesday.
Addressing a gathering after unfurling the tricolour as part of the 66th Independence Day celebrations at the Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday, he said that the issue has been created only to confuse the people.
No such proposal has been submitted before the government, he said and added that the people of Sagar and Shikaripur taluks need not worry about the issue.
“We should understand that freedom is not arbitrariness. The freedom which was earned by our ancestors should be protected. We must uphold social justice, equality and religious tolerance,” Eswarappa added.
In the last four years, the government has taken up several special programmes, including agriculture, irrigation, rural, education and healthcare development works to empower the socio-economically backward classes of the society. Despite the economic crisis in the world, the financial condition of the state is satisfactory, he claimed.
In order to help the people during drought, the government announced 149 taluks as drought-hit and provided relief funds. Farmers loan up to Rs 25,000 has been waived off and due to this more than six lakh ryots have benefitted, he said.
Regarding the district, Eshwarappa said the slum dwellers are being given the title deeds in the city. Hundreds of crores of rupees have been invested in the district to repair, renovate and construct schools, toilets, tourist places, roads, provide drinking water, jobs to the people under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and houses under Ashraya Scheme, Basava, Indira Awaz schemes, the minister added.
The government has approved the Tunga lift irrigation project to be implemented at a cost of `71.33 crore which would feed more than 16,000 acres of land.
Final approval has been given to set up horticulture and agriculture universities in the district. Shimoga city would be upgraded as city corporation soon, he said.

Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/governmen...87-60-115.html

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Shimoga to get cold storage

Hopefully a Boon for our Farmers..!

A cold storage unit is likely to come up in Shimoga district in the next six months. The unit would benefit farmers who are suffering losses due to lack of cold storage facility in the region.
The `5 crore worth cold storage unit will come up on an eight acres land at Urgadur village, six kilometres from Shimoga. It will be maintained by the Horticulture Department and funded by state and central governments.
“The modalities and the capacity of the unit has not yet been laid out. However, this will be a boon for the farmer of the district and it will be multipurpose storage unit which will provide space for storage, packing and grading of fruits,” Dr M Vishwanath, deputy director of Department of Horticulture, Shimoga said.
It is estimated that around 800 tonnes of ripe fruit and flower rot due to lack of storage facility. With the aim of promoting floriculture in the district this facility is being setup, Viswanath added.
The grading system in the proposed unit would also help growers to separate high quality products for export purposes and it would help in promoting export of flowers and fruits, including banana, sapota, mango and pineapple in huge quantities in the district.
“As I incurred losses due to lack of cold storage facility, I have stopped cultivating vegetables and started growing coconut, areca nut and cinnamon which are less dependent on cold storage. But, it is the need of the hour as it will benefit small farmers to market their produce at higher rates,” said Devangi R Prafulchandra of Hosahalli village in Shimoga district.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shimoga-t...88-60-115.html

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Brindhavan Near Anjanapura Dam near Shikaripur !

Great to see my All time Favourite BSY back in Action..!! Go on ..!! GOD is with you..!!

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Brindhavan Near Anjanapura Dam near Shikaripur !

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Lemontree as per SSC rules you are supposed to give one line translation in english for the above news items.

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Done..! Thanks..!

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SHIMOGA PARK Project..
Eshwaree..!! Waste Nanna Magane..!!

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Sagar Projects

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Sagar Projects

Is this a Ploy from Cunning Eshwari to prepare ground for making SAGAR as a DISTRICT instead of SHIKARIPUR..?? Could Be..!!
WAIT and Watch..!!

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KSRTC to shift bus services to new terminal

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will soon shift bus services from the old bus-stand in the city to the hi-tech bus terminal at Channapatna. This is to facilitate construction of a commercial complex on the old bus-stand premises, which is expected to start in September.

Except city services, all buses will operate from the new bus terminal, KSRTC officials informed public at a meeting convened here on Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner K.P. Mohan Raj had convened the meeting of representatives of several citizens’ forums in view of the KSRTC’s proposal to construct the commercial complex.

Two-floor complex

The officials said work on the commercial complex would begin on September 10. The bus services would be shifted to the new terminal before that. The two-floor complex would have parking facility for two-wheelers and four-wheelers apart from space for shops. The project, estimated to cost Rs. 25 crore, would be completed in two years.

Citizens’ representatives consented to the KSRTC’s proposal with a rider — 75 per cent of the space on the old bus-stand premises should be reserved for operating bus services and the complex could come up on the remaining land.

H.S Prakash, MLA, Amit Singh, Superintendent of Police, and Santosh Kumar Shetty, KSRTC Divisional Controller, were present.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3809894.ece

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Opposition in handing out College Forestry at Ponnampet from the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Bangalore to the UAS Shimoga

Let them Protest, for they are Wasting their TIME..!! It is bound to Happen One Day..!!
SHIMOGA will surely become a Center of Central KARNATAKA..!! GOD Bless..!!

The Kodagu wing of JD(S) has opposed the handing over of the management of the College of Forestry at Ponnampet in Kodagu from the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Bangalore to the UAS in Shimoga.

The change in management will lead to delay in transactions as the college is more close to Bangalore than Shimoga. As of now, the college is benefiting immensely by being under UAS, Bangalore, and this should not change, they argue.

District JD(S) legal cell president M T Cariappa and Virajpet taluk JD(S) leader Kolera Daya Chengappa have opposed the proposal and have threatened to agitate if the proposal is not withdrawn.

They have urged Virajpet MLA, Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah to intervene and stop the proposal from progressing. However, when TOI contacted Bopaiah, he explained that the decision to change the management had already been accepted in the legislative houses. The UAS in Shimoga was recently established and forest colleges in Chitradurga, Udupi, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Chikmagalur and Davanagere would come under Shimoga. The bills were passed in both the Houses.

Hassan, however, was not shifted and continues to remain under UAS, Bangalore, since Hassan representatives raised their objections at the right time. Bopaiah added that he was not present when the bill was passed.
Regarding government grants for these colleges, he said the change in management would not have any bearing on it.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/15564816.cms

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Package for development of Areas affected by Naxal Activities, includes few Taluks of SHIMOGA also..

Hmm..!! Better Late than NEVER..!! Hurry up..!! There is NO TIME..!!

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Govt to simplify construction work process, assures CM

Mangalore, Aug 25, 2012, DHNS

State will introduce Infrastructure Bill, says Shetter at Statecon meet

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said that the State government will make an effort to simplify the process related to obtaining permission to real estate developers, to take up construction work.

‘Infrastructure Bill’

Stating that the government will introduce ‘Infrastructure Bill,’ Shettar said that the Bill would provide the much needed boost to infrastructure projects. It will reduce the administrative and procedural delays.

The State government will give thrust on PPP mode for the development of infrastructures.

The State government has earmarked Rs 19,065 crore for infrastructure development in the state.

Initiatives in PPP investments have been taken by the government, wherein 12 PPP projects are currently in operation and 21 others would be implemented soon.

Development of roads, creation and expansion of minor airports, doubling of railway lines etc are also being given importance, he said.

The CM said that the minor airports will be developed at Gulbarga, Shimoga, Bellary, Hassan and Bijapur. The work on airport at Shimoga will be completed by December 2012.

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