Don’t uproot plants brought from Hyderabad: MLA Ashok Rai appeals to public
Puttur: MLA Ashok Kumar Rai appealed to the public not to uproot flower plants brought from Hyderabad, which have been planted along the divider on the Puttur-Uppinangady road. In a public appeal on Saturday, he requested people to refrain from damaging these plants, mats, and water pipes and instead support the development efforts in the area.
The appeal was made during an inspection of the Puttur-Uppinangady road project along with officials from the Forest and Social Forestry departments and the Public Works Department (PWD). Speaking to the media, Ashok Kumar Rai stated that a budget of Rs 20 crore has been sanctioned for developing this road, aiming to make it a model project.
Requesting people to avoid tampering with the plants, he urged the public to report anyone damaging them by capturing photos and submitting them to the police.
He also informed that road repairs between Berike and Nekkiladi had been impacted by recent rains, but contractors would soon complete the necessary repair and maintenance work. Additionally, the Bolwar-Harady, Sediapu-Kodimbady, and Nekkiladi sections will begin work on the four-lane expansion later this year.
He further added that an additional request for Rs 5 crore has been submitted to the government for installing street lights along the divider, with the aim of completing a fully developed four-lane road between Puttur and Uppinangady.
Accompanying him during the inspection were PWD Assistant Executive Engineer Rajaram, Assistant Engineer Tausif, Social Forestry Officer Vidya Rani, Deputy Forest Officer Yashodhara K., and several local leaders.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
