ERP for private vehicles in Mangaluru: Senthil Kumar
MANGALURU: In a bid to provide a smooth functioning of public transport and to reduce the traffic congestion, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil suggested to introduce Electronic Road Price (ERP) in the city.
The DC briefed about the ERP to media persons after proposing it in the RTA meeting recently.
Senthil said "Mangaluru - being one of the developing cities, is facing major traffic which has made it difficult for people to travel around the city. It is better to implement ERP for private vehicles which are unnecessarily entering the city. Under ERP system, private vehicle owners have to pay a certain amount to enter the city during peak hours. As it is an electronic system, the amount will be deducted directly from e-wallets of the vehicle's owner. Similar systems have already been implemented in Singapore, and they have seen excellent results from this."
He said "soon, a meeting In this regard will be held with the officials of Mangaluru City Corporation and elected representatives. The minute details like the type of vehicles to be brought under ERP system, area and amount will be fixed after taking suggestions in various phases."
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Senthil said "Increase in the traffic movement leads to widening of roads. Due to which, old buildings and monuments in the city are facing problems. With the regulation of ERP system, private vehicles' entry will be reduced in the city. With that, we can get rid of traffic congestion and air pollution also."
"At present, this system (ERP) does not exist in our country. If this system gets implemented in Mangaluru, It will become a model for rest of the cities in India. The ERP system, which does not require any major investment, can be introduced along with the Smart City mission," he said.
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CM Siddaramaiah to withdraw all cases against pro-Kannada activists
Bengaluru, Jan 27 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Monday that all cases registered against pro-Kannada activists will be withdrawn.
The CM was addressing a gathering at the unveiling of the 25-feet-tall bronze statue of Bhuvaneshwari, the goddess who represents the Karnataka state identity, on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha.
The statue of Bhuvaneshwari, which was sculpted at an approximate cost of Rs 21.24 crore is 41-feet-tall including the pedestal, and weighs around 31.5 tonne.
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While speaking at the event, although he acknowledged that one must love and embrace all languages, the CM said, in Karnataka, Kannadigas should follow the culture of speaking and interacting with “their brothers and other speakers” in Kannada.
“Instead of speaking incorrectly in other languages, we should speak our own language. In all our neighbouring states, the language spoken by the people of the respective state is sovereign. This should be practiced here, too,” said Siddaramaiah.
Insisting that everyone in the state should develop respect for the Kannada language, culture and art, the CM called for more learning and teaching of reading and writing Kannada.
“Only then will Kannada become the sovereign language,” he added.
