Mani Ratnam to shoot vintage train scene
The Newindpress.com
Saturday April 29 2006 12:32 IST
HUBLI: A vintage steam engine and coaches hired to shoot a scene for Mani Ratnam’s latest Hindi film, ‘Guru’, starring Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, is expected to arrive at Hubli railway station on Friday evening.
The crew will shoot a song sequence, besides a scene on the moving vintage train, between Somapur and Banapur (19 km) in the Hubli railway division on Saturday and Sunday.
AVRK Sainath, public relations officer, South Western Railway, Hubli, told this website’s newspaper that shooting was scheduled to begin on Friday but was postponed for a day as the diesel locomotive that had to haul the vintage train from Delhi, had halted in Pune due to some technical problems.
The steam engine has been hired from the Railway Museum at Delhi at Rs 1 lakh per day.
Explaining the arrangements made to smoothen rail traffic between Somapur and Banapur section on the day of shooting, Sainath said rail traffic might not be disrupted on Saturday and Sunday on the said lines of the Hubli railway division as Mani Ratnam and his crew had been asked to shoot till it was time for the next train to arrive and then move the steam engine and train to another line. After the scheduled train leaves the station, the steam engine would be brought back to continue the shooting, he added.
Mani Ratnam’s crew has been shooting for the past week in the backdrop of the historical locations of Badami and Aihole, on the banks of a lake in Muchakhandi village near Bagalkot and in Halakatti’s century-old bungalow of Bagalkot.
According to sources, the Somapur railway station has been undergoing a huge makeover to create the scene of 1857.
People in the Somapur-Banapur area are eagerly awaiting to have a glimpse of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Friday, April 28, 2006
State Cabinet clears North Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Project
State Cabinet clears North Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Project
Deccan Herald.com
Bangalore, UNI:
Karnataka Cabinet today approved the Rs 1800 Crore Asian Development Bank funded North Karnataka Urban Sector Infrastructure Project.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj S Horatti said the project would be implemented in Belgaum, Bellary, Gulbarga, Hubli-Dharwad, Bidar, Bijapur and Chamarajanagara districts. Civic amenities such as sanitation, roads and drinking water would be provided under the project to be implemented before the year 2012, he added.
He said the cabinet also decided to enhance the age limit for all categories of candidates with regard to recruitment of high school teachers. Accordingly the general category age limit would be increased from the present 33 years to 40 years, Backward Classes from 36 years to 43 years and for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 38 years to 45 years.
He said the cabinet also decided to elicit public opinion with regard to implementation of 4000 mw thermal power plant near Thadadi in Uttara Kannada district for allotting 3000 acres of land for the project.
Deccan Herald.com
Bangalore, UNI:
Karnataka Cabinet today approved the Rs 1800 Crore Asian Development Bank funded North Karnataka Urban Sector Infrastructure Project.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj S Horatti said the project would be implemented in Belgaum, Bellary, Gulbarga, Hubli-Dharwad, Bidar, Bijapur and Chamarajanagara districts. Civic amenities such as sanitation, roads and drinking water would be provided under the project to be implemented before the year 2012, he added.
He said the cabinet also decided to enhance the age limit for all categories of candidates with regard to recruitment of high school teachers. Accordingly the general category age limit would be increased from the present 33 years to 40 years, Backward Classes from 36 years to 43 years and for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 38 years to 45 years.
He said the cabinet also decided to elicit public opinion with regard to implementation of 4000 mw thermal power plant near Thadadi in Uttara Kannada district for allotting 3000 acres of land for the project.
Need to create infrastructure in North Karnataka stressed
Need to create infrastructure in North Karnataka stressed
The Newindpress.com
Friday April 28 2006 12:33 IST
DHARWAD: Balu Doraiswamy, managing director, Hewlett-Packard India, has stressed the need to create infrastructure and greater economic zones in North Karnataka as there are ample opportunities for the growth of IT based technology in the region.
Addressing the students of SDM College of Engineering and Technology here on Wednesday, he said ‘R and D to BPO to call centres to global series delivery to leadership in the domestic market’ was the key factor to success in the industry.
Doraiswamy highlighted on the importance of synergy between industry, academia and collaborative partnerships, which were the key to the success of economic growth of North Karnataka.
He urged the alumni of the various institutes to come forward and contribute to the growth of North Karnataka, by extending their professional expertise to the entrepreneurs.
He advised the students to develop communication skills, ability to understand, quick grasping, leadership qualities, team spirit, etc., as additional qualities to build their career.
He stressed on opportunities for the young professionals in the modern technology arena. He elaborated on the employment opportunities in IT services, production, technology, etc.
Dr S M Dhume, vice-chairman of BIC, spoke on the genesis and objectives of BIC. Dr M S Subhash of Kousali Management Institute, KUD, was present on the occasion. Principal, Dr H V Sudhaker Nayak presided over the function. The function started with an invocation by Shilpa Chansdu and Manasa Nayak compered.
The Newindpress.com
Friday April 28 2006 12:33 IST
DHARWAD: Balu Doraiswamy, managing director, Hewlett-Packard India, has stressed the need to create infrastructure and greater economic zones in North Karnataka as there are ample opportunities for the growth of IT based technology in the region.
Addressing the students of SDM College of Engineering and Technology here on Wednesday, he said ‘R and D to BPO to call centres to global series delivery to leadership in the domestic market’ was the key factor to success in the industry.
Doraiswamy highlighted on the importance of synergy between industry, academia and collaborative partnerships, which were the key to the success of economic growth of North Karnataka.
He urged the alumni of the various institutes to come forward and contribute to the growth of North Karnataka, by extending their professional expertise to the entrepreneurs.
He advised the students to develop communication skills, ability to understand, quick grasping, leadership qualities, team spirit, etc., as additional qualities to build their career.
He stressed on opportunities for the young professionals in the modern technology arena. He elaborated on the employment opportunities in IT services, production, technology, etc.
Dr S M Dhume, vice-chairman of BIC, spoke on the genesis and objectives of BIC. Dr M S Subhash of Kousali Management Institute, KUD, was present on the occasion. Principal, Dr H V Sudhaker Nayak presided over the function. The function started with an invocation by Shilpa Chansdu and Manasa Nayak compered.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
`Hubli-DharwadOne' to come up in six months
`Hubli-DharwadOne' to come up in six months
The Hindu.com
Project to be managed through private-public partnership on a cost-sharing basis
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Citizens can pay electricity, telephone and water bills and property tax at the same place
Feasibility study recommends implementation of the project
Proposal to be placed before the next general body meeting of the corporation for approval
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HUBLI: If everything goes according to plan, in six months the people of Hubli-Dharwad will be able to pay their electricity, telephone and water bills and property tax at the same place and even book bus and train tickets.
The project has been implemented successfully in the State capital under the name "BangaloreOne" and will be implemented as "Hubli-DharwadOne".
A study in this regard to ascertain the feasibility of the project has been conducted, and the implementation of the project has been recommended.
Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Commissioner P. Manivannan told The Hindu that Vipin Singh, Director of "BangaloreOne" visited the twin cities for the study and appreciated the facilities made available at the 12 zonal offices of the corporation. He said that Rajiv Chawla, Secretary, E-Governance, has recommended for the implementation of "Hubli-DharwadOne." The project would be anchored by the HDMC and the initial survey has been done. The whole project will be managed through private-public partnership on a cost-sharing basis.
Mr. Manivannan said the 12 zonal offices of the corporation would be used for the "Hubli-DharwadOne" project. "There is sufficient space available at these offices and there would be no problem in this regard. We need to share the data available with the agencies concerned that will be part of the project and the process may take some time," he said.
Before that the HDMC has to follow certain administrative procedures. It has to get the approval of the council meeting of the corporation for allowing other agencies to share the office space available at the zonal offices.
Mr Manivannan said a proposal regarding the project would be placed before the next general body meeting of the corporation for approval and the same would be sent to the State Government for further action.
Initially, under the project, citizens would be able to pay electricity bills, water bills. Later other agencies such as BSNL, Railways, State Road Transport Corporation are expected to be included in a phased manner.
The Hindu.com
Project to be managed through private-public partnership on a cost-sharing basis
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Citizens can pay electricity, telephone and water bills and property tax at the same place
Feasibility study recommends implementation of the project
Proposal to be placed before the next general body meeting of the corporation for approval
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HUBLI: If everything goes according to plan, in six months the people of Hubli-Dharwad will be able to pay their electricity, telephone and water bills and property tax at the same place and even book bus and train tickets.
The project has been implemented successfully in the State capital under the name "BangaloreOne" and will be implemented as "Hubli-DharwadOne".
A study in this regard to ascertain the feasibility of the project has been conducted, and the implementation of the project has been recommended.
Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Commissioner P. Manivannan told The Hindu that Vipin Singh, Director of "BangaloreOne" visited the twin cities for the study and appreciated the facilities made available at the 12 zonal offices of the corporation. He said that Rajiv Chawla, Secretary, E-Governance, has recommended for the implementation of "Hubli-DharwadOne." The project would be anchored by the HDMC and the initial survey has been done. The whole project will be managed through private-public partnership on a cost-sharing basis.
Mr. Manivannan said the 12 zonal offices of the corporation would be used for the "Hubli-DharwadOne" project. "There is sufficient space available at these offices and there would be no problem in this regard. We need to share the data available with the agencies concerned that will be part of the project and the process may take some time," he said.
Before that the HDMC has to follow certain administrative procedures. It has to get the approval of the council meeting of the corporation for allowing other agencies to share the office space available at the zonal offices.
Mr Manivannan said a proposal regarding the project would be placed before the next general body meeting of the corporation for approval and the same would be sent to the State Government for further action.
Initially, under the project, citizens would be able to pay electricity bills, water bills. Later other agencies such as BSNL, Railways, State Road Transport Corporation are expected to be included in a phased manner.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Rs 3 cr SIETA in Dharwad soon: Horatti
Rs 3 cr SIETA in Dharwad soon: Horatti
The Newindpress.com
Tuesday April 25 2006 12:22 IST
DHARWAD: The State Institute of Educational Management and Administration Training (SIETA) will be set up in Dharwad on the lines of Delhi-based NIEPA at a cost of Rs 3 crore, said Basavaraj Horatti, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Law and Parliamentary Affairs.
Participating at a press meet organised by the Media club, Dharwad, here on Monday, Horatti said the SIETA aimed at imparting educational management and administration training properly to the staff and officers of the education department.
He said it would be set up with Central financial aid of Rs 3 crore of which Rs 2 crore would be spent for basic infrastructure, Rs 30 lakh for other equipment, Rs 20 lakh for computer installation.
Financial aid of Rs 50 lakh would be provided by the state government annually to this institute.
He disclosed that the state government had given its nod to appoint about 215 judges in the current year. Appointments would begin as soon as they received the Chief Justice’s approval for it.
He said Rs 60.69 crore was being spent for the supply of uniforms and textbooks to the schoolchildren this academic year, which would help the government to provide education facilities to 64.86 lakh children across the state.
He said about 2.35 crore textbooks would be provided to the children studying in private aided primary and secondary schools in the state through tenders.
All these books would be available in all bookstalls from June 1 and all government schools would be supplied textbooks by June 15, he added.
The Newindpress.com
Tuesday April 25 2006 12:22 IST
DHARWAD: The State Institute of Educational Management and Administration Training (SIETA) will be set up in Dharwad on the lines of Delhi-based NIEPA at a cost of Rs 3 crore, said Basavaraj Horatti, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Law and Parliamentary Affairs.
Participating at a press meet organised by the Media club, Dharwad, here on Monday, Horatti said the SIETA aimed at imparting educational management and administration training properly to the staff and officers of the education department.
He said it would be set up with Central financial aid of Rs 3 crore of which Rs 2 crore would be spent for basic infrastructure, Rs 30 lakh for other equipment, Rs 20 lakh for computer installation.
Financial aid of Rs 50 lakh would be provided by the state government annually to this institute.
He disclosed that the state government had given its nod to appoint about 215 judges in the current year. Appointments would begin as soon as they received the Chief Justice’s approval for it.
He said Rs 60.69 crore was being spent for the supply of uniforms and textbooks to the schoolchildren this academic year, which would help the government to provide education facilities to 64.86 lakh children across the state.
He said about 2.35 crore textbooks would be provided to the children studying in private aided primary and secondary schools in the state through tenders.
All these books would be available in all bookstalls from June 1 and all government schools would be supplied textbooks by June 15, he added.
HP looking at options in north Karnataka
HP looking at options in north Karnataka
The hindu.com
HP looking at options in north Karnataka
Staff Correspondent
HUBLI: Balu Doraiswamy, Managing Director, Hewlett-Packard (HP) India, has said that his company would look into the options for investment in north Karnataka region.
He was delivering the keynote address at the third conference of the BIC Society at the BVB College of Engineering and Technology here on Monday.
Mr. Doraiswamy said his company was for building a relationship with the region.
He said he was committed to helping BIC society in making north Karnataka an IT destination.
He stressed on the need to build an eco-system suitable for the industry in the region.
The hindu.com
HP looking at options in north Karnataka
Staff Correspondent
HUBLI: Balu Doraiswamy, Managing Director, Hewlett-Packard (HP) India, has said that his company would look into the options for investment in north Karnataka region.
He was delivering the keynote address at the third conference of the BIC Society at the BVB College of Engineering and Technology here on Monday.
Mr. Doraiswamy said his company was for building a relationship with the region.
He said he was committed to helping BIC society in making north Karnataka an IT destination.
He stressed on the need to build an eco-system suitable for the industry in the region.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
State may get Tata car unit
State may get Tata car unit
DH News Service
From B S Arun
New Delhi: The Tata Motors is understood to be seriously considering a location in Karnataka — either near Mysore or Dharwad – as one of the assembling units for its ambitious small car project.
The car – which the Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata wants to sell at Rs 1 lakh – may hit the Indian roads in 2008 or 2009.
The Tata Motors, which will manufacture perhaps the lowest priced petrol-driven car in the world, is said to have examined several locations in Maharashtra and West Bengal, besides Karnataka. The project may come up on four different locations — three for assembly and one for manufacturing. The Karnataka government was said to have forwarded a plan to locate the project at Mysore to Mr Tata when he visited Bangalore some time ago and the latter had shown interest in it. The other location was Dharwad where the Group’s Telco already holds land. The other plots the company has seen include Pune and Guptamani, near Kharagpur.
The West Bengal government is said to be aggressively pursuing the Tatas as the Tata Steel (which manufactures cold rolled sheet for car body) is located at near
Jamshedpur and Tata Metaliks, which supplies grey iron casting for the chassis, has a plant at Kharagpur. The WB government, sources say, is of the opinion that these two plants could help Tatas cut costs for the small car project.
While the Karnataka government sources confirmed that the Tatas have shown interest to locate a part of the project in the State, a Tata Motors spokesman, speaking to Deccan Herald, said he had no comments on the issue. The small car had been a dream project for Mr Tata. He had stated that although a host of factors like inflation and steel prices may make it difficult to maintain the proposed price tag at the time of the launch, the company hoped to hold on to the price despite that.
The project needs an area of 700 to 1,000 acres (if it is to be located at a single place) and the initial investment is likely to around Rs 1,000 crore. The company wants to project its small car as a direct competitor to Maruti 800 whose standard model now costs over Rs 2 lakh. India’s largest selling car is a 796 cc, three-cylinder vehicle. Tata’s small car will be a 700 cc, Euro IV compliant petrol version, rear-wheel powered vehicle with engine at the back.
Small is beautiful
*It’s for the Tatas’ Rs 1 lakh car
*Two locations — either Mysore or Dharwad
*State has given plan to Ratan Tata
* Bengal too pushing for it
DH News Service
From B S Arun
New Delhi: The Tata Motors is understood to be seriously considering a location in Karnataka — either near Mysore or Dharwad – as one of the assembling units for its ambitious small car project.
The car – which the Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata wants to sell at Rs 1 lakh – may hit the Indian roads in 2008 or 2009.
The Tata Motors, which will manufacture perhaps the lowest priced petrol-driven car in the world, is said to have examined several locations in Maharashtra and West Bengal, besides Karnataka. The project may come up on four different locations — three for assembly and one for manufacturing. The Karnataka government was said to have forwarded a plan to locate the project at Mysore to Mr Tata when he visited Bangalore some time ago and the latter had shown interest in it. The other location was Dharwad where the Group’s Telco already holds land. The other plots the company has seen include Pune and Guptamani, near Kharagpur.
The West Bengal government is said to be aggressively pursuing the Tatas as the Tata Steel (which manufactures cold rolled sheet for car body) is located at near
Jamshedpur and Tata Metaliks, which supplies grey iron casting for the chassis, has a plant at Kharagpur. The WB government, sources say, is of the opinion that these two plants could help Tatas cut costs for the small car project.
While the Karnataka government sources confirmed that the Tatas have shown interest to locate a part of the project in the State, a Tata Motors spokesman, speaking to Deccan Herald, said he had no comments on the issue. The small car had been a dream project for Mr Tata. He had stated that although a host of factors like inflation and steel prices may make it difficult to maintain the proposed price tag at the time of the launch, the company hoped to hold on to the price despite that.
The project needs an area of 700 to 1,000 acres (if it is to be located at a single place) and the initial investment is likely to around Rs 1,000 crore. The company wants to project its small car as a direct competitor to Maruti 800 whose standard model now costs over Rs 2 lakh. India’s largest selling car is a 796 cc, three-cylinder vehicle. Tata’s small car will be a 700 cc, Euro IV compliant petrol version, rear-wheel powered vehicle with engine at the back.
Small is beautiful
*It’s for the Tatas’ Rs 1 lakh car
*Two locations — either Mysore or Dharwad
*State has given plan to Ratan Tata
* Bengal too pushing for it
Amritraj-Bopanna second seed for Dharwad Challenger event
Amritraj-Bopanna second seed for Dharwad Challenger event
The NewKerala.com
Dharwad, Apr 24: Nathan Thompson of USA), Amit Inbar of Israel, Orest Tereschuck of Ukraine) and Philip King of USA advanced to the singles main draw of the PGV Cup ATP Men's Challenger Dharwad Open Tennis tournment here today.
The main draw will commence tomorrow.
In the qualifying rounds, Thompson Nathan got past Victor Kulick of Israel 7-5, 6-3 while Amit Inbar ousted Sergei Bubka of Ukraine 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
For Tereshchuk Orest it, was an easy task as he beat Patrick Tierro of the Philipines 6-2, 6-2. Philip King beat Ashutosh Singh of India 6-2, 6-2.
Korea's 109th ranked player Lee Yung Taik is the top seed in this tournment while winner of Chikmagaloor leg Danai Udomchoke (Thailand) is seeded second. Udomchoke (114) had won the men's singles title in the ATP Challenger held at Dharwad in October 2003.
Taipe's Lu Yen Hsun (118) is seeded third while Poland's Lukasz Kubot (138) is fourth.
Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, India's Prakash Amritraj and Rohan Bopanna and Japan's Soeda GO are seeded fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.
Four Indians Raju Kaushik, Vishal Uppal, Nandkumar Kiran and Sunilkumar Sipaaya have been given wild card entry.
Thailand's Ratiwatana brothers (Sonchat and Sanchai), the winners of men's doubles title at Chikmagaloor last week and also the winners of the title at Dharwad in October 2003, are the top seeds in the doubles event.
Prakash Amritraj and Rohan Bopanna, who were runners-up in 2003, are seeded second. India's Mustafa Ghouse and Pakistan's Aslam-Ul-Haq Qureshi are seeded third while Istomin and Tereschchuk are seeded fourth
The NewKerala.com
Dharwad, Apr 24: Nathan Thompson of USA), Amit Inbar of Israel, Orest Tereschuck of Ukraine) and Philip King of USA advanced to the singles main draw of the PGV Cup ATP Men's Challenger Dharwad Open Tennis tournment here today.
The main draw will commence tomorrow.
In the qualifying rounds, Thompson Nathan got past Victor Kulick of Israel 7-5, 6-3 while Amit Inbar ousted Sergei Bubka of Ukraine 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
For Tereshchuk Orest it, was an easy task as he beat Patrick Tierro of the Philipines 6-2, 6-2. Philip King beat Ashutosh Singh of India 6-2, 6-2.
Korea's 109th ranked player Lee Yung Taik is the top seed in this tournment while winner of Chikmagaloor leg Danai Udomchoke (Thailand) is seeded second. Udomchoke (114) had won the men's singles title in the ATP Challenger held at Dharwad in October 2003.
Taipe's Lu Yen Hsun (118) is seeded third while Poland's Lukasz Kubot (138) is fourth.
Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, India's Prakash Amritraj and Rohan Bopanna and Japan's Soeda GO are seeded fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.
Four Indians Raju Kaushik, Vishal Uppal, Nandkumar Kiran and Sunilkumar Sipaaya have been given wild card entry.
Thailand's Ratiwatana brothers (Sonchat and Sanchai), the winners of men's doubles title at Chikmagaloor last week and also the winners of the title at Dharwad in October 2003, are the top seeds in the doubles event.
Prakash Amritraj and Rohan Bopanna, who were runners-up in 2003, are seeded second. India's Mustafa Ghouse and Pakistan's Aslam-Ul-Haq Qureshi are seeded third while Istomin and Tereschchuk are seeded fourth
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Special package for IT units in Hubli: CM
Special package for IT units in Hubli: CM
DH News Service
Dharwad: Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Monday informed that an IT investors’ meet will be held in Hubli on May 20 in order to attract the IT companies to establish their units here and also assured them of announcing a special package.
Addressing a news conference at WALMI in Dharwad, he said the district administration had been asked to co-ordinate with Department of Information Technology for holding the IT investors’ meet on a big scale.
Around 100 investors were expected to participate in the proposed meet. The government was aware of the fact that the IT Park had been set up in Hubli but remained vacant till this day. They had decided to sell 50,000 sq ft out of the total two lakh sq ft at a cost of Rs 10 per sq ft as against the present Rs 20 per sq ft, to attract investors to Hubli. The government had been appealing to investors to extend their activities to cities like Hubli, Belgaum, Mangalore and Bijapur. Besides, the government would also recommend to the Centre for declaring Belur Industrial area in Dharwad as special economic zone.
Drinking water
The chief minister also sanctioned Rs 176 crore for Malaprabha III stage water scheme that would solve drinking water problems of Hubli-Dharwad cities.
The Finance Department had been asked to immediately release Rs 25 crore to start the work. The project would be taken up in a phased manner and completed at the earliest. There was no dearth of funds and money would be released whenever required.
Replying to a question, Mr Kumaaraswamy sought to clarify that the present coalition government was not at all responsible in the selection of Bangalore and Mysore cities for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and said all efforts were being made to impress upon the Centre to include Hubli-Dharwad cities.
The selection of cities was done by the Centre. Recently, he and Law & Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Horatti met Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy and requested him to include Hubli-Dharwad cities in the scheme.
Kalasa-Banduri
When his attention was drawn to Kalasa-Banduri canal project, he said its implementation had been delayed because of stubborn attitude of the Goa government.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had sought 15 days time to find out an amicable solution. There was nothing wrong in waiting for 15 days for Dr Manmohan Singh’s reply. An all-party delegation would be taken once again, if needed.
DH News Service
Dharwad: Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Monday informed that an IT investors’ meet will be held in Hubli on May 20 in order to attract the IT companies to establish their units here and also assured them of announcing a special package.
Addressing a news conference at WALMI in Dharwad, he said the district administration had been asked to co-ordinate with Department of Information Technology for holding the IT investors’ meet on a big scale.
Around 100 investors were expected to participate in the proposed meet. The government was aware of the fact that the IT Park had been set up in Hubli but remained vacant till this day. They had decided to sell 50,000 sq ft out of the total two lakh sq ft at a cost of Rs 10 per sq ft as against the present Rs 20 per sq ft, to attract investors to Hubli. The government had been appealing to investors to extend their activities to cities like Hubli, Belgaum, Mangalore and Bijapur. Besides, the government would also recommend to the Centre for declaring Belur Industrial area in Dharwad as special economic zone.
Drinking water
The chief minister also sanctioned Rs 176 crore for Malaprabha III stage water scheme that would solve drinking water problems of Hubli-Dharwad cities.
The Finance Department had been asked to immediately release Rs 25 crore to start the work. The project would be taken up in a phased manner and completed at the earliest. There was no dearth of funds and money would be released whenever required.
Replying to a question, Mr Kumaaraswamy sought to clarify that the present coalition government was not at all responsible in the selection of Bangalore and Mysore cities for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and said all efforts were being made to impress upon the Centre to include Hubli-Dharwad cities.
The selection of cities was done by the Centre. Recently, he and Law & Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Horatti met Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy and requested him to include Hubli-Dharwad cities in the scheme.
Kalasa-Banduri
When his attention was drawn to Kalasa-Banduri canal project, he said its implementation had been delayed because of stubborn attitude of the Goa government.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had sought 15 days time to find out an amicable solution. There was nothing wrong in waiting for 15 days for Dr Manmohan Singh’s reply. An all-party delegation would be taken once again, if needed.
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