Action against officials failing to ensure water supply in water hit areas: Priyank Kharge warns
"State government has released funds for adequate supply of water" he said
Kalaburagi: Social Welfare Department Minister Priyank Kharge on Sunday warned against the officials of district administration adding that they should pay special attention to the water scarcity issue in the district.
During the meeting he urged Deputy Commissioner, Zilla Panchayath CEO and other top officials of District Administration to ensure water supply to every part of the district as adequate funds have already been provided to the authorities in this regard.
He added that despite sanctioning crores of rupees to resolve the issue the officials were not doing their duties in resolving the issue. He also vowed to initiate action against the officials who are not fulfilling their duties in resolving the water crisis in the district.
“There is no shortage of funds for drinking water. We have sanctioned funds to Municipalities, Zilla Panchayaths, Taluk Panchayaths to ensure water supply to every part with help of tankers and other sources” Kharge added.
MLA M Y Patil, MLC Tipannappa Kamakanoru, Deputy Commissioner Venkatesh Kumar, senior police officers and others were present in the meeting.
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No more street vending on B’luru’s main roads, as govt plans to bring new policy for street hawkers
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said that the state government has decided to formulate a new policy for footpaths in Bengaluru, under which street vending will not be allowed on main roads and sub-main roads.
Addressing the media after a budget preparation meeting and executive meeting of GBA corporations at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said discussions were held with MLAs from the GBA region regarding the corporations’ budgets and key civic issues.
Leader of Opposition R. Ashok also participated in the meeting and shared his views. Officials from multiple departments, including police, BESCOM, BMRCL, BWSSB and BDA, along with ministers and legislators, were present.
He stated that all five municipalities have prepared their individual budgets, while MLAs have submitted their demands, including calls for ward-wise grants.
“We have decided to bring a new policy for footpaths. Citizens are struggling to walk as footpaths are encroached upon by street vendors,” Shivakumar said.
Highlighting the need to balance livelihoods and public convenience, he added that “a separate space will be provided for street vendors, and specific roads will be designated for their business,” ensuring that pedestrians can use footpaths without obstruction. He noted that there was unanimous agreement among MLAs on this approach.
Issuing a warning to vendors, Shivakumar said that authorities will act against those violating the rules. “If vendors operate during the day and leave their carts on the roadside at night, authorities will clear them. People should be aware of this,” he said.
Providing data on street vendors, he said that around 60,000 vendors have registered so far, of which 30,000 have applied for vehicles, and a tender has already been floated.
“Only those with street vendor identity cards will be allowed to do business. Those without ID cards will not be permitted to operate on the streets,” he added.
