CM Siddaramaiah to meet Nitin Gadkari regarding Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
Bengaluru, July 29: With accidents on rise on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he would meet Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and point out the flaws on the expressway and changes to be made.
Speaking to reporters after inspecting accident-prone areas of the Expressway near Mandya, Siddaramaiah accused the BJP government of inaugurating it in a hurry ignoring the flaws that was resulting in accidents.
"I am going to Delhi and will meet Gadkari and ask him to rectify things (on the Expressway). A proposal for Rs 150.81 crore has been sent to the Centre for improving the service road," the Chief Minister said.
According to him, the work will start from November this year.
To a question on the alleged toll collection going on at those stretches which are still incomplete, the Chief Minister said the state government had no role to play as it is being done by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
"We are not collecting toll but I will speak to them," the Chief Minister said.
Regarding accidents, he said the Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma had a meeting with the NHAI officials.
Siddaramaiah said after the Expressway was opened, speed detectors were not installed. Since there was no guard, many accidents took place.
"Maximum accidents took place in June 26 accidents. This month only five have taken place," the Chief Minister said.
Though Siddaramaiah declined to call the project unscientific, he said more safety measures were required.
ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು- ಮೈಸೂರು ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಪಘಾತಗಳು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @siddaramaiah ಅವರು ಇಂದು ಮಂಡ್ಯ ಸಮೀಪದ ಅಮರಾವತಿ ಹೋಟೆಲ್ ಬಳಿ (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಿಂದ 93 km ಅಂತರ) ರಸ್ತೆ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿ, ಅಪಘಾತ ತಡೆಗೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕ್ರಮಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಪಟ್ಟ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಜೊತೆ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿದರು. pic.twitter.com/EaRX1EvksG
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Voting begins for Assam''s 126 assembly seats
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Guwahati (PTI): Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began on Thursday to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates, officials said.
In the high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in office, while the Congress seeks to wrest power after being ousted in 2016.
Polling, being held in a single phase, began at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm. Long queues of voters were seen outside polling stations from early morning.
An electorate of 2.50 crore, including 1.25 crore women and 318 from the third gender, can exercise their franchise in 31,490 polling stations across the state.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Congress state president Gaurav Gogoi, assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, Leader of the opposition Debabrata Saikia, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi, and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi.
Several cabinet ministers, including the AGP’s Atul Bora and Keshav Mahanta, and the BPF’s Charan Boro are also in the fray.
The Congress has the highest of 99 contestants, followed by the BJP (90), AIUDF (30), NDA allies AGP (26) and BPF (11).
Opposition alliance’s Raijor Dal is contesting in 13, AJP in 10, CPI(M) in 3 and APHLC in 2. Outside the two coalitions, the AAP is contesting in 18 seats, UPPL in 18, TMC 22, JMM 16 and there are 258 independents.
The ruling NDA’s main constituents are the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodo Peoples’ Front (BPF) while the opposition alliance comprises the Congress, Raijor Dal, Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), CPI(M), All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) and CPI(ML).
The counting of votes is scheduled on May 4.
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