Udupi's march towards 'cityhood'

August 2, 2013

Udupi, Aug 2: Udupi town is growing drastically and the pangs and problem of cities have already invaded the town. The roads are shrinking and the number of vehicles on roads are swelling. Parking slots have become a rare luxury in the city because most of the parking areas have been eaten away by buildings or vendors. Walking on the roads has become a difficult task to perform for pedestrians.

With people having little civic sense, the people fail to avail the existing parking slots effectively, thereby leading to added chaos.

In the car parking shelter near the old taluk office, vehicle owners park haphazardly and walk away. While most of the space in the premises of the office is reserved for officials, commoners struggle to find parking slots near here. The space in front of Dr TMA Pai Hospital is filled with hand-carts selling different wares. People thronging at Big Bazar in plush cars take the leeway to park their cars on the road.

The space in front of a private bus booking office near the service bus-stand in Udupi is usually seen littered with several parcels dropped by buses, leading to problems in traffic and limitation of space for buses to commute. The place also serves as a depot for private buses in the evening which halt on the road itself before leaving to their respective destinations.

Ground floor parking

Commercial buildings coming up under the limits of town council are mandated to provide parking for customers in the ground floor of the building. However, the minute the builders obtain a permit, space in the ground floor is rented out for commercial purposes. Several cases of this kind are seen in the city. Although this mandate is not new, this practice has been in existence since ages.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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