Mangalore, Feb 7: Road development work left half done in several parts of the district led to heated discussion at the District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee meeting held at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, in Mangalore on Thursday.
The meeting held with Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel in chair directed the officials concerned to identify all undone roads and complete the works before the onset of monsoon.
During the beginning of the programme, Mr Kateel wanted to know from the officials the status of Mani-Sampaje road work. Responding to the same, Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited officials said that out of the total 72 kms, 35 kms have been completed so far.
However, the MP pointed out that even in the completed portions, there were unattended patches. The official informed that the road work will be completed full and final by May.
Meanwhile, the National Highway department official informed the house that Rs 13 crore has been sanctioned by the government in the annual plan for Shiradi Ghat. They said that in case the agency is identified to do the work and if the work is handed over to them on time then the work can be easily completed by April.
The widening work of Bellare-Sullia road by 4 kms is in progress and the entire road is expected to be completed by March 15, the official said.
No funds for PMGSY
The official in-charge of the centre's Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana said that over the last four years no amount has been released by the government under the scheme. A proposal for 54.5 crores for 82.4 kms of road has been sent to the central government, he said. Under the 'Namma Grama Namma Rasthe' project however, the government has sanctioned Rs. 109.22 crores for the year 2012-13 for roads measuring a total of 212.86 kms in the district, he said.
N Prakash, Deputy Commissioner, DK, asked officials to make sure that the pending road works in the district are completed as fast as possible as there are all possibilities of the region witnessing pre-monsoon showers, which can act as a hindrance in taking the works forward. The DC asked engineers of various departments to work in tandem and cooperate with each other and bring to his notice if there is any trouble from the contractors.
Kateel takes EO to task
Mr. Kateel took to task the Executive Officer (Bantwal) for breaching the protocol and not inviting him for the inauguration programs of Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendras in the district.
“It is an insult to the Member of Parliament. You have neither informed me nor invited me. We as MPs bring funds from the Centre and you don't have the courtesy to even inform us. If this attitude continues, I will see to it that none of your programmes see the light of the day. I will send people and make sure your programmes are interrupted”, the MP said.
Koragappa Naik, President, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Ritesh Shetty, Vice President, and Dr. K N Vijayprakash, CEO, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat were also present.
Comments
Add new comment