Works on Gen Thimayya Museum will be completed by March: Umashree

Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree  on Monday  said that work on construction of General Thimayya Museum in Kodagu will be completed by March next year, before his birth anniversary.

Replying to S Veena Achaiah (Cong), who sought to know the reason for the construction work being very slow, in the Legislative Council, she said the land where the museum is being built was owned by Transport department. There was some delay in transferring the land to the Kannada and Culture department. So the construction work was going in slow pace, she added.

The minister said the department has now expedited the work, and it will be completed by March next year.

Earlier, Veena Achaiah said the government had sanctioned Rs 5.50 crore for General Thimayya Museum in 2013. So far, only Rs 45 lakh has been utilised. Works should be expedited and state government should ensure that the museum works are completed by March. It should be inaugurated by  March 21, birth anniversary of General Thimayya, she added.

To another question by Jayamala of Congress on installing the statue of former chief minister K C Reddy at Vidhana Soudha, Umashree said the government is unable to do so because of the Supreme Court order.

She, however, added that an appropriate decision will be taken after holding a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in this regard.