Review meeting on NH works in DK held with Gadkari: Nalin Kumar Kateel
Mangaluru, July 7: A review meeting on highway works within Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency limits was held Sunday at the residence of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in Delhi, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, said here.
The meeting, which reviewed the progress of works in the constituency, was also attended by Union Minister for Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda besides himself, Kateel said.
The work on the conversion of national highway 75 between B C Road and Addahole into four-lane, four-lane work of national highway between Kulshekhar and Karkala via Moodbidri and four-lane works on road between Mangaluru city bypass-Mulky-Kinnigoli- Moorukavaeri-Kateel were reviewed at the meeting, the MP said.
The total length of these roads is 136.2 km.
The meeting also discussed the progress in the work on the flyover at Pumpwell on national highway 66, he said in the release.
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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.
