DK Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao hands title deeds to owners during ‘Janata Darshana’ event in Bantwal
Bantwal: District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao received applications related to various government benefits from citizens in the taluk and also handed title deeds to the site owners during the district-level ‘Janata Darshana’ organized in BC Road here on Wednesday.
Inaugurating the event, the minister said that such events would also be held at taluk-level across the district for senior officials of all government departments to respond to the needs of the people and make the government facilities accessible to citizens. “The state government continues to fulfill the promises made to the people and has provided financial benefits to crores of people in a very short period. The guarantee schemes of Karnataka are models for the entire nation,” Rao said.
“Title deeds have been handed today to more than 177 people in Bantwal taluk to ensure security of land for the owners. The process will continue and more number of people will be provided title deeds for their sites,” he said.
Bantwal MLA Rajesh Nayak, who presided over the programme on Wednesday, directed the government officers to respect the needs of the locals, especially the citizens belonging to financially backward classes, and work at fulfilling the valid requests.
The district in-charge minister received more than 100 petitions, including 74 from residents of Bantwal taluk, in relation to various issues. The people are learned to have asked for a closure of the BC Road toll gate on the National Highway 75. They also urged the minister to ensure the conversion of the Udupi-Kasaragod power transmission line into underground of via sea route for safety of the people. A demand was also made to provide more doctors at the government hospitals, widening of the Vitla-Saradka stretch, construction of an electric sub-station at Kudupadavu and construction of a new bridge across River Nethravathi at Panemangalore.
Dinesh Gundu Rao, who earlier inspected the work on the Polali bridge on the outskirts of Mangaluru, told reporters in Bantwal, “PWD officers have been directed to complete the work prior to May and open it for all traffic before the onset of monsoon. The state government is also examining a proposal for the construction of a new bridge at Polali.”
Referring to sand extraction near the pillars of the bridge, the minister opined, “Stopping illegal mining of sand is difficult as many people will be involved in it. Officials have been directed to install CCTV cameras in the area to keep a watch near the pillars and curb illegal extraction of sand within 500-metre radius of the pillars.”
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3 killed, 15 injured in fire after blast at firecracker unit in MP's Dewas; CM orders probe
Dewas/Indore (PTI): At least three workers were killed and 15 persons injured after a fire broke out following an explosion at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Thursday, an official said.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the incident and ordered an investigation. The state government will provide an assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased, and the injured will receive free treatment, he said in a post on X.
Three persons were killed in the fire at the firecracker unit located in Tonk Kalan area, and around 15 injured persons were sent to hospitals in Indore and Dewas, Collector Rituraj Singh told reporters after inspecting the site.
Videos of the aftermath surfaced on social media, showing thick white smoke billowing from the factory along the Agra–Mumbai national highway. The clips also showed people rushing the injured for treatment amid cries for help, with body parts seen scattered at the site.
The collector said the fire has been brought under control. The administration has taken possession of explosives stored at another location within the unit, he said.
The work to manufacture small firecrackers at the factory of a person named Anil Malviya had begun only 15 days ago, and a licence has been issued for the unit, the collector said.
A detailed investigation is underway into the incident, he added.
CM Yadav said, "I have directed Deputy Chief Minister and Dewas district guardian minister Jagdish Devda, the home secretary and senior officials to visit the spot. An inquiry has also been ordered into the incident."
Local residents said there was a massive explosion at the factory, and the victims' body parts were found scattered far away from the site.
They said construction work was underway at the site and different sheds were being built there.
