Daijiworld Media Network –Udupi (HB)

Udupi, Jul 31:"City Municipal Council (CMC) should bring a uniform rule in the city for upcoming new shops and to the street vendors in order to prevent land encroachment and avoid vendors running business in inappropriate way," said Ramesh Kanchan, opposition party leader in Udupi CMC.

He was speaking at the Udupi CMC general body meeting held at Sathyamurthy auditorium here on Saturday July 31.

He said, “In the city, many buildings were constructed illegally, by encroaching the government land. Some people run their business in unauthorised shops, by misusing the name of the CMC president. Few petty shops have come up in prominent places of the city.”

Amritha Krishnamurthy, Kinnimulky councillor complained that there are no street lights from Kinnimulky gopura to taluk office, which is the main entrance to the city. “It can cause road accidents during the night. There are many unlicensed shops near Bhujanga Park. The owners of the shops were pointing their fingers at CMC president. But, I do not know on what basis permission has been given to these shops. Public were complaining shops in the vicinity causes traffic inconvenience. Therefore, form a uniform rule to all shops and street vendors.”

MLA Raghupati Bhat, raising issue on the proposed tender on maintained of street lights said, "As we are receiving several complaints over the maintained of street lights in the city, henceforth, it will be maintained by E-smart Energy Solution Limited with good service. They will convert all the street lights into LED lights. They will be maintained for 10 years."

Councillors of the CMC raised issue over artificial water pool formed on roads due to the rain. They also pointed out water logging issues at the government land in front of the CMC.