It seems that several issues in the twin cities may be solved within a month if the assurances by Minister for Urban Development Vinaykumar Sorake are anything to go by.
Mr. Sorake chaired a meeting in Banglaore on Monday, in which district-in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundurao, the former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, the former Minister Basavaraj Horatti, Prasad Abbayya, MLA, and leaders of various political parties in the municipal council, including Mayor Shivu Hiremath participated.
Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, along with the former Mayor Pandurang Patil and JD(S) and Congress leaders in the municipal council, Mr. Hiremath said that Mr. Sorake had assured that vacant posts of senior executive posts in the corporation would be filled after the legislature session. The Mayor said that the Minister assured them that the pending amount of Rs. 37 crore of the second Rs. 100 crore special grant to the corporation would be released soon. The Minister and officials also said that technical issues pertaining to allotment of land to small-scale investors at Aryabhata Tech Park in Hubli would be cleared within two weeks, he said.
For the development of Unakal Lake and Tolanakere Lake, the government would soon permit HDMC to utilise the fund of Rs. 9 crore available with the Hubli-Dharwad Urban Development Authority, he said.
Mr. Hiremath said the meeting decided to take steps to make use of the additional land that was acquired for airport expansion but now available with the KIADB for the rehabilitation of residents of Jagadish Nagar Ashraya Colony residents.
Other issues discussed included simplification of property tax guidelines, One Time Settlement for pending water bills and release of third Rs. 100-crore special grant.
