Proposal sent to name Mangaluru Airport after 'Koti Chennayya': Dr. Selvamani
Mangaluru: A proposal on naming the Mangaluru Airport after legendary Tulu twin heroes Koti-Chennayya, has already been sent to the state government through the deputy commissioner. The matter need to be discussed in the MLAs' meeting before getting submitted in the Center, said CEO Selvamane.
Speaking at a zilla panchayat meeting chaired by ZP president Meenakshi Shantigodu here on Tuesday, he said that the MLA has to discuss it in the Assembly and submit it to the Central government.
Dr Selvamani brought this to the Notice if the house when ZP member Dharanendra Kumar urged the meeting to take a resolution to name the airport after'Koti Chennaya' and submit it to the government.
When member Vinod Kumar Bollur raised the issue of leakage of water in marriages leading to drinking water scarcity, the CEO directed the Minor Irrigation department to look into it.
the ZP president has directed the officials to take action against the persons responsible for missing of 11 funny bags of rice meant for Mid-day meals at Haradi school in Puttur.
Member MS Mohmmad drew the attention of the house on shortage of doctors and lab technicians in rural hospitals. Building, employees and equipment were required to ensure good treatment in hospitals. So, a meeting was held with the Minister along with the Deputy Commissioner. Discussion was also held with the Chief Minister and it was brought to the Notice of the department secretary, the CEO said.
On securing seventh place in the SSLC exams, member Thungappa Bangers alleged that the district was cheated in the results. But DDPI said that they were recording good results in the district every year. Though other districts were far ahead in rankings, the achievement of the district was not less, he said.
SP vice president Kasturi Panja, members Asha Thimmappa Gowda, Janardan Poojary, Maratha Gatti, Sujata KP and others expressed their dissatisfaction over the demand of money for Mangala Stadium in spite of its annual income.of Rs 14 lakh. Sports officer Pradeep D'Souza gave information about the stadium. But the CEO asked the officer to call meetings of all taluk sports officers in next 17 days and complete the audit and give it to all members.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
