Yeddy thanks Bangaloreans, pledges to make city ``Model Global Metro”
From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bangalore, April 5: Expressing gratitude to the ``mature voters of Bangalore” for reposing their faith in the ruling BJP and giving it a clear majority in the BBMP elections, Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has pledged transform the city into a ``model global metro.”
``With such massive support from the people of Bangalore, we redeem of pledge to make Bangalore a model global metro,” he said voters of the state capital have given a befitting reply ``to silence the Opposition Congress and JD(S).”
An elated Yeddyurappa, who addressed the media in the afternoon after knowing the results of BBMP polls, said: ``The people of the city have reposed their faith in the party by supporting candidates in the previous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. The continued support to BJP in the first ever BBMP elections has given us immense inspiration to proceed on the path of development.”
The chief minister said the Congress and JD (S) should at least behave as the responsible opposition and cooperate with the Government in executing development works from now onwards.
The JD (S) had failed to gain sympathy of voters by protesting against the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) in the City as well in the national capital, he said.
``The development activities of the Government in the last 22 months in Bangalore and in the entire State were evident. In 2009-10, the Government spent Rs 6,000 crore though BDA, BBMP, and BWSSB and implemented several works,” he said adding: “Now, 15,000 works worth Rs 4,000 are under progress.”
The Government has prepared an action plan of Rs 22,500 crore for addressing infrastructure bottlenecks in the next three years, Yeddyurappa said pointing out that all civic agencies of the city were functioning in a an integrated manner towards providing necessary facilities to Bangalore.
``We shall make all efforts to put in place the Bangalore Governance Act. This will ensure better co-ordination and enable empowering ward level committees. It will also bring increased accountability and efficiency in planning and execution of works,” the chief minister said.
He said the Government was committed for comprehensive improvements of all water bodies in the city in the next 2-3 years.
The Union Railway Ministry has been requested to sanction a Circular Local Train in Bagnalore and the Government has agreed to share the cost of the project, he said.
As promised in BJP’s poll manifesto for BBMP, he said, ``We have decided to build modern multi-level car parking facilities in at least 10 important areas in the city in this year.
The Chief Minister, who held a review meeting with senior officials of
the Energy Department on power situation, said: ``We will ensure that adequate power will be made available in April and May in the State. We will ensure 12 hours of power supply in rural areas (six hours each of three phase and single phase).”
The government has invoked section 11 of Electricity Act, 2003, directing all power generation stations to supply the entire power to the State itself, Yeddyurappa added.