Greater Bengaluru Authority Report to be discussed in Cabinet after consulting Opposition: DKShi
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said that the final report on the Greater Bengaluru Authority will be placed before the Cabinet only after holding discussions with leaders of the opposition.
Speaking to the media at Vidhana Soudha after a high-level meeting with officials regarding the proposal, Shivakumar said, “The committee has submitted its final recommendations on how the city’s municipal limits should be reorganised under the proposed Greater Bengaluru Authority. I’ve directed the committee chairperson to hold talks with opposition leaders and take them into confidence.”
“Once consultations are done, I will place the report before the Cabinet for further discussion. For now, the reorganisation will be implemented within the existing BBMP limits, but in the future, we plan to expand it further,” he added. The Deputy CM also expressed urgency in conducting elections under the new structure.
When asked about Home Minister G Parameshwara’s involvement in discussions related to the Yettinahole water project, Shivakumar said, “There were some issues regarding the project. There was a proposal to exclude his (Parameshwara’s) taluk from the project. Since water needs to be stored in this area, we are taking all precautions to ensure no village is submerged.”
He added that local residents had given suggestions about a few lakes, and that all stakeholders would be taken into confidence before presenting the matter before the Cabinet.
The Deputy CM also confirmed that he is scheduled to visit Delhi on Tuesday. “The visit is aimed at discussing clearances related to forest land in Tumakuru and Hassan regions involved in the Yettinahole project. I will also be meeting the Union Minister for Jal Shakti regarding necessary permissions,” he said.
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
