Money from IT Park to be spent on improving roads in Hubli

Money from IT Park to be spent on improving roads in Hubli
The Hindu

HUBLI: P. Manivannan, Commissioner, Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, said on Friday that the Corporation will spend a major portion of the Rs. 10 crores, which is due from the State Government for handing over the IT Park, for construction of pavements and other traffic amenities.

Addressing presspersons after the completion of the third phase of the demolition drive, Mr. Manivannan said the corporation is likely to receive the amount in September.

He said that already the corporation has with it Rs. 1.5 crore which is being used for pavements and drains. "The corporation and Police Department have jointly set a deadline of November 1 for taking steps streamline traffic. Even if we are unable to meet the deadline, at least there will be visible differences by that time," Mr. Manivannan said. The Commissioner said that though there is no provision for rehabilitation with regard to encroachments, the Corporation is thinking of providing rehabilitation to about 15 families on humanitarian grounds.

Stating that some lapses are bound to happen during such a massive drive, he said the corporation provide give compensation wherever it has erred and caused loss to the public. It has been decided to give Rs. 1.95 lakhs as compensation to the residents of Hebballi Agasi in Dharwad, he said.

VIP route

Narayan Nadamani, Police Commissioner, said the department is planning a "VIP route" bypassing Kittur Chennamma Circle to prevent traffic jams during the visits prominent personalities.

The circle will be made a no-hawking and no-parking zone to ease traffic congestion.

There are also plans for having bypass roads among which the survey for Gabbur Cross to Gadag Road has begun, he added.

Both Mr. Nadamani and Mr. Manivannan thanked the public for their cooperation during the demolition drive.

They said that almost 60 per cent of the encroachments were removed by the people on their own before the third phase of the drive began.