Indian Cabinet approves Salma Dam Project

Indian Cabinet approves Salma Dam Project

New Delhi: Indian Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approves reconstruction and completion of Salma Dam Project in Afghanistan, at Revised Cost Estimate (RCE) of Rs.1775.69 crore on Tuesday, 22^nd December 2015.

 The project is scheduled to be completed by June 2016. A central Public Sector Unit M/s. WAPCOS, under the Ministry of Water Resources, is executing the project.

Delhi Elevated Road Opens; for Rs 100 Crore Less

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday, 10th November 2015, inaugurated a six-lane elevated road that was to cost Rs.247 crore but ended up costing only Rs.143 crore.

Speaking on the occasion, Kejriwal gave due credit for the project to his predecessor and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit while Naidu of the BJP praised the Delhi government for completing the road on a reduced budget. 

The 1.6-km road on the Ring Road connects Azadpur and Prembari Pul in north Delhi. It is expected to cut down commuting time as it will bypass three major intersections at Ashok Vihar, Shalimar Bagh and Keshav Puram.

Addressing the gathering, Kejriwal said: "The credit for this elevated road from Azadpur to Shalimar Bagh goes to Shiela Dikshit. The foundation stone was laid in June 2013 during Dikshit’s tenure.

“The sanctioned cost for the project was Rs.247 crore but it was completed at an actual cost of Rs.142 crore by Delhi's PWD (Public Works Department). 

"It is unbelievable,” Kejriwal went on. “This can happen only in an honest government.”

Naidu also praised Delhi government’s PWD for completing the project at a lesser cost.

“It is for the first time I came to know that a project of Rs.250 crore was completed in Rs.150 crore. I congratulate the Delhi government’s PWD department for this achievement,” Naidu said.

The project was delayed for months as it was pending before the National Green Tribunal, which did not give permission to cut trees. 

The PWD had sought permission to cut around 1,200 trees but was permitted to fell around 700 trees. 

Dikshit was Delhi's chief minister for 15 long years before Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ousted her government in December 2013, with Kejriwal himself defeating Dikshit. But Kejriwal resigned after just 49 days.

The AAP again took power in Delhi in February this year with a full majority. 

Sri Balaji Krupa Layout : Bhoomi Puja for developmental works

Sri Balaji Krupa Layout : Bhoomi Puja for developmental works

Bangalore:  Sri Krishna Byregowda, M.L.A, Byatarayanapura Constituency conducted Bhoomi Puja for the road development and drainage works in Sri Balaji Krupa Layout Rama Krishna Hegade Nagara, here on Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Sri Byregoda told that he has provided Rs.10 Lakh for the developmental  works in the layout from his MLA Funds of Bytarayanapura sub-division for the year 2011-12 and Road development and drainage works would be done for 4 cross roads in the layout out this fund.

Mr. Byredowda, who provided a bore will apart from asphalting of main road in the layout, assured that he will give full support for speeding up of underground linking project and providing more buses to various places from Hegade Nagara. 
Mr. Shivakumar H.A., President Youth Congress, Bangalore North and Mr. Guruprasad, Corporator and Congress leader, contractor Vinayakumar, Present and former Office bearers of Sri Balaji Krupa Layout  & others were present on the occasion.

Click the images for larger view of photos. (Photos by  Anup Krishna Bhat Nethrakere).

- Nethrakre Udaya Shankara

Governor returns the Sakrama ordinance

Government attempt to bring it ahead of

BBMP elections fails

Governor returns the Sakrama ordinance

Bangalore, Jan 14: Karnataka Governor H.R. Bharadwaj has rejected the State Governments plea to promulgate the Sakrama ordinance and returned it back to the Government on today, January 14 Thursday 2010. With this the Governments attempt to implement the Revised Sakrama Scheme before the BBMP elections has suffered a setback.

Nethrakere Udaya Shankara

This writer wrote an article opposing the implementation of the Sakarma scheme in the Blogs 'SPARDHA' and 'PARYAYA' and wrote a letter to Honorable Governor on 13th January 2010 requesting not to give his assent to the Ordinance and appealed to send it back to the Government. The links to the above said article was also quoted in the letter. (Pls open the links and read letter and articles)

Several Prominent citizens including Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde also opposed the scheme of Akrama Sakrama. Even Political Parties like Congress and Janatadal opposed attempt of Government to promulgate ordinance on Akrama Sakrama.

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa refused to react on the Governors action while Congress and Janatadal leaders welcomed the Governors action.

To ensure that the proposed Sakrama scheme is implemented before the model code of conduct for BBMP polls comes into effect, the State government on 13th January 2010 urged Governor H R Bhardwaj to promulgate an ordinance in this regard.

Bangalore in-charge Minister R Ashok met the Governor at Raj Bhavan and submitted the draft of Sakrama ordinance. He also appraised the Governor on the scheme.

Speaking to the media, he said: “The talk with the Governor was fruitful. He said that the ordinance on Sakrama, applicable to the entire State, is being taken into consideration and accordingly a decision will be taken.”

When asked that why the Bill was not presented in front of the recently concluded winter session of the Assembly, the Minister blamed the Opposition for disrupting the house proceedings and not allowing the Government to discuss the matter.

“Following the disruption of the House by the Opposition, it was impossible to discuss the matter in the Assembly. They did not even let the Speaker’s election process to go ahead smoothly,” he said.

In his meeting with the Governor, the Minister tried to convince the former about the need of passing this ordinance for the benefit of the lower strata of people who are living in perennial fear of losing their properties. “There are nearly seven lakh properties in the City alone that need to be regularised. It is for them that this ordinance is needed,” said Ashok.

In response to questions on whether he was confident of the ordinance being passed by the Governor before the model code of conduct for the BBMP elections come into effect, Ashok said: “We have made a request to the Governor. It is upto him to take a call on the matter.”

Sources in the Government state that while the ordinance was ready much before, there were only small technical changes made to it before being given to the Governor. “Even if it is passed by the Governor on the day of the model code of conduct, it will take only a few minutes for us to publish the ordinance,” said the source.