TATA Motors permitted to set up unit at Dharwad: Minister

TATA Motors permitted to set up unit at Dharwad: Minister
UNI - DNA India

Saturday, September 01, 2007 12:57 IST

HUBLI: Karnataka Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday said the TATA Motors had been given permission to set up an automotive manufacturing unit at Dharwad.

Addressing a press conference here, Shettar said the Cabinet had given a go-ahead to TATA Motors after asking them to comply with certain conditions.

The conditions were that the company had to reserve 80 per cent of both direct and indirect jobs to Kannadigas preferably from North Karnataka region and the government would withdraw the permission if the unit did not commence operations in the stipulated period.

Shettar said the company would set up its unit near the present TELCO unit at Dharwad in three phases to manufacture luxury buses, small buses and light commercial vehicles and there would no further land acquisition from farmers.

''Whatever additional land required would be given to the company from the adjoining Belur industrial estate, where KIADB has sufficient land'', he added saying there was no reason for the farmers to worry over land acquisition.

On concessions sanctioned, the Minister said a stamp duty concession to the tune of 75 per cent was accorded and Value Added Tax (VAT) was deferred for 11 years though the company requisitioned it for 18 years.

The VAT had to be paid back with One per cent interest, he added.

Private land will not be acquired to beautify Sadhanakeri Tank: DC

Private land will not be acquired to beautify Sadhanakeri Tank: DC

The Hindu - Staff Correspondent

The tank area will be developed into a tourist spot

For tank rejuvenation: Deputy Commissioner M.S. Srikar speaking at a meeting on the development of the Sadhanakeri Tank in Dharwad on Thursday. Writers Channaveera Kanavi and Kalburgi are seen.

DHARWAD: Deputy Commissioner M.S. Srikar has categorically stated that there is no question of using private property for the development of the Sadhanakeri tank in Dharwad.

Chairing a meeting on the project being implemented for comprehensive development of the Sadhanakeri tank, Mr. Srikar said that eight acres of land forming the Sadhanakeri tank and four acres of land of the Police Department was being utilised for the project.

The objective of the project was to beautify the tank and also develop it as a tourist spot. Steps would be taken to provide information to tourists on literary and cultural importance of the tank, he said.

The Deputy Commissioner said that steps would be taken to prevent entry of sewage into tank. Only rainwater would be allowed into the tank.

A sum of Rs. 2.5 crore had been released by the Union Government for the project which included construction of a jogging track, an open air theatre and a children’s garden.

There would be lighting arrangements and 50 per cent of the power requirement would be met through solar energy, he said.

Chairman of Dr. D.R. Bendre National Memorial Trust M.M. Kalburgi briefed about the plans by the trust to utilise the venue for organising cultural and literary programmes.

Writers Channaveera Kanavi, Sadanand Kanavalli, and Arya Acharya gave their suggestions for the development of the tank.

Assistant Director of the Tourism Department Nagaraj and architect Vyasa were present.