MCC swings into action after VB's report on Smart City, Gail India work posing threat to motorists
Dangerous potholes, excavated spots temporarily fixed
Mangaluru: A day after Vartha Bharati carried a story on the poor safety measures in place on roads in the city due to construction work of smart city and GAIL India’s Pipeline installation, Mangaluru City Corporation authorities swung into action on Thursday and set in motion a drive to fix potholes causing inconveniences to the general public.
On Wednesday, Vartha Bharati carried the story showing snapshots of dangerous potholes and excavated sites left uncovered, posing threat to the motorists in the city. It was also revealed that the construction was undertaken by the Smart City project and some of the dangerously excavated and uncovered sites were that of GAIL India Pipeline installation work.
The story was duly brought to the notice of authorities including MCC Commissioner Akshy Sridhar and Mangaluru Smart City works’ General Manager Arun Prabha KS.
Both Akshy and Arun had assured Vartha Bharati of looking into the matter and initiating action in this regard.
On Thursday, MCC Commissioner Akshy shared images with Vartha Bharati showing MCC workers fixing potholes at Balmatta Junction, an area particularly highlighted in VB’s story. The images showed MCC workers fixing the road in the early hours of Thursday.
The potholes at Balmatta Junction have been fixed temporarily with concrete and mud, at Jyothi circle, a dangerous pit has been filled with concrete. The excavated spot at Bendorewell has been temporarily fixed after being filled with mud. All of these spots were highlighted in VB’s story.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Akshy had said “Action will definitely be initiated against the concerned agency/contractor,” after the matter was brought to his notice.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
