Parmesh S Jain

Many areas in Bengaluru are set to face disruption in water supply from 6am to midnight on March 3 owing to the pipeline-linking work undertaken by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB).

In a press statement released on Monday, the BWSSB said it would link 1,350mm-dia-pipeline of Cauvery 4th stage 1st phase near Gublala to the 18-million-litre-capacity reservoir constructed in the extended area of 6th stage Banashankari.

Besides, the agency will clear the obstruction near the 3rd stage raw-water channel and fix weir plats near the aerator of the new 300mld water treatment plant (WTP) to facilitate the flow toward 3rd stage WTP.

On Thursday, water supply will be a hit in Gandhinagar, Vasanthanagar, High Grounds, Sampangiramnagar, Town Hall, Lalbagh Road, Cubbonpete, Sunkalpete, Kumbarapete, Cottonpete, Chikpete, Bharathinagara, St Johns Road, Infantry Road, Shivajinagar, Frazer Town, MM Road, Byadarahalli, Nethaji Road, Coles Road, Coxtown, Vivekanand Nagar, Maruthisevanagar, P&T Colony, DJ Halli, Nagawara, Samadhana Nagar, Pillanna Garden- 1st,2nd and 3rd stage , Lingarajpura, Chamarajpet, Bankcolony, Gavipuram, Hanumanthnagara, Girinagar, Bytarayanapura, Neelasandra, Srinagar, Banashankari, Yeshwanthapur, Malleshwaram, Kumarapark, Jayamahal, Sheshadripuram, Sadashivanagar, Palace Guttahalli, Sanjayanagar, Dollars Colony, Geddalahalli, Boopasandra, Kavalbyrasandra, RT Nagar, Anandanagar, Sultanpalya, MG Road, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar Jeevanbhimanagar, Ulsoor, Jogupalya, Deenabandhunagara, SP Road, SJP Road, OT Pete, Jali Mohalla, PVR Road, KG Halli, BTM Layout, Madivala, Dairy Circle, Maruthi Nagar, Nimhans, Shettihalli, Kammagondanahal, Mallasandra, Bagalagunte, T. Dasarahalli, HMT Ward, Peenya 2nd Stage, 3rd Stage, 4th Phase, Rajagopal Nagar and Ganapathi Nagar.

Disruptions will also be faced by residents in MEI Colony, Lakshmidevi Nagar, BHCS Layout, Happy Valley, part of BDA Layout, Uttarahalli, Bellandur, Ibbalur, koramangala 1st Block, 4th Block, 4th C Block, J Block, Military campus ASC Center, Siddhartha Colony, Venkatapura, Teachers Colony, Jakkasandra and Jakkasandra Extension, ST Bed Area, part of Jayanagar 4th T Block, Arsu Colony, Thilaknagar, NEI Layout, East End A & B Main Roads, Krishnappa Garden and BHEL Layout, BTM 2nd Stage, Mico Layout, NS Palya, Gurappanpalya, Sudguntepalya, Bismillah Nagar, J P Nagar 4th to 8th stages, Puttenahalli, Jaraganahalli, RBI Layout, Panduranga Nagara, Arakere, Mico Layout, Doresani Palya, Kottanuru Dinne, Venkatadri Layout, Chunchaghatta, Konanakunte, SBM Layout, Supreme Residency Layout, Lake City, Nadamma Layout, Rotary Nagar, Kodichikkanahalli Village, HSR Layout 1st to 7th sectors, Agara Village, Mangammanapalya, Madina Nagara, ITI Layout Hosa Palya, Bande Palya, Chandra Layout, BEML Layout 1st to 5th Stage, Nagarbhavi, Annapoorneshwari Nagar, Vishwesjwarayya Layout all stages, BEL Layout all stages, Mallathahalli, Ulala, D Group Layout, Railway Layout, Byadarahalli, Rajajinagar, Mahalakshmi Layout, Rajajinagar 6th Block , Basaveshwar Nagar, Manjunath Nagar, Nandini Layout, Goragunte Palya, Shankar Nagar, Prakash Nagar, Kurubarahalli, Shankarmatha, Kamala Nagar, Kamakshipalya, BEML Layout, KHB Colony, Shivanagar, Agrahara Dasarahalli, Papiah Garden and surrounding places.

Parmesh S Jain

Efforts to bring back Kannadigas from Ukraine are on and two officials have been deployed at Mumbai and New Delhi to help Karnataka students arriving from Ukraine reach their homes without any hassles,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons Bommai said, the students who are in the Northeastern part of Ukraine are facing problems.

The External Affairs minister has been requested to make arrangements for their food and shelter and guide them to safety.

The Romanian border is getting crowded and a request has been made to make separate arrangements for Kannadigas, Bommai said.

Parmesh S Jain

Expressing his grief over the death of Karnataka student Naveen Gyanagoudar from Haveri in Ukraine,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday spoke to Naveen’s father Shekar Gowda over phone and consoled the family.

Bommai obtained more details about Naveen and stated that he was with the family at this hour of grief.It is a big blow.

May the almighty bestow eternal peace on Naveen.You must be brave to bear the tragic happening,”Bommai said.

All efforts are on to bring the mortal remains of Naveen to India.Talks are on with officials of the External Affairs ministry in this regard, Bommai said during his conversation with Neveen’s father.

Choking with grief,Shekar Gowda said that he had spoken with his son just in the morning over the phone and he used to call up twice or thrice every day.

Parmesh S Jain

People of Bengaluru have the faith that only a BJP government could bring water from the Mekedatu project to Bengaluru,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking after dedicating the newly built Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indoor Stadium in HSR layout Bommai said,provision has been made in the DPR for Ettinahole project to bring 2 TMC of water to meet the drinking water needs of Bengaluru.

It would end the drinking water problem of the northern parts of the city.

“The Mekedatu project started in 1996 when I was the Irrigation minister.Not due to the protest that is being staged now.

In 1996 the Karnataka Power Corporation had prepared the DPR for the Mekedatu project for power generation.

It was delayed due to ambiguity by the Union government.Now the DPR has been given a new dimension as a drinking water project,” Bommai said.

Those who came to power later did not pursue it. They wasted five years without doing anything. They could have brought the water to Bengaluru.

The DPR was prepared during the coalition government.Now it has been made a dispute as the Tamil Nadu government has approached the court.

“They turned a simple project into a complex problem and are now staging a protest.is it right?” Bommai asked.

“What moral right do they have to protest? People of Bengaluru can see through this. So they are not bothered about this protest.

Parmesh S Jain

The Annapoorneshwarinagar police on Monday arrested a 50-year-old man and seized 65.5 kgs of marijuana from him.

The accused has been identified as,Vantala Keshava Rao,50.

Senior officer told media persons,The Annapoorneshwarinagar police inspector,Lohith BN received a credible information about a person in an vacant site is waiting for its custom to deliver the consignment.

Based on tip off,police inspector,Lohith BN and his team rushed to the spot and surrounded the area and raided a place in Annapoorneshwarinagar area and arrested Vantala Keshava Rao,red handed while he was waiting for his customers to deliver the goods.

Based on his information the police raided a rented house and recovered the remaining drugs total worth 65.5 kgs which he had stored .

Inquiries revealed that Keshava Rao was sourcing the drugs from his contacts in VIzag and bring it to the city by train.

He would sell it to his customers including truck drivers.The accused has been booked under NDPS and taken him into custody to ascertain his network.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP, Kodandarama,PI,Lohith BN and special Anti-Narcotics squads who has nabbed the notorious drug peddler and recovered huge amount of Marijuana drugs from him and a special reward will be given to the team he added.

Parmesh S Jain

The Northeast Division cyber crime police arrested two persons who posing as BBMP staff cheated many gullible people offering them to help pay taxes online.

The accused has been identified as, Shivaprasad,33,from Bidar and his associate Pankaj choudhary,27,from Delhi.

Senior officer told media persons,a resident of Yelahanka on January 28,filed a complaint stating that two persons who introduced themselves as BBMP officers offered them to help in pay taxes and after receiving the amount through online payment are now not responding.

Based on complaint a special team was formed by DCP, Northeast Dr Anoop A Shetty,under the supervision of PI, Northeast CEN,Santhosh Ram a special team swung into action and with the help of technical and intelligence inputs the team police track down Shivaprasad,33 from Bidar and his associate Pankaj Choudhary, 27, from Delhi.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and a detailed investigation by the team it has revealed that the duo used to approach random people introduce themselves as booth local officers of BBMP offered to help them pay taxes online they would get details of bank account and withdraw money.

The CEN police have taken the duo into custody and further investigating to ascertain their criminal background.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,A Subramanyeswara Rao,DCP Northeast,Dr Anoop A Shetty,PI,Santhosh Ram and his crime team who has nabbed the two cyber crooks and a special reward will be given to the team he added.

Parmesh S Jain

Roads are not just meant for transport connectivity, they supplement economic,cultural and agricultural growth too,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

The Chief Minister was speaking at a function at which the Union Minister for National Highways laid the foundation stone for 925km long stretches of 25 National Highway projects at a cost of Rs.12,795 cr.

Karnataka is a progressive state. The State government would offer complete cooperation for development works, especially in Northern Karnataka, Bommai said.

The Union and State governments should work together for development of roads. The Chief Minister expressed his readiness to offer GST and royalty exemption for Cement,Steel and other construction material if the Union government could bear 25% of the land acquisition cost for the projects.

An MoU would be signed in this regard soon, he said.

The State government is ready to offer similar concessions in implementing the STRR project in Bengaluru and projects in other cities like Gulbarga and Belagavi, Bommai said.

Proactive Gadkari

Bommai was all praise for the work culture, commitment and pace of Union Minister for National Highways Nitin Gadkari.

There is a huge change in the way of thinking for the development of the country. What was considered impossible earlier is now being turned into reality under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Gadkari has successfully implemented Modi’s thinking on the development front.Gadkari is a proactive,dynamic leader,Bommai said.

Gadkari has made immense contribution for the development of Northern Karnataka.The completion of 4-lane Hospet-Hubballi highway and Chitradurga-Hubballi highway has brought big relief from the problems and accidents for the people in this region, Bommai said.

Bommai requested Gadkari to take up work on Kaiga to Ilkal road as part of the Naragund-Bilagi-Gajendragad-Kushtagi-Sindhanur National Highway 115.

Union minister for Parliamentary Affairs Prahlad Joshi, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and others were present.