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Mangaluru | Pumpwell, Thokkottu flyovers will be ready by January 2019: NHAI

coastaldigest.com web desk
November 18, 2018

Mangaluru, Nov 18: In a fresh promise, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has said that it would complete the speed up the flyover work at Pumpwell and Thokkottu and complete them in two months. 

Speaking to reporters after inspecting the ongoing works at Pumpwell on Sunday, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, said the NHAI and the concessionaire of the project Navyug Udupi Tollway Pvt. Ltd. have assured that the flyover work would be completed by the end of January. Another flyover at Thokkottu would be completed by the end of next month and traffic would be allowed on it from February.

Z. Samson Vijay Kumar, Project Director, NHAI, Mangaluru, said that an underpass for light motor vehicles and pedestrians would come up at Ujjodi near Mahakali temple. As pre-cast concrete boxes would be fixed at the underpass, the project at Pumpwell would not be delayed beyond February, he added.

Mr. Kateel said that though the flyover at Pumpwell had been sanctioned in 2010, in reality the project took off in 2016. It was delayed due to four factors. The Mangaluru City Corporation delayed changing the design of the project in view of its bus stand project planned in front of Karnataka Bank Headquarters at Pumpwell. There was delay by the State government in getting land for the project and demolishing buildings in acquiring land for the same. Also, the concessionaire ran out of money.

The MP said that there was no need for the Congress to rake up the flyover issue politically. It should instead introspect on why the new bridge project across the Netravati at Panemangalore took 14 years to complete and why the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government took 13 years to complete the B.C. Road-Mukka Highway four-lane project, he added.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S. on Saturday sought the weekly progress report from the NHAI on the Pumpwell and Thokkottu flyover projects.

He told the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting that the NHAI had been misguiding meetings over the progress of the projects. Mr. Senthil said the real problem was with the NHAI and not the concessionaire. The NHAI is bound to get the projects done fast.

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abdullah
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Monday, 19 Nov 2018

Wow nalin woke up from sleep!!!!

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February 12,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 12: Mohammed Nalapad, son of Karnataka Congress MLA NA Harris, who allegedly rammed his sports car into vehicles and a kiosk, injuring 4, on Bellary road in Bengaluru on February 9, said that he was not in the car which met with the accident.

Bengaluru Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Ravikante Gowda told media, "Mohammed Nalapad appeared before the investigating officer today. He was arrested following interrogation. We are collecting evidence and will file a charge sheet shortly."

Nalapad is out on bail, in connection with the matter where he had assaulted a man in a pub in Bengaluru in 2018.

"I was not in the car which met with accident. I was travelling in a Lamborghini car which was moving ahead of the car. However, I called people to rescue the victims. We took them to the hospital and paid their hospital bill," said Mohammed Nalapad.

Further, details are awaited

Also Read: MLA N A Harris’ son Nalapad, out on bail, now crashes his luxury Bentley car, injures 4

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June 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 18: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has deployed a COVID-19 infection control "surveillance team" to look after travellers coming from other states.

Those coming to Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural Districts must undergo a 14-day home quarantine.

The Bengaluru Mayor today inaugurated surveillance team at Dr Raj Kumar Glass House.

Deputy Mayor Ramamohan Raju, Health Standing Committee Chairman Manjunath Raju G, Special Commissioners D Randeep, Manjunath, Superintendent of Police Mr Murugan and other officials were also present in the event.

There are 7,944 coronavirus cases in Karnataka including 2,843 active cases and 4,983discharged. 114 patients have succumbed to COVID-19 in the state. 844 positive cases were reported in Bengaluru Urban and 39 in Bengaluru Rural.

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July 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 3: Karnataka Health Department on Thursday permitted District Health Departments to appoint doctors with MBBS, on a contractual basis with permission of concerned District Health Officers and Commissioners, a statement said.

The state government has also hiked the salary of contractual doctors from Rs 45000 to Rs 60000 per month.

Earlier in the day, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu urged contract doctors to continue offering their services amid their demand for regularisation of services.

"I request the contract doctors with folded hands to continue offering their services. With regard to their two demands, one of salary hike and the other being permanency, I assure all of them that I stand with them and their requests will definitely be fulfilled," said Mr Sriramulu.

The Chief Minister had also discussed about the two issues yesterday and agreed to facilitate the pay hike, he added.

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