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MCC presents surplus budget; projects Rs 257.66 cr revenue, Rs 257.60 cr expenditure

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February 14, 2013

Mangalore, Feb 14: The Council of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) here on Thursday approved the surplus budget of Rs 6.04 lakh for the 2013-14 fiscal year, in the budget presentation session chaired by Mayor Gulzar Banu.

The annual budget presented by President of Standing Committee on Taxation and Finance Shantha R projects a total revenue of Rs 257.66 crore, and proposes expenditure of Rs 257.60 crore.

Similar to the previous year, the revenue of the MCC for the year 2013-14 includes Rs 35 crore from water tariff, Rs 29 crore from self-assessment of property tax, Rs 1.3 crore from trade licenses, Rs 7.26 from building regulation and development fees, Rs 3.69 from markets, Rs 15 crore in the form of solid waste collection fees and funds from the government and other sources.

Water supply

A sum of Rs 34.17 crore has been earmarked in the budget for the second vented dam at Thumbe, which is expected to meet the drinking water needs of the city till 2026. As the storage capacity of the vented dam is limited to the storage of water required for 45 days, work on a new vented dam has commenced through the grant of Rs 75.50 crore by Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board. Almost 30 per cent of the works on the new vented dam have been completed and the remaining works have commenced. The corporation has spent Rs 19.75 crore on the vented dam. Once it is completed in May 2014, efforts will be made to supply water to all areas under the MCC, said Shantha R.

Development programmes

The budget has allocated a total of Rs 17.95 crore for various developmental works, including Rs 13.50 crore for development work, Rs 3.07 crore for SC/ST welfare programmes, Rs 98 lakh for social welfare and eradication of poverty, Rs 40.50 lakh for welfare of disabled persons and Rs 7 crore for payment of other bills.

Computerisation

The corporation expected a sum of Rs 3 crore from the government for the computerisation of all departments of the MCC in order to provide better services to the citizens. Efforts will be made in coming days to provide all the information related to the Corporation departments online to the public.

Kuteera Bhagya

A sum of Rs 70 lakh has been reserved in the budget for the Kuteera Bhagya scheme this year, and Rs 2 lakh for the Kuteera Jyothi scheme to provide electricity connections to BPL beneficiaries.

Awareness for students

The budget has earmarked a sum of Rs 5 lakh for the scheme to conduct awareness programmes among students studying in fifth to seventh standard in government schools, on misuse and storage of water, water purification and sewage treatment plants.

Waste collection

A sum of Rs 25 crore has been reserved for solid-waste management for the fiscal year 2013-14.

The contract of door- to-door collection of solid waste has been provided to eight contractors, who have begun collecting waste from houses. Out of 60 wards under the MCC, waste segregated dry and wet waste is being collected in two separate bins in two wards (Mannagudda and Court wards). Collection of segregated waste will begin in other wards in the coming days.

Bulk waste will be collected from hotels, canteens, juice centres, caterers, marriage halls and meat and chicken stalls and processed separately.

The construction of a market in Bejai and a fish market in Jeppu is going on. The MCC is planning to construct another fish market in Kuloor and a bus stand for commuters.

Reactions

Presenting his views, Corporator Harinath said that that the amount of Rs 10 lakh allocated to victims of natural disasters was insufficient, and so was the sum of Rs 35 crore allocated for construction of houses for the poor. The amount allocated for the construction of the fish market has not been mentioned. There is also a necessity for a market in Kavoor, he said, and added that there was no mention in the budget of allotment of rickshaw parking facilities.

Former Mayor Shankar Bhat pressed for the need to allocate funds for the construction of a railway underbridge at Jeppu-Kutpady.

Corporator James pressed for allocation of Rs 10-15 crore for the construction of a new bus stand at Pumpwell junction, while yet another objected to the non-allotment of funds for laying pavements on the sides of concretised roads in the city.

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February 7,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 7: Karnataka's Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services on Thursday issued guidelines for testing, isolation, hospital admission and discharge in view of the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in Wuhan city of China, a virus that has infected nearly 20,000 globally and has killed more than 500 in China.

According to the guidelines, the sample of any passenger, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, with a history of travel to or residence in Wuhan city of China in the last 14 days, has to be collected and tested.

And the sample of any health personnel, who develops symptoms of the virus after being associated with the infected persons, has to be collected.

The circular further says that the clinical sample of any suspect/probable case of nCoV will be sent to the laboratory confirmation and the case will be kept in isolation. If tested positive, the treatment has to be provided as per the existing guidelines.

The virus originated from Wuhan, a Chinese city, in December and has since then spread to various parts around the world.

China has imposed quarantine and travel restrictions, affecting the movement of 56 million people in more than a dozen cities, amid fears that the transmission rate will accelerate.

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April 20,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 20: Dakshina Kannada police have warned of stringent legal action against people who share photos of the coronavirus victims in the district and other patients on social websites.

District superintendent of police B M Laxmi Prasad in a release, warned the people that strict legal action will be taken against those who flout rules.

Police have noted that a picture of one of the COVID-19 victims in the area is being shared on social media.

Providing any information about coronavirus-infected patients or victims publicly is a punishable offence, he said.

The police are putting together information about the people who shared the photo and other information about the COVID-19 in the district and have initiated legal action.

A 50-year old woman from Bantwal had died of Covid-19 at the Wenlock hospital here on Sunday.

She is the first coronavirus victim in the district.

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June 23,2020

Bewngaluru, Jun 23: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said Covid-19 related fatalities in the state was far less compared to other major states, as he called on people and front line corona warriors infected by the virus not to lose courage.

The Chief Minister made the statement following the alleged suicide of a constable attached with the Karnataka State Reserve Police after he tested positive for Covid-19. "The total number of COVID related deaths in the state is very less compared to other major states.

There is no reason for any infected citizen or government employees to lose courage. The government is always with you," a tweet on the Chief Minister's official twitter handle said.

Of the total of 14,011 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra accounted for the highest with 6,283 fatalities, followed by Delhi with 2,233, Gujarat with 1,684 and Tamil Nadu with 794.

Acknowledging that police form the frontline of corona warriors and were working putting their lives at stake, he said a special Covid-19 testing center is being set up for them and all measures will be taken to provide the best treatment for those infected.

As of June 22 evening, cumulatively 9,399 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 142 deaths and 5,730 discharges.

The constable, aged about 50 years, was attached with the Karnataka State Reserve Police and was said to be depressed after getting tested positive for Covid-19, sources said.

Expressing condolence over his death, another tweet on the Chief Minister's handle said he has directed officials to to provide all necessary compensation and facilities to the family of the deceased at the earliest. Bengaluru has in the last few days has seen a spike in the number of police personnel getting infected by the virus. At least 74 of them have tested positive in the city and are undergoing treatment, while three have died so far, official sources said.

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