High Court bench: Construction work to commence in June
Newindpress.com
DHARWAD: Basavaraj Horatti, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs said that construction work will be taken up from June at Walmi to set up the High Court circuit bench.
Addressing reporters here on Wednesday, Horatti said tender notification will be issued soon to start the first phase of work at a cost of Rs 20 crore, out of the total Rs 66 crore project.
As a result of two round high-level meetings held by the Law, Finance and Public Works Departments, the government released Rs 5 crore for renovation works at the existing building in Walmi and 48 acres was handed over to the law department by the varsity of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.
Giving details of the proposed building, the Minister said that there will be 11 court halls and one Chief Justice hall. Construction is expected to be completed in 15 months from commencement.
Replying to a question on the multi-crore Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renovation Plan, he said that he would discuss with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to include the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad under the plan instead of Bangalore city.
Hubli-Dharwad, which was earlier, marked for the said plan was replaced by Mysore city.
Horatti said that efforts are on to induct former deputy chief minister M.P. Prakash and H.D. Revanna into the ministry as the government needs their experience to run the government.
Friday, March 17, 2006
IT investors` meet
IT investors` meet
Business Standard.com
Our Correspondent / Chennai/ Dharwad March 16, 2006
The much-awaited IT Investors’ meet will be held at Hubli in the third week of April. The meet scheduled in January this year had been postponed due to the political developments in Karnataka. The precise date will be announced soon.
The department of information and technology, Government of Karnataka, district administration, Software Technology Park, KEONICS, Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and BIC Society will jointly organise the meet at Hotel Naveen.
Dharwad deputy commissioner M S Srikar said here on Wednesday that around 200 IT companies from Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune were expected to participate in the meet. Nasscom chief Kiran Karnik and Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy will be the chief guests. After the inaugural session and presentations, the participants will visit the IT Park in Hubli.
Srikar said that the state IT department had contacted many IT companies requesting them to participate in the meet and that the response has been encouraging. He said, there has been considerable improvement in the infrastructure in Hubli-Dharwad and McKinsey report had categorised Hubli as a satisfactory city for IT and IT-enabled services activities.
The Cities Alliance, a global coalition of cities and their development partners for city development strategy had also approved Hubli Dharwad. Srikar said that 200 acres of land had been identified and marked for the purpose of IT.
Chief minister Kumaraswamy is likely to announce special packages to IToITES companies investing in Hubli during the meet.
Meanwhile the BIC (BPO-ITES-CRM) Society has come forward to market the IT park and help conduct training programmes at the Indian Institute of Information Technology in Hubli-Dharwad. Former chief secretary and president of BIC Society B S Patil said that the society’s executive committee at its meeting on Sunday had suggested that the IT Park should be upgraded and space be made available at lower rentals to facilitate easy investments.
Business Standard.com
Our Correspondent / Chennai/ Dharwad March 16, 2006
The much-awaited IT Investors’ meet will be held at Hubli in the third week of April. The meet scheduled in January this year had been postponed due to the political developments in Karnataka. The precise date will be announced soon.
The department of information and technology, Government of Karnataka, district administration, Software Technology Park, KEONICS, Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and BIC Society will jointly organise the meet at Hotel Naveen.
Dharwad deputy commissioner M S Srikar said here on Wednesday that around 200 IT companies from Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune were expected to participate in the meet. Nasscom chief Kiran Karnik and Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy will be the chief guests. After the inaugural session and presentations, the participants will visit the IT Park in Hubli.
Srikar said that the state IT department had contacted many IT companies requesting them to participate in the meet and that the response has been encouraging. He said, there has been considerable improvement in the infrastructure in Hubli-Dharwad and McKinsey report had categorised Hubli as a satisfactory city for IT and IT-enabled services activities.
The Cities Alliance, a global coalition of cities and their development partners for city development strategy had also approved Hubli Dharwad. Srikar said that 200 acres of land had been identified and marked for the purpose of IT.
Chief minister Kumaraswamy is likely to announce special packages to IToITES companies investing in Hubli during the meet.
Meanwhile the BIC (BPO-ITES-CRM) Society has come forward to market the IT park and help conduct training programmes at the Indian Institute of Information Technology in Hubli-Dharwad. Former chief secretary and president of BIC Society B S Patil said that the society’s executive committee at its meeting on Sunday had suggested that the IT Park should be upgraded and space be made available at lower rentals to facilitate easy investments.
Mannina Mommaga pitches for urban infrastructure
Mannina Mommaga pitches for urban infrastructure
DH News Service Bangalore
By Kavitha Kushalappa
Side by side with the provisions for fulfilling the promise on infrastructure improvements as held out in the Common Minimum Action Plan of the JD (S)-BJP combine, the forthcoming State budget is expected to reflect the government’s support to a host of urban development programmes that are mooted and part-funded by the Centre and also the externally funded programmes.
Side by side with the provisions for fulfilling the promise on infrastructure improvements as held out in the Common Minimum Action Plan of the JD (S)-BJP combine, the forthcoming State budget is expected to reflect the government’s support to a host of urban development programmes that are mooted and part-funded by the Centre and also the externally funded programmes.
Under the externally funded programmes are Karnataka Urban Water Sector Improvement Programme (KUWSIP) and Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project (KMRP) funded by the World Bank; and North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Programme (NKUSIP) and Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environment Management (KUDCEM) funded by the Asian Development Bank.
Among the Centrally mooted programmes for which matching contribution is required from the State are Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JN-NURM), Urban Infrastructure Development of Small and Medium Towns (UIDSMT) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP).
The required allocation for these programmes in the forthcoming year reportedly sums up to around Rs 475 crore.
Urban Development department sources noted that the Rs 1,268 crore KMRP and the Rs 1,800 crore NKUSIP will be of particular importance over the next year as nearly Rs 500 crore of external assistance is expected to flow in. The State’s share in these externally-aided projects is to the order of 20 to 30 per cent, sources said.
Officials noted that investment support to the municipal bodies concerned is a prominent component of the KMRP and prominent among the 33 local bodies where KMRP will be implemented are the seven City Municipal Councils around Bangalore. It was pointed out that under the retro-active financing clause, the development of four roads linking these CMCs to Bangalore City centre is already underway.
Regional imbalance
A total of 25 towns - 23 backward towns in North Karnataka belt, besides Chamarajnagar and Davangere, are slated for development under NKUSIP. The programme addresses the regional imbalance as pointed out by Dr D M Nanjundappa Committee report, official sources observed.
Bangalore and Mysore which have been chosen for development assistance under JN-NURM, require the State government to contribute 15 per cent and 20 per cent respectively. For the projects to be taken up under the Sub Mission category - basic services to the urban poor, the State government is required to pitch in 50 per cent and 20 per cent for Bangalore and Mysore respectively.
Second-tier cities
Both UIDSMT and IHSDP requires the State government to pitch in 20 per cent of the individual project cost. UIDSMT is basically aimed at second-tier cities. Hubli-Dharwad is prominent among the cities likely to figure under it. The IHSDP is, meanwhile, defined as a programme aimed at non-JN NURM cities.
Following the release of the Common Minimum Action Plan on Wednesday, sources close to the political establishment noted that father Deve Gowda’s pitch on rural development is beside the point for son and Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy, who is well aware that world class development of Bangalore and other cities is a must if development is to percolate effectively to the rural limits.
The industry segment in its pre-budget discussions with the government is also learnt to have pitched in for inter-connectivity with tier-two cities such Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore and Mysore.
HIGHLIGHTS
Thrust to second-tier cities like Hubli-Dharwad.
Urban services development in coastal towns and backward towns of north Karnataka.
Matching contribution to projects under Urban Renewal Mission.
Contribution to ADB and WB-funded projects
DH News Service Bangalore
By Kavitha Kushalappa
Side by side with the provisions for fulfilling the promise on infrastructure improvements as held out in the Common Minimum Action Plan of the JD (S)-BJP combine, the forthcoming State budget is expected to reflect the government’s support to a host of urban development programmes that are mooted and part-funded by the Centre and also the externally funded programmes.
Side by side with the provisions for fulfilling the promise on infrastructure improvements as held out in the Common Minimum Action Plan of the JD (S)-BJP combine, the forthcoming State budget is expected to reflect the government’s support to a host of urban development programmes that are mooted and part-funded by the Centre and also the externally funded programmes.
Under the externally funded programmes are Karnataka Urban Water Sector Improvement Programme (KUWSIP) and Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project (KMRP) funded by the World Bank; and North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Programme (NKUSIP) and Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environment Management (KUDCEM) funded by the Asian Development Bank.
Among the Centrally mooted programmes for which matching contribution is required from the State are Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JN-NURM), Urban Infrastructure Development of Small and Medium Towns (UIDSMT) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP).
The required allocation for these programmes in the forthcoming year reportedly sums up to around Rs 475 crore.
Urban Development department sources noted that the Rs 1,268 crore KMRP and the Rs 1,800 crore NKUSIP will be of particular importance over the next year as nearly Rs 500 crore of external assistance is expected to flow in. The State’s share in these externally-aided projects is to the order of 20 to 30 per cent, sources said.
Officials noted that investment support to the municipal bodies concerned is a prominent component of the KMRP and prominent among the 33 local bodies where KMRP will be implemented are the seven City Municipal Councils around Bangalore. It was pointed out that under the retro-active financing clause, the development of four roads linking these CMCs to Bangalore City centre is already underway.
Regional imbalance
A total of 25 towns - 23 backward towns in North Karnataka belt, besides Chamarajnagar and Davangere, are slated for development under NKUSIP. The programme addresses the regional imbalance as pointed out by Dr D M Nanjundappa Committee report, official sources observed.
Bangalore and Mysore which have been chosen for development assistance under JN-NURM, require the State government to contribute 15 per cent and 20 per cent respectively. For the projects to be taken up under the Sub Mission category - basic services to the urban poor, the State government is required to pitch in 50 per cent and 20 per cent for Bangalore and Mysore respectively.
Second-tier cities
Both UIDSMT and IHSDP requires the State government to pitch in 20 per cent of the individual project cost. UIDSMT is basically aimed at second-tier cities. Hubli-Dharwad is prominent among the cities likely to figure under it. The IHSDP is, meanwhile, defined as a programme aimed at non-JN NURM cities.
Following the release of the Common Minimum Action Plan on Wednesday, sources close to the political establishment noted that father Deve Gowda’s pitch on rural development is beside the point for son and Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy, who is well aware that world class development of Bangalore and other cities is a must if development is to percolate effectively to the rural limits.
The industry segment in its pre-budget discussions with the government is also learnt to have pitched in for inter-connectivity with tier-two cities such Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore and Mysore.
HIGHLIGHTS
Thrust to second-tier cities like Hubli-Dharwad.
Urban services development in coastal towns and backward towns of north Karnataka.
Matching contribution to projects under Urban Renewal Mission.
Contribution to ADB and WB-funded projects
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