Now people want encroached shrines removed
Newindpress.com
HUBLI: The citizens of the twin cities have grown so used to the tiny congested lanes, are now walking in freedom. The anti-encroachment drive has brought out all those roads, which were meant to be broad, but were covered with encroachments.
Bold steps taken by Commissioner P Manivannan to remove all encroachments to enable the common man to enjoy a hassle-free drive on roads and an easy walk on pavements. The people are all praise for the ‘demolition man’ for restoring the city to its lost glory.
More than 6,000 illegal constructions were brought down in the three-day drive.
But the people are demanding more.
They want the corporation to raze the shrines and place of worships built on corporation land and in the middle of the road.
Touching of place of worship and removing shrines encroaching corporation land is a tough task in a city like Hubli, which is considered sensitive.
Now Commissioner Manivannan is in a dilemma. If he does go ahead and concede to the people’s wishes then vested interests and ‘bigwigs’, who were enraged by his bold steps, are sure to take advantage of the situation and press for his transfer for ‘playing’ with religious sentiments of the people.
The people want Hubli to become on par with Bangalore city. Many feel the Commissioner should prepare ground carefully and tackle troublemakers before launching the drive to remove encroached shrines and religious places.
Talking to this paper, P Manivannan, Commissioner, HDMC, said launching a drive to remove encroached shrines and religious places was not in his immediate agenda and would be taken up after three months.
He wants to rebuild all the pavements and roads.
No hasty step will be taken to remove places of worship. After taking leaders and heads of shrines and religious places into consideration, the drive would be initiated, he added.
The people want Hubli to become on par with Bangalore city.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
CM to visit Hubli on Monday
CM to visit Hubli on Monday
Newindpress.com
HUBLI: Chief Minister Dharam Singh and Deputy Chief Minister M P Prakash will visit the city on August 29. Singh will inaugurate the new building of the Institute of Management Studies and Research (IMSR) of KLE society, Vidyanagar, on the occasion.
IMSR offers a two-year full-time MBA programme approved by AICTE and affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwad. It will be moved into a state of the art new campus equipped with a digital library, an updated computer lab and a large auditorium for student activities and cultural events.
The new building built at a cost of Rs 260 lakh and a spacious auditorium with a seating capacity of 250, is equipped with the latest technological gizmos for excellent power point presentations.
PLATINUM JUBILEE: Singh will also participate in a platinum jubilee celebration of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday at Gokul garden.
M V Rajashekharan, Minister of State for Planning and Rural Development, H K Patil, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, District Minister S R Morey, Ministers Basavaraj Horatti, P G R Sindhia, R V Deshpande and others will participate.
Newindpress.com
HUBLI: Chief Minister Dharam Singh and Deputy Chief Minister M P Prakash will visit the city on August 29. Singh will inaugurate the new building of the Institute of Management Studies and Research (IMSR) of KLE society, Vidyanagar, on the occasion.
IMSR offers a two-year full-time MBA programme approved by AICTE and affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwad. It will be moved into a state of the art new campus equipped with a digital library, an updated computer lab and a large auditorium for student activities and cultural events.
The new building built at a cost of Rs 260 lakh and a spacious auditorium with a seating capacity of 250, is equipped with the latest technological gizmos for excellent power point presentations.
PLATINUM JUBILEE: Singh will also participate in a platinum jubilee celebration of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday at Gokul garden.
M V Rajashekharan, Minister of State for Planning and Rural Development, H K Patil, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, District Minister S R Morey, Ministers Basavaraj Horatti, P G R Sindhia, R V Deshpande and others will participate.
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.
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.
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