Mangaluru, Nov 22: Expressing severe dissatisfaction over tardy progress in implementing various approved works under the special area development grants of elected representatives, S R Patil, the Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology set a 90-day deadline for the officials in Dakshina Kannada to accomplish all pending works.
Presiding over a special review meeting of the progress made under local area development funds of MPs, MLAs and MLCs at Circuit House here in the city on Saturday, the minister said “the countdown begins today”.
Taking Mangalore City Corporation authorities to task for failing to implement works allocated to them the minister pointed out that the pendency had built up from 2010-11 up to last fiscal and this was causing severe consternation to elected representatives.
He noted that as many as 369 works were pending under special funds of legislators accounting for 75 per cent of the works sanctioned and 153 projects were pending under MP's funds.
G V Rajashekar, executive engineer, Mangalore City Corporation, meanwhile assured the minster that all the pending works would be completed within the deadline fixed by the latter. However, a visibly unsatisfied reminded the official that his jurisdiction is lot smaller compared to ZP engineering division that had to look after works in the entire district. "It is such lethargy that erodes people's faith in the elected representatives and you must regain their trust," Mr Patil said.
Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim meanwhile suggested the minister to consider re-appropriating funds to the government treasury of such works that are delayed beyond a point. Mr Patil, however, diplomatically brushed aside this suggestion.
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