Beltangady: Amendment to Electricity Act Soon to Arrest Power Shortage – CM
Daijiworld Media Network – Beltangady (SB/SP)
Beltangady, Apr 3: Karnataka State Electricity Act – 2003 will soon be amended to restrict selling electricity produced in the state to the other states, said Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
He was addressing presspersons at Dharmastala guest house here on Saturday April 3. The section 11 of the act will soon be amended and in couple of days the order will be passed, he said adding that this will allow 600 mw of additional electricity be available for state’s use. The meeting with higher officials in Bangalore on April 5 will be held to take a decision in this regard, he informed.
CM said that special attention will be given to solve drinking water and electricity problem in the next two months. The district administration will be urged to release the fund for the same with immediate effect, he said.
‘Emulate Padasale Project Implemented in Dakshina Kannada’
CM praising the move of district administration to introduce Padasale project whereby income and caste certificate are made available to the common man on the model of functioning of banks, he called on other districts to emulate the example of Dakshina Kannada. He assured that he will make an effort to introduce the same in all the districts by taking into confidence the deputy commissioners through video-conferencing.
5000-acre-land to be acquired in Every District
Yeddyurappa said that state has already acquired 50,000 acres of land and that an order to acquire 5,000 acre of land each in the district will be passed soon.
Further, it has been ordered to speed up the flood relief works, said Yeddy and added that he will review the situation on his visit to Hindi in Bijapur today. He expressed confidence that 75 per cent of works will be completed by June end.
Reacting to Deve Gowda’s statement that law and order situation in Bellary has turned for the worse; CM said wryly that let him approach prime minister or deputy prime minister, whoever will strive to provide him justice.
‘Milk Price Rise Imminent’
“A meeting is being held on Saturday April 3 with the chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation, to consider the demand for enhancing the prices of milk. In the interests of the farmers, increasing the milk prices is imminent, said CM.
“The farmers are in distress, and milk prices in the neighbouring states are higher. While permitting the hike, we will consider the subsidy presently being given to the dairy farmers,” he said.
Commenting on the increase in water rates affected in Bangalore after holding the civic election there, Yeddyurappa said that water rates and milk prices have to be increased, considering the rising costs. “Development can be achieved only when taxes are increased. The BJP government has achieved development in Bangalore to the extent no other government had ever been able to, during the last several decades,” he claimed.