MCC water bill arrears amount to Rs 13.77 crore

July 22, 2011

Mangalore, July 22: The water bill arrears of Mangalore City Corporation amounting to Rs 13.77 crore including principal amount and penal interest, said Executive Engineer Muralidhar of Corporation.

He was replying to A G Kodgi, Chairman of Third Finance Commission at a meeting to review the implementation of its recommendations held at the MCC here on Friday.

In annual progress report, it is said that the Corporation couldn't recover Rs. 4.14 crore of water bill arrears. In this Rs. 76 lakh bill of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited (MCF), Rs. 2.38 crore bill of Kannur Gram Panchayat are included.

Besides, Rs. 20 lakh bill of MESCOM and Rs 20 lakh bill belonging to various government offices have also not been paid to MCC.

Mr Kodgi urged the officials to disconnect the water supply for those who have failed to pay the bill on time.

Lancelot Pinto, Opposition leader of MCC raised voice against irregular issuance of water bill. He said that people complain about excess amount being charged due to breakdown in the metre. A G Kodgi suggested the officials to maintain the water metre properly.

He also suggested to the officials to take action against the display of advertisement in the city without taking permission from MCC.

483 posts vacant in MCC

Joint Commissioner of the Corporation Vijaya Kumari Shenoy pointed out that, of sanctioned 1168 posts, 483 posts are still vacant in Mangalore City Corporation.

She also said that as many as 1178 people in the city limits are shelterless. Deputy Commissioner has given 7.80 acres to provide shelter under flat system for these people and District In-Charge Minister has assured to assist the project, she said.

MP Nalin Kumar Kateel expressed his anger for officials for not fetching relevant files and documents with adequate information while attending the review meetings. For this, Mr Kodgi said all the officers should clear all the pending files within a week.

Deputy Commissioner Dr Channappa Gowda, Member of the 3^rd Finance Commission Mahendra S Kanti, Mayor Praveen Anchan, Deputy Mayor Geetha Nayak and the officers were present at the meeting.

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Block, district presidents in Karnataka will be changed soon: KPCC working president

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September 14,2024

Mangaluru: The block level and District Congress Committee presidents in the state will be changed in the next one month for better reach into society and bring in organisational fortification, said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president G C Chandrasheker on Saturday.

The All India Congress Committee and KPCC have a vision for bringing a change in how the party works with the last man and woman in the state, he said at a press conference here.

"We are looking at bringing development models into the state with a new vision. We are a party that likes to work with the opposition in the developmental aspects and keep all other matters away that do not relate to the development of the state.

"We have a great respect for the people of the coast who are considered to be forward-looking and perceptible, but it is also true that we do not have the numbers in the upper house and in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)," he said.

"Our endeavour is to not only create a strong pro-development workforce at the base level by strengthening the second and third level leadership in the state," he said.

Chandrasheker, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, said that he and his four colleagues of the rank of working presidents of the KPCC are going to every district to infuse the new thinking in our workers and leaders.

"This move will get a new surge considering the party is facing byelections in Shiggaon, Chennapatna and Sandhur segments and also vacant seats in the legislative council, followed by elections to the Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats" he said.

When asked about the reason for the changes, Chandrashekar said most of the people have already lived their tenures. The party wants to reward those who have not been given tickets to contest in the 2023 state assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections for political reasons.

There are quite good leaders and hard-working ground level workers who have great potential to lead the party in the coming years, he said.

"Women will get at least one top post in all District Congress Committees and block levels. There is also a move to give responsible positions for the workers and leaders coming from different strata of society, which are deliverable. The party will not shy away from it," he said.

The other two working presidents, Dr Manjunath Bhandary and Vasanth Kumar, were also present at the press conference.

Kumar said some of the regions in the state are dominated by the BJP. "We want to end this run and defeat the divisive models of the BJP." Bhandary said the Indian National Congress was aiming at a high development phase in the state and involve the opposition parties and their leaders in the development plans in the state.

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