Slew of programmes for districts of JDS stronghold
Ramanagara, Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya get lion-share
Bengaluru, July 05: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy who holds the Finance portfolio announced a slew of programmes for the districts like Hassan, Ramanagara, Mysuru and Mandya, the JDS bastions in the Budget presented on Thursday.
In his maiden budget of the coalition government, the CM announced programmes worth over Rs 200 crore for Hassan district in the budget including Rs 50 crore to set up a mega dairy having a capacity of 15 lakh litre of milk in the Hassan Milk Federation, Rs 30 crore for super speciality hospital and outer ring road construction, Rs 70 crore to develop the district as a manufacturing hub of bathroom accessories and feeding Hemavathi river water to 160 tanks.
The CM also announced financial assistance for a private training institute to train tourist guides at Belur, construction of a star hotel and Rs 10 crore for modernizing the Hassan KSRTC unit and Rs 36 crore for the development of Channapatna tank in Hassan.
For Mysuru district, the CM announced Rs 3 crore to set up cocoons market at Mysuru, Rs 1 crore to set up a super speciality hospital for giving third stage treatment for heart, cancer and other diseases, Rs 200 crore to set up a new 450-bed hospital in Chamarajanagar Medical College and Rs 50 crore for supplying additional 300 MLD water from Cauvery river near Undavadi for 92 villages and Mysuru city.
A sum of Rs 30 crore was earmarked in the budget to upgrade the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences into 800 bed hospital, Rs 5 crore to provide more facilities for the tourists at world famous Gagana Chukki- Bhara Chukki falls, Rs 30 crore for feeding the tanks in the district and providing drinking water to the villages in Mandya taluk from Lokapavani river and Rs 50 crore special package for the overall development of Mandya city.
In the same way, the CM announced to set up a new medical college at Kanakapura in Ramanagar district and Rs 40 crore was reserved to set up a 300-bed super speciality hospital. In order to encourage the tourist activities, it was planned to develop Arts and Crafts World Village near Ramanagara and Children’s World scheme at entrance of Kanva reservoir with the private partnership, he announced.
He also announced that Rs 30 crore was reserved to open a Film University with private partnership. Along with this, he also announced Rs 40 crore for developing photography, editing, sound recording units, animation studios, computer graphics studios in Ramanagar Film City and encouraging the industries which support the film industry, he said.
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
