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MCC to Recommend Govt to Upgrade Mangalore as ‘B II’ City

  •   Wed, Oct 01 2008 10:48:28 AM

The Hindu

MANGALORE, Oct 1: The council of Mangalore City Corporation in its general meeting on Tuesday resolved to recommend to the Government to declare the corporation as a “B II” civic body. At present, it is graded “C”.

As per the 2001 census, the population in the 132.45-sq.km corporation area was 4.19 lakh. The number of houses under its purview was 1,11,210 and it had 1,37,606 commercial establishments, 53 hospitals, 60 markets and eight gardens. Even going by those figures, the city corporation is eligible to be graded up, according to sources.

Chief Whip in the council M. Shankar Bhat told the council that once the Government graded up the corporation to B II, it could get more funds for development and the employees of the corporation could get more allowances.

Future plans


The council approved the corporation’s proposal to demolish the markets at Jeppu, Car Street and Surathkal and build modern markets-cum-commercial complexes there with private participation. Apart from space for selling vegetables and flowers, those complexes would have shops, cold storage and parking facilities. As construction of such structures required huge funds, it was decided to invite private participation.

The council decided to refer a proposal to build a bus transit terminal at Manki stand to the standing committee for Town Planning and Improvement to take an appropriate decision. The agenda placed in the meeting said that at present, the buses were being parked in front of Mangaladevi temple. This was causing congestion there. The corporation had its own land at Manki stand near the temple. It had a small office and a primary health centre there. These structures could be demolished to build a bus transit terminal-cum-commercial complex.

The council approved a proposal to improve four circles in the city. They are: Hampankatta Circle, Bunts Hostel Circle, Ambedkar Circle (formerly Jyothi Circle), and A.B. Shetty Circle. Of the Rs. 1.06 crore estimated to cost for the project, Rs. 30 lakh would be for improving the Hampankatta circle, Rs. 26.35 lakh each for Ambedkar Circle and A.B. Shetty Circle and Rs. 22.7 lakh for Bunts Hostel Circle.

Mayor Ganesh Hosabettu told the meeting that a special meeting of the council would be convened within the next 10 days to discuss problems related to issuing licenses to build houses and other establishments. Sameer Shukla, commissioner of the corporation, said that the corporation would take action against contractors who failed to execute the projects awarded to them.

Honorarium


The councillors of Mangalore City Corporation on Tuesday resolved to request the Government to increase their monthly honorarium from Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 6,000.

At present, in addition to Rs. 1,500 a month, the councillors get Rs. 100 each as allowance for attending a general meeting and Rs. 300 a month as vehicle allowance. The members of the standing committees get an additional Rs. 100 for attending each meeting of the committee. The Mayor and Deputy Mayors get Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 2,500 as monthly honorarium. They do not get any other allowance. The agenda placed in the meeting did not specify the hike in monthly honorarium to be sought for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The members, however, sought a hike in their honorarium too.

Nada geethe

The council resolved to sing the “nada geethe” at the beginning of every general meeting from forthcoming meeting. Mayor Ganesh Hosabettu proposed this and all the members welcomed it without any objection.
  

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  • Captain Stanley Latif Correa, Urwa Stores/Jeddah,Saudi Arabia

    Thu, Oct 02 2008

    Good comments by Prakash N Rao, Mangalore. You well explained in your article what MCC,DC & Palemar must share their responsibilities to upgrade Mangalore as Class B City. Thank you.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore/India

    Wed, Oct 01 2008

    Well said Mr. Prakash N. Rao. I fully endorse his comments and suggestions except switching off 50% street lights from 1.00 am to 4.00 am. It may lead to anti social activities and insecurity to passengers who travel during night due to any reason whatsoever. Prevention is better than cure.

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  • PRAKASH N RAO, MANGALORE

    Wed, Oct 01 2008

    The MCC Commissioner should personally take up the matter with the State Govt and get the Mangalore City graded. Before that he must pay a visit to the entire City and himself experience the agony, mental torture, the vehicle drivers undergo while driving. The question here is, " is it so difficult for the MCC Commissioner and the District Collector to bank shrill horns for the buses, autorickshaws etc. After the hike in petrol prices, I have found that lot many public vehicle are mixing kerosene with petrol/diesel because of which the roads are full of smoke, which is posing a health hazard to the poor citizen of Mangalore City.

     I appeal to MCC Commissioner, DC and to Palemar the Dist.-in-Charge Minister to please expedite the road works undertaken so that it can be completed atleast before Diwali. Similarly, please try to make space around the Mangala Stadium for morning walkers, so that they need not go inside the stadium and damage the track. The Flower market inside Car Street be also be demolished and a new market with parking facility be constructed at the earliest. The judges and other state Govt officials bunglows opp. Mangla stadium be demolished and high rise building be constructed and vacant space be utilised for constructing a park to create lung space for the Citizen of Mangalore City.

    To save on electricity, the MCC can switch of 50% street lights between 1.00 am to say 4.00 a.m every day, when the traffic is almost nil. Night patroling by policemen may be increased to keep a vigil on anti-social elements and thieves. Such and other initiatives will definitely help Mangalore to soon become a safe and cosy City for the people of this Country.

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