Earthquake-proof buildings for Kodagu distressed people
CM to lay foundation on December 7
Madikeri, Dec 6: Amidst an allegation on delay in rehabilitating the disaster affected people in Kodagu, the state government would lay foundation stone here on December 7.
As the state government has invited to submit the model of houses, various companies have submitted total six models of houses for the distressed people. Out of them, the state government has selected the model prepared by the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited with modern technology. Amidst the tough competition from the private firms, the models prepared by a public sector unit were selected.
Houses with special technology
After Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy laid the foundation stone on December 7, total 840 houses would be constructed in various places in the district. The specialty of the models of Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited is that they would not collapse in spite of landslide on them. Unlike traditional houses, these houses will not have pillars. The iron bars used for RCC roof will go down from walls to the floor. Around 40-ft iron rods will be used for the houses without cutting them due to which the houses will be strong and the houses will withstand pressure from any parts.
The Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation has already constructed single bed-room houses in Kanakapura and other parts using the same technology. But for Kodagu distressed people, double-bed room houses will be constructed at a cost of Rs 9.85 lakh each and this is for the first of its kind in the country, Deputy Commissioner M.K. Jagadeesh said.
Till now, only single bed-room houses were being constructed for the distressed people in the country. For the first time, two-bed-room houses will be constructed. Moreover, the flat roofs will be constructed and the beneficiaries could construct another floor on the roofs.
Explaining about the technology of houses, project director H. Srinivas said that the house will have 5-6 inch thick concrete wall and no stone and brick will be used for the purpose.
he entire house will be like concrete cell and monolithic structure due to which, it will be completely earthquake-proof. As usual, iron moulds will be used for constructing these houses and the construction of these houses will take only 20 days, he said.
Since the electricity wiring and water pipeline will be fixed during the construction of walls, the cost will also be less and construction will also be completed shortly, he said.
This model houses are being constructed across the world and the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation has been constructing such houses since 2012 and so far, it has constructed 3,500 houses. But the Andhra Pradesh Housing Corporation has so far constructed more than 4 lakh houses across the state.
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Akhlaq lynching case: Brinda Karat seeks President's intervention in UP govt's move to drop charges
New Delhi (PTI): Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Saturday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, demanding her intervention in the Uttar Pradesh government's move to withdraw charges against the accused in the 2015 mob lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq.
In a letter to the President, Karat called it a "politically motivated" step by the government, and also questioned the role of the governor.
"I write to draw your urgent attention to the role of the Uttar Pradesh governor in the matter of the mob lynching case of Md Akhlaq, which occurred in September 2015. The governor has given written permission to the UP government to go ahead in its wholly illegal and unjust attempt to subvert the processes of justice and to withdraw the entire case even though the main witness has already given evidence," Karat said.
She said the government has filed an affidavit in the Greater Noida district court to withdraw the case, with the governor's permission.
"I regret that I am forced to write to you on this matter, but since the governor has been appointed by you and is answerable to you, I felt it in the interests of justice to inform you of the facts and to request your urgent intervention," she said.
On September 28, 2015, a mob gathered outside Akhlaq's house in Uttar Pradesh's Bisahada village after an alleged announcement from a village temple claiming that he had slaughtered a cow. He, along with his son Daanish, was dragged out of their home and assaulted, leading to Akhlaq's death.
"Even today, Danish has not fully recovered and carries the impact of the grievous wounds inflicted on him," Karat said.
The CPI(M) leader said the daughter of the victim gave evidence and named and identified all the accused.
"In other words, evidence against the accused has been presented and recorded in the court. The case is going on, and two other direct witnesses are to give their statements," she said.
"At such a time, the UP government has taken a decision to withdraw the case on utterly indefensible grounds, such as lathis were used, not guns, there was no personal animosity with the victim, continuing the case will lead to communal disharmony and so on," the letter read.
Karat alleged that the case has been delayed by the prosecution -- by not giving notice to the witnesses to appear -- and now the delay has been cited as the grounds to withdraw the case.
"This is motivated not to meet the ends of justice but to subvert the entire judicial process," she said.
Calling it a "politically motivated" step by the Uttar Pradesh government, she questioned, "Should the governor not counsel the government against such a step? Is it not the duty of the governor to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law?"
"If such a case is withdrawn, what will be left of the processes of justice? Will this not then apply to all cases of mob lynching that lathis were used, not guns, that there is no personal animosity, that harmony requires that such cases be withdrawn?" she asked.
Karat expressed hope that the President would intervene and direct the governor to withdraw the permission given.
"The matter is urgent as the government affidavit approved by the governor, which was to be discussed in the court yesterday (December 12) was postponed on the request of the prosecution," she added.
The Uttar Pradesh government has moved to withdraw charges against all those accused in the 2015 mob lynching in Greater Noida's Dadri, a case that had sparked nationwide outrage.
