Negligence in constructing pure drinking water unit: Contractor asked to complete it by July 15
Zilla Panchayat general body meeting
Mangaluru, July 02: The issue of neglecting construction of pure drinking water units by the contractors- KRIDL and Pan Asia Company rocked the zilla panchayat general body meeting held here on Monday.
In the continued ZP general body meeting which was ended abruptly on March 27 due to the enforcement of election code of conduct, member Manjula Madhava Mave said that most of the pure drinking water units were not functioning properly. The companies, which got the contract, have handed over the units in haste to the gram panchayat without completing the work. There was no clear picture on who should maintain those units in future, she said.
Members of both ruling and opposition parties supported Manjula and urged the chairperson to take this issue seriously.
Earlier, it was decided to set up 227 pure drinking water units. Later, the construction of 77 units in the list was dropped. But the company has constructed 150 units and of them, 73 are under construction. It was already discussed in the meeting of the higher officers. The companies were directed to complete the work by July 15. Otherwise, they would be held responsible and erring officials would face the music, said ZP CEO Dr MR Ravi.
However, ZP president Meenakshi Shantigodu said that action would be taken after getting the House Committee report on the issue.
GP members are opposing
Garbage is being dumped on either side of the national and state highways. Though the local gram panchayats have installed CCTV cameras to trace the persons who dump the garbage, they were unable to trace the people doing it. When they complained about it to the Haleangadi gram panchayat, no action was taken, alleged some members.
Responding to it, Mangaluru taluk panchayat EO said that some gram panchayat members have been encouraging the garbage dumping by obstructing to take action against those who dump the garbage. Taking it seriously, the meeting asked the officer to give the list of such gram panchayat members.
The ZP CEO said that the national highway is passing through 51 gram panchayats and in these places, penalty was imposed on those who dump garbage, asked the RTO to cancel the registration of the vehicles and asked the assistant commissioner to book cases . Notices were served to 26 gram panchayats and action was taken against PDOs. Apart from this, total 11 clusters were created to dispose the waste scientifically and presently, such unit was set up in Subramanya gram panchayat limit, he said.
Proposal to demolish 187 school buildings
Around 187 school buildings were in dilapidated condition in the district and a proposal has been submitted to the government to demolish the buildings instead of repairing them and construct total 276 classrooms where the buildings would be demolished. A meeting was conducted in Bengaluru and decided to verify the proposal from the PWD and prepare a technical report, said the DDPI.
When some members raised objections about the RTC of the government schools and said that the education department officials did nothing to correct them, the ZP president asked the DDPI to submit a report on the conservation of the school properties within a month.
ZP vice president Kasturi Panja, standing committee presidents Janardhan Gowda, UP Ibrahim, Anitha Hemanath Shetty were present at the meeting.
Verbal duels between BJP-Cong members
Members of both BJP and Congress engaged in verbal duals for a petty issue at the ZP meeting on Monday.
Mid-day meals is being supplied to Kalladka Sri Rama High School and Sridevi high school of Punacha, which caused confusion during election, under the Akshara Dasoha programme. Efforts of the Education Department officials in solving the problem was commendable, said member Mamatha Gatti which was supported by other members Prakash Shetty, MS Mohemmad.
But ZP president Meenakshi Shantigodu also hailed the contribution of local MLA Rajesh Naik in solving the problem. This has led to verbal duels between the Congress and BJP members.
When BJP member Tungappa Bangera raised objection over the mistakes in the meeting agenda, Mamatha Gatti said that “let the president answer this question. Before coming to general body meeting, she should conduct the meeting with the officials to avoid such mistakes”. Enraged by this, Meenakshi said to Mamatha that “do not to interfere in my constituency. Do your duty. Who are you to tell me? Sit down.” Countering it, Mamatha also took Meenakshi into task and engaged in verbal duals.
Meanwhile, Congress members supported Mamatha Gatti saying that the ruling party members were telling that the agenda was not good and you should consider it. This was opposed by the ruling party members. When the verbal duals reached its peak, some members dispersed from the scene saying that the discussion could be continued later after lunch and thus, they tried to pacify the issue.
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Punishment for those disrupting assembly proceedings, warns Speaker UT Khader
Belagavi: Speaker U.T. Khader on Friday warned that members who disrupt Assembly proceedings by talking in their seats during debates will be made to sit in the House for an entire day as a disciplinary measure.
The warning came after the Question Hour, when Deputy Leader of the Opposition Arvind Bellad was permitted to initiate a discussion on the development of North Karnataka.
At this point, expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal objected, stating that he had been seeking a debate for the past three days but had not been given an opportunity.
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Responding to the objection, Speaker Khader said Bellad had already been granted permission and assured Yatnal that he would be allowed to speak at the next opportunity. He noted that even as a serious discussion was underway, several MLAs were speaking among themselves with their microphones on, disrupting the proceedings.
Expressing displeasure over the conduct of members, Khader likened the situation to football, where players receive red, yellow, or white cards for violations. Similarly, he said, the Assembly issues warning cards to members who disturb the House. If they fail to correct themselves despite repeated warnings, they would be required to remain seated in the Assembly hall for a full day as punishment, he stated.
