Kodagu displaced people to get Rs 10K compensation per month: Minister U.T. Khader
Bengaluru, September 25: Housing and Urban Development Minister U.T. Khader said that the government has decided to give Rs 10,000 as monthly compensation for each family which lost its house in the natural disaster in the district till the displaced people were rehabilitated.
Speaking at the Vikasa Soudha here on Tuesday, the Minister said that the proposal to construct temporary sheds was dropped. Till the houses were constructed for the affected people, the government has decided to give Rs 10,000 compensation to each of the families which lost everything. Around 700-800 families have lost their houses in the disaster in the district and they were identified. It was decided to construct model houses at a cost of Rs 6 lakh each on the place to be identified by the deputy commissioner, he said.
The sanctioning of 72,370 houses of beneficiaries under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme who have not yet uploaded the progress of their houses through online was withheld. Total 37,508 beneficiaries have uploaded their details. Of them, the details of 19,000 beneficiaries were proper and as the details of remaining 18,000 beneficiaries were not correct, they were rejected. Remaining 34,822 beneficiaries have not yet uploaded their details in online. Even then, in order to protect the genuine beneficiaries, the government has given another chance to upload the details till October 15, he said.
If the beneficiaries get the certified copy from the panchayat development officer, they could upload their details during the extended time. They could call ‘Spandana’ call centre (toll free number- 23118888) for more details, the minister said.
Under the Chief Minister’s one lakh houses, total 49,500 beneficiaries were identified in Bengaluru. Tender process would be completed by October 10 and houses would be constructed shortly. In the second phase, selection process of the candidates would be conducted soon, he said.
In the slums, 23,153 houses including 15,747 in South and 7,406 houses in North would be constructed. Bengaluru city would get 6,367 houses, while Hassan-877, Mandya- 1,500, Chamarajnagar-500, Chikmagalur-530, Shivamogga-250, Chitradurga- 1,931, Davangere 755, Mysuru- 1,693, Bagalkot- 784, Dharwad- 500, Gadag- 644, Belagavi-749, Vijayapura- 2,100, Kalaburgi- 1,300 and Bidar- 250 houses, the Minister said.
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Nightclub fire: Goa court remands Luthra brothers in police custody for five days
Panaji (PTI): A court in North Goa on Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, in police custody for five days.
The brothers, brought to Goa from Delhi after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 blaze that killed 25, were produced in the court after undergoing health check-ups twice at the District Hospital in North Goa.
Judicial Magistrate First Class Mapusa Puja Sardesai remanded the two brothers in police custody for five days.
Advocate Vishnu Joshi, representing Bhavana Joshi who lost four family members in the tragedy, said that the accused were asking for “special consideration” claiming poor health.
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“We said they should not be given any extra relaxation,” he said, adding that the court has taken cognisance of the fact that this is about the death of “25 people in the form of mass genocide”.
“But since they kept pressing for medical check-up, the court ordered reexamination of their health. It is clear in the medical examination that they don’t require any consideration. The accused sought special considerations in the lock-up like a good mattress, which the court refused,” said Joshi.
A team of the Goa Police, along with the Luthra brothers, arrived at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, in North Goa at 10.45 am.
The duo was initially taken to a Primary Health Centre at Siolim for medical examination. They were then taken to the District Hospital at Mapusa.
After their health assessment, the two were brought to the court.
The court directed that the accused be sent for fresh medical examination. Accordingly, the two were again taken to the District Hospital.
Later, they were produced before Judge Sardesai, who ordered the five-day police custody of the accused.
After the fire tragedy at Arpora village, the Anjuna police had registered a case against the Luthra brothers on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The brothers were arrested in Delhi on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand. A court there allowed the Goa Police their two-day transit remand.
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The duo had fled to Phuket in Thailand early on December 7, hours after the fire at their nightclub, prompting the authorities to issue an Interpol Blue Corner Notice and cancel their passports.
They were detained by Thai authorities at Phuket on December 11 following a request from the Indian government, which later coordinated with officials in Thailand to deport them under legal treaties between the two nations.
Five managers and staff members have already been arrested by the Goa Police in connection with the fire.
