HDMC to take up massive sterilisation of stray dogs
Source: HDMC Website
Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has taken up massive sterilisation of stray dogs in twin cities with the co-operation of NSS unit of SDM Medical College and Hospital. In the next couple of months, about 3,000 to 4,000 stray dogs in HubliDharwad cities would be sterilised.
Like other big cities, the menace of stray dogs had become a headache for the corporation authorities all these years. Although, it contacted a Pune-based organisation to help in the sterilization programme a few months ago, the idea was dropped keeping in mind the high cost involved.
The NSS unit of SDM Medical College came to the rescue of HDMC to check the growing population of stray dogs in twin cities. Some veterinary doctors also joined hands in this endeavor.
After several rounds of talks, the programme was finally launched in Dharwad on Monday. According to the plan, HDMC staff catch stray dogs in every ward, sterilise them and release them in the same area. How ever, rabid dogs will be killed. It would take at least one and a half years to two years before dog population could come down automatically.
Till recently, the corporation was flooded with the calls from general public on the menace of stray dogs and wanted action in this regard.
Dr A C Swamy, health officer of HDMC told Deccan Herald that to begin with, they would be taking up sterilisation two days in a week in Hubli and Dharwad cities. According to an estimate, it would take some months before the 3,000 to 4,000 stray dogs in twin cities are sterilised. The cooperation of citizens would be crucial for the success of the programme.
The corporation was only sterilising them and not killing any dog, Swamy clarified. The steps taken in controlling stray dog population were purely in the interest of general public.
A similar exercise had been launched in Bangalore City and Hubli was the second city to have such a programme. "Our endeavour is to check the growth of dog's population in Hubli-Dharwad cities"
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
HDMC meet on land for IT today
HDMC meet on land for IT today
Source: HDMC website
A special general body meeting of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation has been convened on Tuesday to discuss three vital issues: providing land for IT investors, reduction of water tariff and construction of an alternative road for heavy vehicles.
This meeting and its decisions hold significance for the impending growth of Hubli-Dharwad.
Among the three agendas, the crucial issue for the Council to decide on will be the proposal to provide land at a place desired by IT investors. Officials said the corporation has identified 44 acres of land at Navanagar, located between Hubli and Dharwad, for this purpose.
This was imminent as chief minister H D Kumaraswamy had, at the recent IT investors' meet in Hubli, promised to set aside 300 acres of land belonging to KIADB at Rayapur, Mammigatti and Kelgeri to establish an integrated IT City.
However, some IT entrepreneurs had expressed their reservation on the location, especially with regard to Mammigatti and Kelgeri, as they were too far away from the township.
Keeping this in view, the HDMC has decided to part with 44 acres of the total 92 acres of its land in and around Navanagar area.
The Council will also have to endorse a decision taken at the last general body meeting to revise water tariff, after it was cut down on persistent public demand. Since there was a technicality, the decision would have to be endorsed at the special general body meeting, as per the KMC Act.
Apparently, the resolution is just a formality in the wake of the forthcoming civic body elections;
The HDMC also has to decide on a proposal to develop an alternative route to divert manganese-laden trucks arriving from Gadag. The proposition, discussed at the meet earlier, is to divert the trucks from the Gadag railway gate towards PB Road via Mantur and Bidnhal.
This will greatly ease traffic congestion in Hubli city, besides minimising damage to newly built roads.
The Rs 4-crore project will be funded jointly by the Karnataka government, Lorry Owners' Association, and the contractor concerned. The project will take six months to complete.
Source: HDMC website
A special general body meeting of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation has been convened on Tuesday to discuss three vital issues: providing land for IT investors, reduction of water tariff and construction of an alternative road for heavy vehicles.
This meeting and its decisions hold significance for the impending growth of Hubli-Dharwad.
Among the three agendas, the crucial issue for the Council to decide on will be the proposal to provide land at a place desired by IT investors. Officials said the corporation has identified 44 acres of land at Navanagar, located between Hubli and Dharwad, for this purpose.
This was imminent as chief minister H D Kumaraswamy had, at the recent IT investors' meet in Hubli, promised to set aside 300 acres of land belonging to KIADB at Rayapur, Mammigatti and Kelgeri to establish an integrated IT City.
However, some IT entrepreneurs had expressed their reservation on the location, especially with regard to Mammigatti and Kelgeri, as they were too far away from the township.
Keeping this in view, the HDMC has decided to part with 44 acres of the total 92 acres of its land in and around Navanagar area.
The Council will also have to endorse a decision taken at the last general body meeting to revise water tariff, after it was cut down on persistent public demand. Since there was a technicality, the decision would have to be endorsed at the special general body meeting, as per the KMC Act.
Apparently, the resolution is just a formality in the wake of the forthcoming civic body elections;
The HDMC also has to decide on a proposal to develop an alternative route to divert manganese-laden trucks arriving from Gadag. The proposition, discussed at the meet earlier, is to divert the trucks from the Gadag railway gate towards PB Road via Mantur and Bidnhal.
This will greatly ease traffic congestion in Hubli city, besides minimising damage to newly built roads.
The Rs 4-crore project will be funded jointly by the Karnataka government, Lorry Owners' Association, and the contractor concerned. The project will take six months to complete.
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