Silvester D’ Souza
Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (EP)
Kundapur, Dec 29: “Rs 60 crore worth loan of fishermen has been waived. There is confusion among people that government’s order has not come. Loan amounting to Rs 55 crore from 20,197 fishermen in Udupi will be waived. The orders will be sent to the houses of beneficiaries in a few days. I have spoken to the deputy commissioner in this connection,” said chief minister B S Yediyurappa.
He was speaking after laying foundation stone at Karnataka Public School, Nempu. Rs 387 crore worth works will be implemented by various departments in Byndoor Vidhan Sabha limits.
“There are plans to stress for woman empowerment in the next budget. More development works will be taken up as our own government will be ruling for the next three and a half years. Quality based work should be conducted if the tax money of people should be effective. Our government does not give room for inferior quality work. Byndoor constituency should be made a model constituency. Three or four new projects will be sanctioned for Byndoor this year,” he said.
MP B Y Raghavendra said that there is no delay for implementation of projects in the government of Yediyurappa. “Work begins soon after approval, DPR and completion of tender process. Eight villages are getting water through Saukoor irrigation project. Subbaradi dam is being constructed at Rs 35 crore. Rs 15 crore are approved for 15 fisheries roads in Byndoor. Rs six crore has been approved for development of Keradi village taken up under model village project of the MP. The jetty at Gangolli has collapsed due to inferior quality work and will be reconstructed,” he said.
MLA B M Sukumar Shetty who presided over the programme said that the chief minister has released sufficient funds to develop Byndoor. “Rs 150 crore have been sanctioned for rural road development. The CM has agreed for constructing necessary office buildings, court, bus depot, mini Vidhana Soudha and 100-bed hospital. As many as 2,000 applications have remained pending due to Gangolli Kundapur bridge and deemed forest issue. Sand issue is not completely solved. Therefore, construction of houses from the government has stopped half way,” he said.
The chief minister was felicitated with a silver palanquin. Sports authority vice president Purushotham, Shivamooga APMC president Jyothi Prakash, former MLA Appanna Hegde, zilla panchayat member Babu Shetty, Suresh Batwady, Shobha Putran, Rohith Kumar Shetty, Mattar Rathnaker Hegde, taluk panchayat member Sathish Poojary and Karkunje gram panchayat president Ravidas were present.
Deputy commissioner G Jagadeesha welcomed the gathering. Kundapur block education officer Ashok Shanbhog compered the programme. Sadashiva Prabhu rendered the vote of thanks.