CM Bommai instructs officials to complete all works under Smart City project within a year
Hubballi, Jun 26: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday instructed officials to complete all the works related to Hubballi-Dharwad Smart City project within a year.
The Chief Minister was speaking after inaugurating a slew of civic infrastructure works under the Hubballi-Dharwad Smart City project in Hubballi.
Launched in 2014-15, the Smart City works were to be completed in 2020, Bommai said.
He instructed the officials to complete all the ongoing works before March 31 of the current financial year.
Already 555 works under the project have been completed, a statement issued by his office said.
"There should be no compromise on quality of the works under the Smart City project. Action should be taken against the contractors who fail to maintain high quality in the works," Bommai warned.
The Chief Minister said there should not be any disparity in development of the district.
Stating that the foundation stone for a branch of Jayadeva Cardiac Hospital to be built at a cost of Rs 300 crore will be laid in August, Bommai said orders have been issued for establishing an FMCG cluster in Dharwad which would create about one lakh jobs.
The Special Investment Zones are being set up in Tumakuru and Dharwad, Bommai said, adding the Hubballi-Ankola railway project would be taken up soon as the environment clearance is expected for it.
"We are intending to launch implementation of Tumakuru-Davanagere and Dharwad-Belagavi railway projects this year. Development of Northern Karnataka region would get a big boost through comprehensive development of Hubballi-Dharwad," Bommai said.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
