Udupi, July 2: Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Member Shobha Karandlaje directed the National Highway Authority officials to recommend the central government to blacklist the Navayuga company for delaying the work of National Highway 66.

Presiding over the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) “Disha” at the ZP hall here on Monday, she said that the officials who were getting government salary should recommend the centre to blacklist the company instead of favouring it. Instead of completing the works, the company has been extending the timeline. If the company has any problem, let them come with her to Delhi to find solutions, she said.

Officials said that the company was under financial crises due to which the work is delayed. Service roads were sanctioned for Uchchila and Udyavara. The bypass road work of Padubidri and Karavali junction would complete by December end. However, the work of over-bridge of Kundapura would be completed by March next, said officials.

1694 houses electrified

Total 2926 powerless houses were identified in the district and among them, 1694 houses were electrified at a cost Rs 7.15 crore under Deen Dayal Electrification Scheme. In Udupi district, work of 16 CRF roads were taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 180 crore and among them, 13 workers were completed. The work of two roads in Karkala would be completed after rainy season, said officials.

The MP asked the officials to put up name board as CRF roads and inform her while inaugurating the roads.

Under Vajpayee housing scheme, total 384 houses were sanctioned to urban area. In the Ashraya Committee meeting, total 184 beneficiaries who have sites were selected and work was going on.  Remaining beneficiaries would be finalized within a month, said officials.

ZP project director Nayana said that it was targeted to construct 103 houses in rural areas during 2016-17. Among them, 50 houses were completed and 38 were under progress. In 2017-18, 21 houses were completed among total 30 target and three were under progress.

Amount credited to accounts

As the pregnant women were finding it difficult to come to Anganwadi centres to have lunch under Matru Poorna scheme, the food was being sent to them through children. Now, boiled rice was being given in the district. Under Matru Vandana scheme, total 22,456 persons were credited Rs 5000 to each of their accounts, said Woman and Child Welfare department deputy director Gracy Gonsalves.

The MP said that the pregnant women could not come to Anganwadi centres to have lunch. In some places, even autos could not reach the Anganwadi centres. So, it would be better if their expenses were credited into their accounts. So, submit a report to the government about this issue, she said.

Port department engineer said that Gangolli port was developed at a cost of Rs 78 crore, but the department has to get the balance from the centre. In the same way, a project worth Rs 138.6 crore for Hejamadi port was cleared and MoU should be finalized before sending it to the central government, he said.

Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis, ZP president Dinakar Babu, CEO Shivananda Kapashi, ADC G Anuradha and others were present.

23 towers upgraded as 3G

The district has total 165 3G and 215 2G BSNL towers and among 2G towers, 28 towers were upgraded into the 3G towers. Two new towers were sanctioned for Pajaka and Attur Church areas and proposal was sent for another two towers at Rattadi and Thombattu, said BSNL officer.

Taluk panchayat president Nalini Pradeep Rao complained against server problem in several places. The MP also said that she was getting complaints about the land line problems. Officials promised of taking steps to solve the problem.

The Indrali new railway station work is taken up at a cost of Rs 11.33 crore and it would complete by March 2019. The work of Ramakrishna Hegde Training Centre taken up at a cost of Rs 2 crore would also be completed by November. The electrification of Verna Thokur railway line at a cost of Rs 317 crore is under progress and the department would require Rs 4 crore to expand the department buildings, said Konkan Railway officials.



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Lucknow, May 11 (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said that more than 350 unauthorised religious sites, including madrasas, mosques, mazars and Eidgahs, have been identified and subjected to sealing or demolition in recent days, an official statement issued here said.

Acting on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's clear directive that no religious encroachment will be tolerated, the administration in districts such as Pilibhit, Shravasti, Balrampur, Bahraich, Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj has launched a sweeping campaign, it said.

The authorities have systematically identified illegal structures and taken strict action, continuing operations even on Sunday.

The chief minister has made it clear that encroachment in the name of any religion will not be allowed and all violators, especially those running unrecognised religious institutions, will face legal consequences, the statement said.

On May 10 and 11, 104 madrasas, one mosque, five mazars and two Eidgahs built illegally on public and private land were identified in Shravasti. All were issued notices and sealed, it said.

One illegal madrasa on public land was demolished and two unrecognized madrasas on private land were sealed, the statement added.

In Bahraich, officials identified 13 madrasas, eight mosques, two mazars and one Eidgah illegally constructed on government land.

After issuing notices, five were sealed and 11 were demolished, including eight madrasas, two mosques and one mazar, the statement said.

In Siddharthnagar, the authorities identified four mosques and 18 madrasas and one more madrasa for illegal construction. Notices were issued to these structures. Five madrasas were sealed and nine were demolished. In total, action was taken against 23 illegal structures in the district, it said.

In Maharajganj’s Nautanwa tehsil, Parsamalik village, an unrecognized madrasa operating on Maktab land was shut down based on a report submitted by the District Minority Welfare Officer.

The building’s keys were handed over to the local police station in-charge. So far, 29 madrasas and five mazars constructed through encroachment on public and private land have been demolished in the district.

In past two days in Lakhimpur Kheri, two mosques, one Eidgah on public land along with eight madrasas on private land were found to be illegally constructed.

Of the 13 structures identified, one was served a notice, nine were sealed and three have been demolished so far, the statement said.

The district authorities in Pilibhit have identified an illegal mosque built on public land in Bharatpur village, covering an area of 0.0310 hectares.

According to the district magistrate, a notice has been issued to the parties involved, seeking a response within 15 days. Action against the illegal construction will be taken after the notice period ends, it said.

On Sunday, an under-construction madrasa on public land in Virpur Semra village, Tulsipur tehsil, was demolished in Balrampur. So far, 30 madrasas, 10 mazars and one Eidgah have been demolished in the district.

Ten of them were built illegally on public land, while 20 were constructed without authorization on private land, the statement said.