Act tough against those who spread rumours: DCM Parameshwar
Rumours over child lifting
Bengaluru, July 16: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that he has directed the Cyber Crime police to take tough action against those who spread rumours over child lifting in the state.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, the DCM said that a group of people had attacked innocent people suspecting them as child lifters in Bidar recently and such incidents have been repeating in the state. A software engineer working in Google was lynched and three others were injured in the incident. Related to the incident, 13 persons were arrested. The guilty would be punished. But the Cyber Crime police would take action against those who spread rumours in social media to create fear among people, he said.
Responding to the statement of JDS supremor HD Deve Gowda, Parameshwar said that it was alleging that North Karnataka was being neglected. People should be educated on how much amount was reserved for the development of the region in the Budget and how much amount was spent.
Road development
Concerned officers and contractors were directed to develop the roads under the Metro routes. The debris dumped below the Metro line should be removed. The officers were directed to develop flowering park by planting saplings of flowers along the roads. Newly appointed Metro managing director Ajay Sheit met him and discussed the Metro work. He has directed him to complete the ongoing Metro work within stipulated time. The Metro MD has asked speedy approval of new schemes and release of funds, Parameshwar said.
“One of the founders of Infosys, Sudha Murthy met me as her Infosys Foundation is developing Metro Station at a cost of Rs 150 crore and invited me for the inaugural programme. I have asked her help for construction of police stations and police quarters and she has responded positively”.
- Dr G Parameshwar, Deputy Chief Minister
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Mumbai Metro lines 9 and 2B open for commuters
Mumbai (PTI): Commercial operations on the first phases of Mumbai Metro corridors 9 and 2B began on Wednesday morning, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the mass-transit routes, officials said.
While the Metro 9 marks the first direct connectivity between a suburb in Mumbai and a part of Thane city in the metropolitan region, the Line 2B will provide the first metro connectivity on the Harbour Line in Mumbai.
The 5.6-km elevated Phase 1 stretch of Metro Line 9 comprises four stations -- Dahisar East, Pandurangwadi, Miragaon and Kashigaon. The 5.53-km Phase 1 of Metro Line 2B has five stations, including Deshbhakt N G Acharya Udyan (Diamond Garden), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk, Deonar, Mankhurd and Maharashtra Nagar–Mandale.
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According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Line 9 is expected to cut travel time between Mira-Bhayandar in Thane district and Mumbai to around 30 minutes from the current one to two hours. Built at Rs 6,607 crore, it will eventually provide seamless connectivity to south Mumbai through interlinking with other lines.
With the addition of the two new lines, Mumbai’s operational Metro network has expanded to six corridors, including Line 1 (Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova), Line 2A (Andheri West-Dahisar East), Line 7 (Dahisar East-Andheri East) and the underground Line 3 (Colaba-Bandra Kurla Complex-SEEPZ).
As per MMRDA, the revised timetable for Line 2A and Line 7 came into effect on Wednesday, aimed at improving frequency, predictability and overall commuter experience.
It said that with the inauguration of Line 9, Metro Line 2A will now operate as a standalone corridor between Andheri West and Dahisar East, with services from 5.50 am till around 11 pm and a peak frequency of about six minutes.
The integrated Line 7-9 corridor (Gundavali to Kashigaon), spanning 19.79 km, will operate from 5.50 am to 11 pm, with a peak frequency of under six minutes and 276 services on weekdays.
Metro Line 2B (Phase 1) services commenced at 6 am and will run till around 10.30 pm at intervals of approximately nine-and-a-half minutes, operating 209 services daily, according to officials.
MMRDA said the integration of Line 7 with Line 9 enables direct connectivity from Andheri East to Mira-Bhayandar, while Lines 2A and 7 will function as separate corridors.
A seamless interchange facility at Dahisar station will allow passengers to switch between Lines 2A and 7 without exiting the “paid” (ticketed) area.
