Offer for BDA apartment buyers: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar
Bengaluru, Sept 07: Deputy Chief Minister and Bangalore Urban Development Minister Dr. G Parameshwar has said that the BDA would give a 5% discount for those who purchase BDA apartments, which have been constructed on Mysuru Road, and 10% discount for those who buy more than ten apartments.
He addressed media persons after BDA governing body meeting in the BDA office.
“The sooner the apartments are sold; we can carry out next projects. Therefore we have announced the discounts, "he said.
“We have decided to acquire 3,564 acres of land in 17 villages for Dr. Shivaram Karanth Layout, and will be allotted to the public. The Supreme Court had ordered to notify within three months regarding this case. Similarly, the proposal for distribution of land will be submitted to the government and taken approval by the Cabinet.”
It has been decided to submit the proposal regarding the Peripheral ring road that has been pending for many days. Rs 5,000 crore has been estimated for the construction of 65 KM-long roads. This project will be implemented in collaboration with Jaika Company, he said.
It has been decided to construct a shopping complex on PPP model in 6 acres in the 6th phase of Banashankari. We have built villas in Dasanapura Village on Tumkur Road. The demand is rising for them. Following which, we have approved to build more villas at the cost of Rs. 250 crore in coming days.
Kempegowda Site distribution on Sep 25
Dr. G Parameshwar said that the Chief Minister has agreed to distribute 5,000 sites in Kempegowda Layout by September 25. 5,000 sites would be allocated this time, he added.
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'Low-quality' catheters supplied to West Bengal govt hospitals at high price, probe ordered
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal health department has launched a probe into the supplies of allegedly low-quality and locally made catheters at a high price to several government hospitals, posing a risk to the lives of patients undergoing treatment in these facilities, officials said.
Such central venous catheters (CVCs) were allegedly supplied to at least five medical colleges and hospitals in the state, defying allocation of international standard-compliant CVCs, they said.
The distribution company, which has been accused of supplying these catheters to government hospitals, admitted to the fault but placed the blame on its employees.
"We started checking stocks some time back and found these locally made CVCs in my hospital store. These catheters are of low quality as compared to those allocated by the state. We have informed the state health department," a senior official of the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital told PTI.
Low-quality catheters were also found in the stores of other hospitals, which indicates "possible involvement of insiders in the scam", a health department official said.
The low-quality CVCs were supplied by a distributor in the Hatibagan area in the northern part of Kolkata for the last three to four months, he said.
"Such kinds of local CVCs are priced around Rs 1,500 but the distributor took Rs 4,177 for each device," the official said.
A CVC is a thin and flexible tube that is inserted into a vein to allow for the administration of fluids, blood, and other treatment. It's also clinically called a central line catheter.
"An initial probe revealed that the distribution company Prakash Surgical had supplied the low-quality and locally manufactured catheters to several government hospitals instead of the CVCs of the government-designated international company.
"All the units will be tested and a proper investigation is on to find out who benefited from these supplies," the health department official said.
The distribution company blamed its employees for the supply of inferior quality catheters.
"I was sick for a few months. Some employees of the organisation made this mistake. We are taking back all those units that have gone to the hospitals. It's all about misunderstanding," an official of the distribution company told PTI.
According to another state health department official, a complaint was lodged with the police in this connection.
Asked about how many patients were affected by the usage of such low-quality CVCs, the official said, "The probe would also try to find that out".
According to sources in the health department, some of the staff of the hospitals' equipment receiving departments and some local officials of international organisations might be involved in the alleged irregularities.
