K'taka govt asked to prepare detailed project report to tackle traffic congestion in B'luru: DKShi
New Delhi (PTI): The Centre has asked the Karnataka government to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to ease traffic congestion in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said.
Shivakumar, who is in-charge of the Bengaluru Urban Development and Water Resources Ministries, discussed the traffic congestion issue with Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday.
Sharing the outcome of the meeting with reporters, Shivakumar said he discussed with the Union Minister ways to ease traffic in Bengaluru and also asked how the central government can support this issue.
"In a positive way, he (Gadkari) gave certain suggestions. He has asked us to prepare a DPR," he said.
Shivakumar said the state government has already invited Expression of Interest (EoI) with a proposal for construction of either a tunnel or flyover or any other means through which the traffic can be eased.
"After receiving the proposals, we will talk to the central government, which is ready to support," he added.
The Deputy CM said though Delhi and Mumbai also suffer from traffic congestion people don't talk about it.
The state government is getting ready to solve the traffic problem in Bengaluru. Around 10 companies, including one from Israel, have made presentations and they have been asked to participate in the bids, he said.
"The last date for submission of the EoI is August 8. Let all of them participate with international design and concept. We have decided to take this forward so that Bengaluru traffic congestion is eased," he added.
Besides this, Shivakumar also reviewed the status of inter-state water disputes with officials. He also reviewed status of 350 cases related to the state urban development ministry pending in Supreme Court.
Noting that some parts of Karnataka have not received good rains and farmers have demanded water for their crops, he said the government has decided to release 5,575 cusecs water from Tungabhadra river to certain districts in Karnataka.
Tungabhadra canal, which has a 105 tmc storage capacity, currently has 83 tmc of water, he added.
State cabinet minister Shivaraj Thangadagi has been appointed as chairman of the Tungabhadra Advisory Committee, he added.
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Belagavi: Man attacks nurse inside hospital, caught on camera
Belagavi (Karnataka), Nov 28: A CCTV footage of a nurse being attacked by a man inside a private hospital in Karnataka went viral on social media platforms on Thursday.
The incident, reported to have occurred on October 30, was captured on CCTV camera of the hospital in which the man who has been identified as Prakash Jadhav was seen attacking the nurse with a machete he was hiding in his bag.
The video clip shows the person entering the hospital and at the reception counter, he caught hold of the nurse and attacked her with the machete for allegedly refusing his romantic advances.
She was treated in the hospital for her injuries, police said, adding that the suspect was arrested in the case.
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According to police, Jadhav was her neigbhour. He had been harassing the nurse for a while, persistently pressuring her to marry him but she rejected her proposal every time.
Upset over repeated rejection, he later approached her father with the proposal but he also rejected his marriage proposal and warned him to stay away from his daughter.
Her father became traumatised and stressed by the incident. Subsequently, he died.
"A case was registered against Prakash Jadhav and he was arrested in connection with the incident," a senior police officer said.
