42 acre land identified to rehabilitate Kodagu distressed people: UT Khader
Madikeri, August 23: Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader said that the district administration has identified around 42 acres of land in Madikeri and Somawarpete to rehabilitate the affected people in the natural disaster in the district.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, he said that the government would construct the houses using modern technology on war footing. Total 42 acres of land was identified at K Nidugane, 1st Monnangeri and Karnangeri in Madikeri taluk, and Takeri village in Somawarpete taluk. Details were being sought from each gram panchayat on available land. In coming days, the sites would be identified and houses would be constructed for the affected people. In order to identify the available land for this purpose, the government has appointed MK Jagadeesh as special additional deputy commissioner, he said.
“Magic cannot be done overnight. But the government has decided to construct the houses and develop the sites for the distressed people in shortest possible time. In order to avoid such natural disasters in future, a policy would be implemented against constructing house on hills. The government has decided to enact the Building Construction Act”, he said.
It is a testing time for the state government to handle the situation in Kodagu. But the government was committed to execute the decision. The government was for the people and it would not hesitate to spend whatever the amount it required, he added.
Deputy Commissioner Srividya and State Revenue department secretary Anbudas were present.
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Man accused of rape-murder of 5-year-old lynched to death in Bengal; Girl’s body found in pond
Alipurduar: A 40-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten to death by agitated locals in Alipurduar district located in West Bengal on Friday evening. Later, another man surrendered before the police claiming he was also involved in the crime, and was subsequently arrested.
The girl went missing on Friday evening. When her family began searching for the girl, they learned that she had last been seen with Mona Roy, as reported by the Indian Express.
The police said that the girl’s body was found floating in a local pond. They added that the locals caught Roy and took him to his residence where they allegedly noticed blood on the bed. Enraged by this, they tied Roy to a tree and started assaulting him.
Roy was beaten to death before the local police could reach the spot.
When the police arrived at the scene, angry locals prevented them from moving the two bodies. Eventually, a large team of police personnel was sent to the location. After two hours, they were able to remove the bodies from the area.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, a man named Bhakta Roy approached the police, claiming that he was involved in the crime and feared for his safety from the angry mob. He was subsequently arrested.
Y. Raghuvanshi, Superintendent of Police, Alipurduar, asserted it is a heinous crime, adding that they have started a detailed investigation in connection to the incident.
