Punishment if the lake and Rajakaluve encroach remains!

 Tehsildar, Engineers responsible for clearing operation, conservation; Set a time limit for each process

Punishment if the lake and Rajakaluve encroach remains!

 Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Tehsildar and Zonal Executive Engineers have been entrusted with the responsibility of encroachment clearing of lakes and Rajakaluve under the jurisdiction of BBMP. If they fail, the government has suggested disciplinary action.

 The state government, which has been objected by the High Court many times, has now entrusted the authorities with the responsibility of encroachment clearing and protection of lakes and Rajakaluve.

 Officials have been assigned to protect lakes and primary-secondary canals and clear encroachments, and the Urban Development Department has issued an order on August 28 specifying their responsibilities.

 Officials have been assigned to a total of 197 lakes, including 19 non-existent lakes under BBMP. According to the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KTCDA) Act, the Executive Engineer of the BBMP Lake Division is responsible for reporting the complaint to the officer of the 'Competent Authority'. After this competent officer clears the encroachment of the lake, it should be handed over to the lake department for maintenance and conservation of the lake. In the meantime, Tahsildar should be given order to survey, eviction.

 Once the encroachment is cleared, if the encroachment is not protected, it will be considered a gross dereliction of duty on the part of the lake department Executive engineer. BMTF shall provide necessary security during the encroachment eviction process. In addition, the police station officer of the respective jurisdiction should also provide assistance. It has been ordered that BBMP Chief Commissioner should take disciplinary action against any officer who fails to perform the prescribed responsibilities as 'gross dereliction of duty'.

Conservation of 850 km Rajakaluve

 In cases of Rajakaluve encroachment, the Executive Engineers of the Storm water drain Division are the 'Complaint Officer' and the Tehsildar is the 'Competent Authority'. The concerned Zonal Executive Engineer has been given the responsibility of physically clearing the Rajakaluve and it has been suggested that the Revenue Department Surveyor and Tehsildar should be present during the clearing. Complaint regarding eviction of encroachment should be registered by Tahsildar himself. If they fail, they will be disciplined. After the encroachment is cleared, the officials of the Storm Water drain should protect it and ensure that the water flows smoothly. Each level of maintenance of 850 km of primary and secondary Rajakaluve should be handled by the responsible authorities. Otherwise disciplinary action has been ordered.

 Lake: 70 days for encroachment clearance

 The encroachment process in 159 lakes in BBMP will be carried out in 10 lakes per week. The process of encroachment of 10 lakes each will start for a total of 16 weeks, the executive engineer of the lakes devision should prepare an encroachment report in the first three days, and then the zone executive engineer should submit it. They have to submit an application to the Tahsildar within three days to recognize the encroachment. The Tahsildar should conduct a survey and identify the encroachment within seven days. An order to vacate the encroachment should be issued within 10 days. As per KTCDA act 30 days period should be given. The encroachment should be cleared within the next 10 days. BBMP has submitted an action plan to the High Court that the eviction operation will be completed within 70 days.

Encroachment clearance of 10 lakes started

 BBMP has started the operation to clear encroachment of lakes and the Chief Engineer of Lakes Division has issued a notice to the concerned Executive Engineers to clear encroachment of 10 lakes.

 Bagmane Tech Park, Pinewood Villa, Grant Thanton, Cognizant Technology, LRDE encroached on Bairasandra Lower Lake. According to the BBMP report, the Kempabudhi Lake has been encroached by the Gangamma temple, and the survey work of all kinds of encroachment will now be done again.

 Alternative land for government encroachment!

 If any department of the government, including BDA, has encroached on the lake space, it should be vacated. If this is not possible, 'they should be given an alternative site or the value of the area should be given in cash,' saying that, BBMP has submitted an affidavit in the High Court, officials said.

 Detail of lake encroachment

•  197 total lakes
•  159 lakes have encroachment
•  851 acres encrochment in lakes

 Yalahanka zone

•  Veerasagar lake; survey should be done

 Mahadevpur Zone

•  Bhattarahalli Lake; 6A, 3G
•  Vengaiyanakere; 3A, 11G

 Rajarajeshwari Nagar zone

•  Sandalwood Kaval Lake; 9.5 gunta

 Dasarahalli Zone

•  Dasarahalli (Chokkasandra) Lake; 3A, 7G

 Bommanahalli Zone

•  Mangammanapalya Lake; 21 Gu
•  Puttenahalli Lake (Near Brigade Millennium); 3A, 19G

 Eastern Zone

•  Bairasandra kelagina kere; 3A, 9.5g

 South Zone

•  Nayandahalli Lake; There should be an encroachment survey
•  Kempambudhi Lake; 11A, 17G

 Rajkaluve encroachment clearance process

•  859.79 km total length of Rajakaluve
•  655 streems 
•  Encroachment in 768 cases

Cleared in 165 days: Prahlad

 Rajakaluve encroachment clearance under BBMP will be completed in 165 days. Within 10 days, the company's engineers should identify the encroachment and give a report. Then, a report is given to the Tehsildar. In 5 days it will be handed over to ADLR for survey. In 60 days all stress map will be created. Give it to Tahsildar, notice, sketch, description, final order process will take place in next 40 days. After that 30 days are allowed for appeal. The clearance operation will take place in the next 10 days. Everything will be preserved and handed over in 10 days,' said B.S. Prahlad said.

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BBMP | ಕೆರೆ, ಕಾಲುವೆ ಒತ್ತುವರಿ ಉಳಿದರೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ!

Structural Capacity check of BBMP buildings

 Fire incident in the laboratory: preparations to implement safety measures in every building 

Structural Capacity check of BBMP buildings

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

 BENGALURU: It has been decided to check the structural capacity, stability level of buildings constructed in BBMP assets. In addition, it is suggested to adopt safety measures in all buildings.

 BBMP while constructing buildings in its assets is not following the norms followed by common citizens or commercial complexes. Right from Plan approval, setbacks, drainage system, fire safety measures are hardly adopted.

 There are many huge buildings including utility, unity building, annex buildings in central office, council buildings, shopping complex in Jayanagar. BBMP officials are aware that not all safety measures have been implemented in these.

 In the wake of some accidents recently, there have been complaints about non-compliance and lack of safety measures in BBMP buildings.

 BBMP has constructed around 15 huge buildings in eight zones. Also, there are old buildings too. Engineer in Chief Prahlad has instructed the officials to prepare a thorough report on all these buildings.

 Many buildings were built decades ago and many rules were not followed. But now the safety of the buildings is very important and a report has to be prepared about them. Thus, the Chief Engineers of the eight zones have been instructed to conduct a complete inspection of all the buildings and provide 'Structural Audit Report' along with information about safety measures adopted within 15 days. Prahlad told 'Prajavani' that the information of zone wise buildings will be ready soon.

Plan approval is also mandatory for BBMP buildings. Our engineers have to design it all and get permission from the city planning department. All rules applicable to commercial buildings should be followed. He informed that all permissions should be obtained.

 Lift at a cost of ₹ 5 crore!

 9 people were injured and the chief engineer was killed in a fire incident in the quality assurance laboratory at BBMP headquarters. After this, there were doubts about the safety of the six-storied 'Annexe-3' building in the same premises.

 Annexe-3, a six-storey building constructed 10 years ago, did not comply with fire safety norms. The fire brigade office had written several times and suggested installing an alternative lift or stairs. However, no action was taken in this regard.

 After the fire incident in the laboratory, attention has been paid to this issue and a plan has been drawn up to install a lift outside the Annexe-3 building at a cost of ₹5 crore. The project is managed by the Infrastructure Department. Work will be started immediately. Engineer in Chief Prahlad, who also holds the post of Chief Engineer of Infrastructure Department, said that all kinds of safety measures will be taken.

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ಪ್ರಯೋಗಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಅವಘಡ: ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡಗಳ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ

KSPCB Chairman Shanth Thimmaiah sacked

Expiration date is March 2022; Amendment to appointment order

 State Pollution Control Board Chairman Shanth Thimmaiah sacked

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

 Bengaluru: State Pollution Control Board chairman Shanth Thimmaiah's tenure was expired in 2022, the state government has issued a notification on Thursday dismissing him.

 As per the Water Act and the rules of appointment of the chairman, Shant Thimmaiah has been relieved of his post with immediate effect as his term has expired. The Principal Secretary, Department of Forests, Biology and Environment has been ordered to hold the additional post of Chairman until a new Chairman is appointed.

 According to Section 5(6) of the Water Act, the tenure of the Chairman of the Board is three years. As amended in the appointment order (FEE 143 EPC 2020) issued on 15th November 2021 as per the rules for selection of the chairman, the term of the current chairman has expired on 4th March 2022.

 Amendment: According to the Water Act, the Chairman of the Pollution Control Board is being appointed, Vamanacharya appointed in 2012 and Lakshman appointed in 2015 have completed the term of three years each.

 On March 5, 2019, Jayaram was appointed as the chairman for a period of three years. He resigned on June 20, 2019. From June 21 to September 21 Dr. K. Sudhakar was the chairman. Later, Dr. Sandeep Dave from September 21 to December 21, 2019; Dr. Sudhindra Rao from December 29 to May 2, 2020; Vijayakumar Gogi from May 2 to March 1, 2021; Brijeshkumar was the President from March 1 to November 15.

Shant A. Thimmaiah assumed the post of chairman from November 15, 2021 and his term was till March 4, 2022. According to the Act and Rules, the term of office of chairman started from June 20, 2019, when Jayaram was appointed. It will end on March 4, 2022. Since Jayaram, there have been six presidents during that period. However, in the appointment order of Shanth Thimmaiah, the period is wrongly entered as upto 14th November 2024. Changing it to March 4, 2022, the amendment order was issued by the Department of Forests, Biology and Environment.

 As per this amended order, Shanth Thimmaiah has been released from the post of President on August 31 as his term has expired, the notification said.

 Allegation of bias, violation of law

Suri Payala, member secretary of the board, wrote to the government on July 3 that the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act-1999 (KTPP) had been violated to conduct awareness programs worth ₹17.85 crore in a meeting of the 'Single Source Committee' headed by the Chairman of the State Pollution Control Board, Shant Thimmaiah. In this regard, a report was published in Prajavani on July 17 under the title 'Pollution Control Board - Conflict between Government'. Former Member of Legislative Council P.R. Ramesh had written a letter to the Chief Minister demanding an investigation. Based on all this, the government formed an inquiry committee.

The state pollution control board chairman has violated the laws in ordering awareness programs. According to the Water Pollution Act 1974 and the Air Pollution Act 1981, the Chairman of the Board has no power to constitute any committee. The investigation committee of State Audit and Accounts Department Additional Director Mahadeva, appointed by the state government, had given a preliminary report that President Shanth Tammaiah had formed a single committee in violation of it.

 The report also stated that considering the proposal of five firms for giving advertisement worth ₹19.92 crore, considering four firms as a single source firm, with the intention of awarding contracts to targeted persons, bias was found with the intention of controlling competition. Prajavani published a report on this on August 17. The report of the inquiry committee is to be submitted to the government in its entirety.

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TRADE licenses remains in 'SAKALA'

 BBMP: Applications not disposed of during the period under eight zonal limits

 TRADE licenses remains in 'SAKALA'

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

 Bengaluru: The process of issuing trade license under BBMP has not been completed even though the 'SAKALA limit' has expired. 455 applications have not been disposed of in the health officer section of eight zones.

 Rajarajeshwarnagar has the highest number of pending trade license applications. Although more applications are pending on time in the eastern zone as well, the health officials say that the software is not correct, the portal is not correct. "Deemed to Approved is also showing in arrears," these are the given reasons.

 There is no problem with BBMP portal and software. The arrears of application should be disposed of by the concerned officer," said Nagesh of BBMP IT department.

 Applications are pending for a couple of months due to server problems. These will be disposed of in a few days," said Rajarajeshwari Medical Officer of Health (MOH). Devikarani said.

 Applications are pending in Yalahanka due to some reasons. These will be checked and action will be taken," Dr. MOH. Suresh Rudrappa said.

 5 previous applications are pending in Shantinagar. It should be disposed of by ROs. There are 54 pending applications in C.V. Raman Nagar, the status of which needs to be checked. Dr. Srinivas, MOH said, "We will find out what caused the obstruction and resolve it."

 'Let Lokayukta investigate': 'The list of pending trade license applications is circulating on social sites, Lokayukta should focus on this and action should be taken against health officials as well'.

 Lokayukta himself recently raided the offices of revenue department of BBMP and checked the disposal of files. Similarly, in the health department, 'Sakala' applications are not being disposed of. There is a demand that this should be investigated.

 TRADE license application pending details

 Rajarajeshwari Nagar Zone; 130

 RR Nagar 101

 Yeshwantpur; 29

 East Zone; 121

 C.V. Raman Nagar; 54

 Shivajinagar; 23

 Sarvajnanagara; 17

 Hebbala; 16

 Pulakeshinagar; 6

 Shantinagar; 5

 South Zone; 79

 Vijayanagara; 23

 Basavanagudi; 20

 Chikpet; 14

 Jayanagar; 14

 BTM Layout; 6

 Padmanabhanagar; 2

 Yalahanka Zone; 55

 West Zone; 42

 Govindarajanagar; 17

 Gandhinagar; 15

 Chamarajpet; 5

 Rajajinagar; 4

 Malleshwar; 1

 Mahadevpur Zone; 14

 Mahadevpur; 5

 K.R. Pura 9

 Dasarahalli Zone; 10

 Bommanahalli Zone; 4

 Bangalore South; 3

 Bommanahalli; 1

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BBMP | ‘ಸಕಾಲ’ದಲ್ಲೇ ಉಳಿದ ಟ್ರೇಡ್‌ ಲೈಸೆನ್ಸ್‌ ಅರ್ಜಿ

Wrong information of Property in UPOR

 Dozens of errors in the 'verified card' of property ownership under BBMP

 Property record: Wrong information in UPOR

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

 Bengaluru: Property owners in the city don't need anything else if they have this card. It is said that 'UPOR Card', which is a repository of complete records of property, is in the hands of citizens and it is a hive of errors.

 Assets are measured on such a day. The land surveyor has issued a notice to the property owner saying 'documents should be provided'. But, no one comes that day. No measurements are taken, no records are kept. But after two months, the 'UPOR card' comes to the owner's house. All the information in it is wrong. Thousands of such cases have been registered in the city.

 Our plot measures 40x25 feet, means 1,115 sq.ft. However, in the UPOR record it is mentioned as 1262.2 square feet. On the day the notice was given, he did not come to the place and measure. The surveyor said that we measured and went. We were at home. I don't know under what magic it came and went. They have printed a red mark on photo on the card at a place other than ours. He wrote that the plan was not given. If they come, them only we can give, is it,' asked Shivakumar from Kengeri Upanagara.

 There are mistakes, how to correct them is, as they say give the document of going to the K.R.  circle office. If they do it right once, it will avoid wandering. Unable to upload online.,  He said that senior officials should pay attention to this.

 Record collection again: 

'Map of properties collected by drone. It has been noticed that the information is wrong in some places. A full measure in place is required to fix it. In addition, a team has been formed to collect documents. Ward-wise records will be collected from the owners of each property, said officials of the UPOR project.

100 property target:

 Each surveyor has been given a target to measure and record 100 properties per day. Spending at least 10 minutes on one property can collect information on six properties per hour. If you work continuously for 10 hours, you will accumulate a record of 60 properties. Full measurement, record collection is not possible in 10 minutes. "The surveyors are working under a lot of pressure," said a land surveyor who did not wish to be named.

 'Wrong one, What is the need for UPOR?'

 After giving the notice, they should come to measure. Even if we sit and wait for the day the surveyor told us at home, he will not come. Why give notice if it is to be taken on google map. If the measurement is lower or higher than our location, we have to find an office to correct it again. They say they got the information from BBMP. If the purchase deed, account, property tax details are all there then why not mention the same. Such misinformation will cause us further trouble. What is the need to issue a defective UPOR card? T.E. Srinivas from Raja Rajeshwari Nagar, questioned.

 'They say that record not given,  without getting it!'

 According to the UPOR scheme, property ownership deed, property tax payment receipt, property arrears letter, BBMP khatha, plot allotment letter, plot possession deed, copy of land conversion order/layout plan, photo of owner, photo of property should be published on the card. If they do not have all these details, they should get them from us. The person who gave the notice never came, sent the card without collecting the document and stated that it was not given. This is an irresponsible scheme. But the owners are facing difficulties,' complained Sivakumar of Kengeri.

What is UPOR?

•  A 'UPOR Card' issued by the government is a certificate of property ownership for citizens. It also contains property map, ownership details, rights including debt, litigation and other information.
•  In case of sale or partition of property with 'UPOR Card', the information is changed in the automated system by the office of the Deputy Registrar. If there is pressure on lake area, government property, forest area, they are clearly linked to each property. The purpose of the UPOR scheme as presented now. However, all this information is not available in the 'UPOR Card' which is available to the people. Instead, many of the details are incorrect.

 'This is a draft, document can be submitted'

 Now the draft 'UPOR Card' has been given. There have been over 7,000 complaints online about the bug. Complaints can be lodged at the K.R.circle office of the Commissioner of Land Survey, Revenue and Land Records Department UPOR. It will be checked and action will be taken. Complaints can also be lodged online (https://rdservices.karnataka.gov.in/service5/), officials said.

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ಆಸ್ತಿ ದಾಖಲೆ: ಯುಪಿಒಆರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪು ಮಾಹಿತಿ

BDA: Cement trucks on School CA Site

 BDA Sir M. Visvesvaraiah layout 6th Block: Commercial activity on CA site

BDA: Cement trucks on School CA Site

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Commercial activity is going on in the civic facility (CA) plot allotted for construction of school-college in the 6th block of Sir M. Visvesvaraiah Layout, BDA has decided to investigate this.

 BDA has allotted plot No.5/A CA in 6th Block to 'Poly Education Society'. 'Poly Vidyasamshthe Swathu' is written in large on the compound. But cement is being stocked at this site and tens of big trucks are parked here. The activity of transferring cement from trucks to hundreds of small lorries and tempos has been going on here for a few months.

 "The Poly Education Society, which has allotted a civic facility (CA) plot for social and educational purposes, is misusing the plot" Residents of Nuggipalya have complained that there is an activity going on here which adversely affects the health of the locals.

 The residents have written a letter to the BDA Commissioner, saying, 'Hundreds of huge cement trucks are parked on the campus of CA every day. Cement bags are replaced. Due to this, cement dust is entering the houses of local residents, the elderly are facing many kinds of problems, including breathing,' complained villagers Anilkumar, Venkatesh, Ananda, Chaitra and Ashwath.

 Day and night shouting: 

'Lorries always come and go in this place day and night. There is dust all around. Also, hundreds of laborers live here and they keep shouting throughout the night'. Chandravva, Venkatesh, Ramakrishnaiah, Sampangaiah, Kamalamma have demanded in the letter written by BDA that legal action should be taken against the Pali Education Society and the allotment of land should be cancelled.

Notice to take action: 'BDA Commissioner has given ordered to take action on the complaint. Poly Education Society has applied for the building plan. BDA officials said that the entire file is in the engineering department and they have to take action.

 Investigation to carry in 1,600 CA sites

 Bengaluru Development Authority has allotted around 1,600 CA plots in all its layouts. Such plots should be used for the purpose for which they are allocated. It is illegal to carry on commercial activities with that purpose, i.e. building a shop and taking rent from it, taking rent from sheds etc. BDA has decided to investigate the matter.

 BDA has come to the notice of commercial activities going on in CA premises in recent days. It is decided to review these in a phased manner. BDA officials said that action is being taken based on the complaints of citizens too.

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ಬಿಡಿಎ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ ಬಡಾವಣೆ: ಶಾಲೆ ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಮೆಂಟ್ ಟ್ರಕ್‌ಗಳು

Cosmopolitan Club: Registration is going to cancel!

 Violation of bylaws approved by Cooperative Department during registration process

Cosmopolitan Club: Registration is going to cancel!

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The Cosmopolitan Club of Jayanagar, which is facing investigation for violating the lease agreement of CA site with BDA, is likely to have its registration canceled due to violation of bylaws.

Cosmopolitan Club, which has written a cover letter to the BDA, Cooperative Department and Excise Department, has said the same in its bylaws that it will do social work. But, so far not a small social work has been done. Instead, what was said in the general meeting about 'close the trust' which is doing social work for the club... This minutes has reached the Deputy Director of Co-operative Societies.

 In the bylaws of the association (2.6) the objective of helping the needy is mentioned. However, so far no such work has been done by the club. The 'Cosmopolitan Club Corpus Fund Trust', approved by the general meeting of the club, collected money from its own donors and did social work. The system of providing free meals to thousands of people should not be continued. Also the trust should be cancelled. Social responsibility does not need to be paid for. It was discussed in the recent general meeting that the club members should use it for license renewal and it was decided. Officials said that the cooperation department is seriously examining this and has decided to start the process of canceling the registration.

Aslo Read.... Cosmopolitan Club violated BDA rules

Also read... BDA notices Cosmopolitan Club

 Full details of the general meeting of the Cosmopolitan Club held on July 30 reached the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies at Malleswara on August 19. The department is closely examining the aspects that the members have demanded to carry out in violation of various rules including the purpose of the Cooperative Societies Act and Bylaws.

 The Proceedings (Minutes) of the General Meeting of the Cosmopolitan Club are available to every 'Prajavani'.

Millions of blessings will come...:

 'Every day we will sweep the garbage in this area, we will clean everything. They used to have good lunch in the afternoon. Was very happy. But it has stopped. If they give us food, they will get crores of blessings (punya),' said three or four poura karmikas working around the Cosmopolitan Club.

 The words heard in the general meeting

•  * They eat in the parking lot, if we go to park the car, the smell of cooking, the smell of vegetables and onions will come. Should we look at this?
•  * There is no need to provide food for those who do not get food. Make arrangements for club license renewal.
•  * 'Even though there is no flour in the stomach, it is like the need of jasmine flower for the hair. No need for mid-day meal.
•  * If you have such a noble cause, give them the Akshaya patra food of ISKCON. They will serrve where you tell them. Not here.
•  * This is not a social club, but an entertainment club. Bylaw, Constitution not Supreme. Act Supreme. All facilities here are for members only.
•  * 50% of the CSR fund should be given to the trust. Not a single penny has arrived. Confusion about a sacred task like lunch?
•  * In lieu of social work, the club may purchase shuttle racquets, tennis balls, liquor and other items from sponsors.

 Liquor license cancellation!

 Cosmopolitan Club has been granted a 'CL-4' license at a concessional rate by the Excise Department due to the social aspects of its entry in the Register of Co-operative Societies. This license is issued with a fee of ₹7.47 lakh per annum. Excise department officials said that if the registration of cooperative societies is cancelled, the liquor license will also be cancelled.

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಜಯನಗರ ಕಾಸ್ಮೊಪಾಲಿಟನ್‌ ಕ್ಲಬ್: ನೋಂದಣಿಗೂ ಸಂಚಕಾರ!

BBMP: ₹6000 crore due to contractors

No chance of payment even if funds are available under BBMP; Residual also in central government grant

BBMP: ₹6000 crore due to contractors

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

 Bengaluru: Under BBMP, the works have been completed, the bill processes have been completed and the outstanding amount for payment has exceeded ₹6 thousand crore.

 BBMP has the power to immediately pay half of this huge amount owed to contractors. However, the order of investigations does not allow it.

 Payment is due from 2021 for works completed under BBMP grant. Payment for works funded by UNION and STATE government is to be made from 2023 onwards. For all these works, payment is due even though the CBR (Central Bill Registrar) number and date entry is the final stage of the bill.

 There is more than ₹3 thousand crore in BBMP. Almost half of the balance of ₹6,000 crore can be released immediately. This will not cause any problem for the management of the corporation. Because there are seven months left in the financial year, the revenue will accumulate,'' say BBMP officials.

 Everyone, including the BBMP Chief Commissioner, is aware of the plight of contractors. However, some works are not actually done. So everyone is under suspicion. Therefore, the officials opined that the money will be given to everyone only after the investigation.

 The central and state governments should release the grant soon. If the money in BBMP is also released, the contractor's problem will be solved," BJP Bangalore South District Unit President N.R. Ramesh said.

The government has formed four SITs to report on the reality of the workers. It is said that they will release the money after reporting. But, how will the reality of the works done in 2019 be checked now? Defects Liability Period (DLP) is only one year after completion of work. Then the contractor is not responsible for the same. However, the contractors are questioning how they will do the inspection.

 KRIDL Bill Pending:

 There is a dispute regarding the works undertaken by the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Corporation and some bills have not been paid since 2018 despite CBR. The bill for such issues is ₹65.56 crore.

 Appeal to CM, DCM again: Ravindra

 A lot of requests are being made to pay for the completed works under BBMP. We took a loan and completed the hard work. Contractors are unable to undertake new works. There is no money to pay the interest on the previous loan. The interest is increasing again. Therefore, the chief minister and deputy chief minister will be met again and agreed to pay the money," said Ravindra, the working president of the BBMP Contractors Association.

 Pay those who have worked: Manjunath

 The genuineness of the work under BBMP is being questioned and investigated. We are not asking to pay those who do not do the work. Pay the bill to those who have completed the work. A report has been given under the supervision of Chief Engineer. The money should be paid accordingly. Contractors are in dire straits. Every day their burden is increasing. Loan interest, interest on interest is increasing day by day. Pay the money soon," said BBMP Working Contractors Association President K.T. Manjunath appealed.

Outstanding Bill Statistics

•  ₹6,077 crore: Total amount of works
•  ₹3,256 crore: BBMP grant works
•  ₹2,753 crore: State Government grant works
•  ₹67.48 crore: Union Government grant works
•  8364: Total bills outstanding
•  7068 – BBMP
•  1114– State
•  182– Union

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