MYSORE'S STILL MESMERIZES WITH OLD WORLD CHARM.

Having said that keeping it that way requires a lot of persistence. Development should be planned with care while not disturbing the very essence that makes this city special. And who else can relate to this better than the citizens who are soaking up the adulation of living in the number one city in the country.

It is one thing to bag a'clean city' tag, and another to retain it, and it would not be possible without the citizens coming forth, be it newer development project or the cleanliness of the city, after meeting up with few citizen forums and the authorities i was convinced that Mysore will not let go of its position easily.

Being a Heritage city, infrastructure need to planned. In this direction foundation stone for a road between Bannimantap 'A' Industrial Layout (Metagalli Road) and Outer Ring Road at B M Shri Nagar is laid to help industries thrive. The road is being developed at a cost of Rs 6.60 crore. Another road between the railway track in the area to Jodi Tenginamara will be developed at Rs 9.6 crore. 

The Mysore Zoo that attracts a large number of tourists has also gone through a drastic infrastructure development and modernization.

Another burning issue which is being addressed is the regularization of unauthorized constructions on revenue land in urban areas as per the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. A  New Housing schemes is initiated to help people realize their dream of owning a house  under which the Centre will provide Rs 1.5 lakh subsidy. The state government will provide Rs 2 lakh loan along with the Basava Vasati Yojane. 

Key to any city with bustling development is water supply; there seems to be no shortage of water for Mysore except that the distribution system needs to be  made efficient and the Urban Development department has set goals to achieve this.

Jana Mana

Does the Government Scheme really benefit the people? and if it does  to what extent and above all does it equate to the objective they were conceived. This was one of the objectives in organising " Jana Mana"., also a one-to-one platform to  interaction with people who are actual beneficiaries, it set the tone to assess the success of initiatives while welcoming suggestions and reflect upon constructive criticism…

Interactions such as these provide a better perspective for effective implementation and result oriented schemes that are focused and beneficial.

Article by THE HINDU below give a snap shot of the concluded 'Jana Mana'

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sorake-promises-boiled-rice-under-anna-bhagya-scheme-in-udupi-district/article7571303.ece

 Sorake promises boiled rice under Anna Bhagya scheme in Udupi district

‘Provide subsidised diesel to farmers for mechanised tillers’

Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake said on Saturday that the government would take steps to provide boiled rice under the Anna Bhagya scheme in Udupi district shortly.

He was speaking at the ‘Jana Mana’, an interactive session with beneficiaries of various government schemes, organised by the district administration here.

Earlier, Roopesh, a farmer from Kalya village, said that people in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts do not eat raw rice. They use boiled rice for their meals. Raw rice is used only while preparing idli and dosa. So the government should supply boiled rice to people under the Anna Bhagya scheme.

Mr. Sorake said that the matter had been considered earlier by the government and boiled rice from Andhra Pradesh was being supplied to fair price shops.

But people did not like the taste of the boiled rice from Andhra Pradesh. “Hence, efforts are being made to provide boiled rice produced in the State,” he added.

Another farmer suggested that boiled rice, which was procured from the farmers in the district by Paddy Procurement Centres, should be distributed under the Anna Bhagya scheme in the district. This would benefit both the farmers and the beneficiaries, he added. To this, Mr. Sorake said that the suggestion would be considered.

Achuta Adiga, a farmer, said that farmers were no longer using oxen for ploughing as in earlier times. Instead now, they use mechanised tillers that work on diesel. Hence, the government should provide subsidised diesel to farmers as was being given to fishermen to operate their boats, he added. In response to the suggestion, Mr. Sorake said that he would take up the matter with Minister of Agriculture Krishna Byre Gowda.

Kerosene lamps

Some farmers said that a minimum of two litres of kerosene should be provided for every ration cardholder in the villages. People in the villages still have to depend on kerosene lamps when there is no power supply. But as per government guidelines, kerosene is not being provided to those card holders who have LPG cylinders. This guideline should be relaxed, they added. During the interactive session, Kajil, a transgender, said that the district administration had given title deeds to three transgenders in the district, and such a thing happened for the first time in the State, and same should be replicated in other districts also, added Kajil.

“We should be treated with respect and not discriminated against. We want jobs so that we can become self-reliant. Deputy Commissioner R. Vishal has agreed to consider our demand for jobs,” Kajil added.

‘Though boiled rice sourced from Andhra Pradesh was supplied, people did not like it. So, efforts are now being made to supply that which is produced in the State’

Cong releases 50-point Chargesheet against BJP misrule of BBMP

From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, Aug 18: The ruling Congress has released a 50-point “charge sheet” on the misrule and various misdeeds allegedly committed during the BJP rule in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

Five State Ministers, including Ramalinga Reddy and K J George, representing the City in the Siddaramaiah government, said the City’s infrastructure suffered owing to bad management of the civic body by the BJP.

The ruling Congress party in its detailed booklet on the misrule and misdeeds during the BJP rule of BBMP, which was officially released in Bengaluru on Tuesday, said it was an attempt to unveil the real face of the BJP.

The Congress leaders asked the voters to reject the Opposition party candidates in the coming BBMP elections to ensure better governance of the city next five years.

The five-year BJP ruled BBMP was marked by a series of scandals, including Rs 2400 crore work and job code scam, they said.

The Ministers alleged that thousands of crores of rupees released by the State and Central governments to the City were either swindled or misused by the former BJP councillors.

George said the City lost the Smart City project owing to inefficiency of three Union Ministers representing the City.

They maintained that the BJP failed to mobilise resources to take up developmental works and pushed the once cash rich civic body to the brink of bankruptcy by pledging iconic assets.

There was a huge disparity in budget proposals and actual sanction of funds to project by the BBMP during 2010-15.