Third phase of demolition drive from Tuesday
The Hindu
HUBLI: The third and final phase of clearing roads of encroachments in Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation will start on Tuesday.
The drive will be a three-day operation, covering 31 major roads of Hubli, including the four roads belonging to the Public Works Department and National Highway passing through the city. A public announcement to this effect has been made by P. Manivannan, Commissioner of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation.
The Corporation has short-listed 71 roads in Hubli-Dharwad, for clearing them of encroachments to decongesting them and ensure smoother flow of traffic. Seven roads were cleared in the first phase for three days from June 25 and the second phase covered all the 33 roads in Dharwad on July 16 and 17.
The corporation officials sent out special teams comprising officials of the city survey for marking the width of the roads and also the extent of encroachment.
The width of the roads have been marked in red on either side and whatever comes beyond that would be cleared, according to the officials.
On the public works roads and the national highways, the roads will be cleared up to the drains on either side. The marking has been done after giving due notice to the people to enable them to produce the records to justify their stand against the removal of encroachment.
Mr. Manivannan said that if the owners of the buildings are willing to cede two feet of their land beyond the 40 feet width of the road, the corporation is willing to construct footpath in that place adjacent to the drains.
In case of grievances, people can contact the Commissioner on ph. 98909-33999, or the Joint Commissioner (98453-30024).
Mr. Manivannan appealed to the owners of the buildings to remove the encroachments on their own.
He said the corporation will use bulldozers to remove the encroachments.
Mr. Manivannan said that a Zonal Officer and an Assistant Engineer of the Zonal Office No. 9 have been kept under suspension in the view of the complaints of delay in granting completion certificates. Another official of the Zonal Office had also been dismissed from service in this connection.
Mr. Manivannan has urged the people to bring to his notice any delay of more than 12 days by zonal offices in issuing completion certificates or delay in furnishing the required information to him or the Joint Commissioner, or the Superintending Engineer (98803-67649) of the CC cell of the Commissioner's office on mobile/SMS/or phone. The people have also been asked to submit a written complaint on all days to Private Secretary to the Commissioner, Kotkar at the Hubli office and Mr Laxmi Narayan at Dharwad office.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Saturday, August 20, 2005
High Court keen on new building for circuit Bench in Dharwad
High Court keen on new building for circuit Bench in Dharwad
The Hindu
- Plan includes court building and residential accommodation
- Court building will have two floors with basement parking
- Each floor will have an area of 7600 sq. m
- New complex to be ready for occupation by December 2006
STATELY STRUCTURE: An artist's impression of the proposed building for the circuit Bench of the Karnataka High Court on the WALMI premises near Dharwad.
DHARWAD: It is now clear that the Karnataka High Court is keen that the circuit Bench in Hubli-Dharwad functions from a new building instead of any existing building on the premises of the Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) here.
It is in this context that the State Government has planned to expedite the construction of a new building of which the foundation stone was laid by the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court here on Sunday.
Official sources said the Government would like to expedite work on the building even while prevailing upon the Chief Justice to take steps to get the Bench functioning from the existing building on the premises at the earliest. It was only when the Government finalised plans and prepared a blueprint for the building with the approval of the High Court that the Chief Justice agreed to attend the function to lay the foundation stone.
According to information received here, the Government has prepared a Rs. 66-crore plan for the construction of a new complex on the WALMI premises, 12 km away from Dharwad. The blueprint for the new complex was put on display during the function held on Sunday.
The plan includes the court building and residential accommodation. The court building will have two floors with 10,760 sq. m in the basement for parking vehicles. Each floor will have an area of 7600 sq. m.
It has been planned to build a records room, an office, a property room and rooms for public prosecutors, government pleaders and government advocates, a computer room, post office and an office of the cooperative society. The first floor will have 11 court halls, a library and judges chambers. The second floor will have conference halls, an office, a meeting hall, and offices of Assistant Registrars, Registrar and Registrar-General.
The quarters for judges, Advocate General, Registrar and staff will be on the same premises. The tender process is expected to commence any time. The Government has plans to complete the work in 15 months and expects the new complex to be ready for occupation by next December end.
Preparations being made indicate that the existing buildings on the WALMI premises will not used for the Bench. Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil told the Legislative Assembly in July that the High Court has agreed to use the existing building for administrative purposes.
One of the purposes for which the Government had proposed the WALMI complex for the location of the Bench is the infrastructure available there.
This, it was thought, offered an advantage to Hubli-Dharwad and would minimise the expenditure on providing infrastructure. for the Bench
But the High Court appears to have preferred a new complex for the Bench.
Friday, August 19, 2005
Get stray cows, pocket Rs 2,000!
Get stray cows, pocket Rs 2,000!
The Times of India,Bangalore
Hubli-Dharwad Corpn Emulates Delhi To Make Roads Cattle-free
Hubli: Want to make a fast buck with minimum fuss? Here is a lawful offer: catch that stray cattle and take it to Pinjrapole to pocket a whopping Rs 2,000. Hurry! The offer lasts only till the 300-odd cattle exhaust on roads.
This new scheme, launched by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) on the lines of Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) to deal with stray cattle menace, is already showing success. HDMC commissioner P. Manivannan said the cash award given to the public for catching stray cattle would be recovered by auctioning the cattle.
Taking a strict view of freely roaming cattle in the twin cities, he said the district administration has issued directives to the launch the campaign to make the city roads cattle-free.
However, some officials are wary of this offer as they feel the scheme may lead to chaos as it happened in Delhi last month. An HDMC officer said some miscreants might bring in stray cattle from neighbouring villages to claim the reward.However, Manivannan allayed such fears saying there were 300-odd stray cattle in the twin cities and that Pinjrapole has enough space to accommodate all of them.
The HDMC has decided to lay down that anyone who catches an animal must have a certificate from Pinjrapole, specifying the exact place of capture. The civic chief said the person bringing in cattle should be a resident of Hubli-Dharwad and must carry a proof of residence.
Welcoming the new scheme, Megharaj of Pinjrapole said they have no problem in accommodating the stray cattle provided the animals are brought in a proper manner.
He said HDMC staff had earlier treated the stray animals in a rough manner by dragging and hitting them brutally with staves to get them onto HDMC vehicles. “I hope that the new scheme will put an end to all such menace,” he added.
The Times of India,Bangalore
Hubli-Dharwad Corpn Emulates Delhi To Make Roads Cattle-free
Hubli: Want to make a fast buck with minimum fuss? Here is a lawful offer: catch that stray cattle and take it to Pinjrapole to pocket a whopping Rs 2,000. Hurry! The offer lasts only till the 300-odd cattle exhaust on roads.
This new scheme, launched by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) on the lines of Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) to deal with stray cattle menace, is already showing success. HDMC commissioner P. Manivannan said the cash award given to the public for catching stray cattle would be recovered by auctioning the cattle.
Taking a strict view of freely roaming cattle in the twin cities, he said the district administration has issued directives to the launch the campaign to make the city roads cattle-free.
However, some officials are wary of this offer as they feel the scheme may lead to chaos as it happened in Delhi last month. An HDMC officer said some miscreants might bring in stray cattle from neighbouring villages to claim the reward.However, Manivannan allayed such fears saying there were 300-odd stray cattle in the twin cities and that Pinjrapole has enough space to accommodate all of them.
The HDMC has decided to lay down that anyone who catches an animal must have a certificate from Pinjrapole, specifying the exact place of capture. The civic chief said the person bringing in cattle should be a resident of Hubli-Dharwad and must carry a proof of residence.
Welcoming the new scheme, Megharaj of Pinjrapole said they have no problem in accommodating the stray cattle provided the animals are brought in a proper manner.
He said HDMC staff had earlier treated the stray animals in a rough manner by dragging and hitting them brutally with staves to get them onto HDMC vehicles. “I hope that the new scheme will put an end to all such menace,” he added.
The actors who played a role in the establishment of the Bench
The actors who played a role in the establishment of the Bench
The Hindu
DHARWAD: A few people have played a crucial role in bringing to fruition the dream of having a Bench of the Karnataka High Court in north Karnataka.
They are the late D.K. Naikar, who officially suggested the proposal in the 1970s, and H.K. Patil, under whose watch the dream has become a reality, both Law Ministers; three High Court Chief Justices: the late D.M. Chandrashekar, who gave his consent to the proposal; N.K. Jain, who sanctioned two circuit Benches before retiring last year; and the current Chief Justice, N.K. Sodhi, who laid the foundation stone for the bench in Hubli-Dharwad; and B.D. Hiremath, president of the Dharwad Bar Association.
Non-official player
While the first five discharged their responsibilities in their official capacity, Mr. Hiremath is the only non-official, who doggedly pursued the matter.
Mr. Hiremath took over as president of the Bar Association in 1996. He also happens to be a member of the Karnataka State Bar Council of which he was vice-chairman for a term.
Mr. Hiremath has proved to be an indefatigable fighter for the cause. He never tired of knocking on the doors of the Prime Minister, the Union and State Law Ministers, the Chief Minister, the Chief Justice or whoever mattered, for the cause.
In 1999, he began an indefinite fast in support of the cause, which was called of on the 19th day, following the assurance that the High Court would take a second look into the matter of establishing the Bench.
In July this year Mr. Hiremath began another fast, which lasted for 11 days. This was is protest against the silence maintained by the State Government and the Karnataka High Court in following up on the October 2004 notification issued by the High Court sanctioning two circuit Benches in Hubli-Dharwad and Gulbarga.
During the past nine years, he has held 28 eight demonstrations in Bangalore pressing for the Bench.
He played a crucial in the Bar associations of the region giving a written undertaking leaving the selection of the location of the Bench to the Chief Justice of the High Court.
The Hindu
DHARWAD: A few people have played a crucial role in bringing to fruition the dream of having a Bench of the Karnataka High Court in north Karnataka.
They are the late D.K. Naikar, who officially suggested the proposal in the 1970s, and H.K. Patil, under whose watch the dream has become a reality, both Law Ministers; three High Court Chief Justices: the late D.M. Chandrashekar, who gave his consent to the proposal; N.K. Jain, who sanctioned two circuit Benches before retiring last year; and the current Chief Justice, N.K. Sodhi, who laid the foundation stone for the bench in Hubli-Dharwad; and B.D. Hiremath, president of the Dharwad Bar Association.
Non-official player
While the first five discharged their responsibilities in their official capacity, Mr. Hiremath is the only non-official, who doggedly pursued the matter.
Mr. Hiremath took over as president of the Bar Association in 1996. He also happens to be a member of the Karnataka State Bar Council of which he was vice-chairman for a term.
Mr. Hiremath has proved to be an indefatigable fighter for the cause. He never tired of knocking on the doors of the Prime Minister, the Union and State Law Ministers, the Chief Minister, the Chief Justice or whoever mattered, for the cause.
In 1999, he began an indefinite fast in support of the cause, which was called of on the 19th day, following the assurance that the High Court would take a second look into the matter of establishing the Bench.
In July this year Mr. Hiremath began another fast, which lasted for 11 days. This was is protest against the silence maintained by the State Government and the Karnataka High Court in following up on the October 2004 notification issued by the High Court sanctioning two circuit Benches in Hubli-Dharwad and Gulbarga.
During the past nine years, he has held 28 eight demonstrations in Bangalore pressing for the Bench.
He played a crucial in the Bar associations of the region giving a written undertaking leaving the selection of the location of the Bench to the Chief Justice of the High Court.
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