Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Sep 12: City mayor, Kavita Sanil, met Karnataka chief minister (CM), Siddaramaiah, at Bengaluru, and urged him to release special grant from CM's fund of Rs 50 crore for undertaking various development works within city corporation limits.

Kavita, who met Siddaramaiah at his official residence, 'Kaveri' on Monday September 11 evening, in addition, urged the CM to post officers and employees to various vacant posts in the city corporation at the earliest. She said that officers and staff are required to ensure that development works are held without any hitch in city corporation limits.

The mayor told the CM that there has been tardy progress in development works within the city on account of shortage of staff. She therefore sought urgent posting to spots that are lying vacant since long. Later, Kavita said that the chief minister positively responded to her demands.

At present, 50 percent of posts in the city corporation are lying vacant. Every year, a number of employees retire. Since the last ten years, no new appointments have been made. Repeated demand to fill vacancies have fallen on deaf ears so far.

Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister, B Ramanath Rai, accompanied the mayor during this visit.