District-in-Charge Minister K J George has directed the officials to prepare an action plan for multi village drinking water scheme to supply water to Gonikoppa, Ponnampet in Virajpet and Chettalli in Somwarpet.

Speaking to media persons on Friday, he said that the plan will be chalked out to mitigate drinking water woes.

Tender has been invited for sand extraction, and sand will be available for public use in the next 15 days, he said. Only those government lands with five acres and above encroachments, are being cleared in the district.

Notices issued
Notices are being issued to those parties who have encroached less than five acre of land to ascertain whether they have submitted applications for regularisation of land.

He said that the district administration had been receiving complaints pertaining to unauthorised home stays in the district, and that all the home stay owners should register.

An action plan of Rs 5.4 crore has been prepared for the development of Raja Seat.
Measures will be taken to release funds for the construction of General K S Thimmaiah Memorial and Kalabhavana in the district.

Five acres of land has been identified for the construction of Zilla Panchayat Bhavan on the outskirts of city at Vidyanagara, the minister added.

George added that the Cabinet sub-committee to collect public opinion on Kasturirangan report will visit the district on January 31.

Deputy Commissioner Anurag Tewari, MLC T John and others were present.
DH News Service

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS – Madikeri, January 17th, 2015