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Rs 16K crore burden on escoms: CM Kumaraswamy

DHNS
February 6, 2019

Bengaluru, Feb 6: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said there is a huge financial burden on the Energy Department because it is providing free power supply and incentives to farmers.

He said that Bescom, Hescom and Gescom have a financial burden of Rs 16,000 crore towards loans and and pending bills.

He was speaking at the Customer Vigilance Awareness Meet 2019, where the Roof Top Evaluation for Solar Tool (Rest) and the logo of Electric Vehicle Recharge Stations were launched.

Kumaraswamy said the pump sets provided to farmers have helped them and the government has spent Rs 3,000 crore for this purpose. A subsidy of Rs 11,000 crore will also be given to farmers for electricity supply. Acknowledging that the Bescom employees are working to revive the company from losses and chalking policies and plans to break even, he also directed the public power utility to fix the loopholes in the organisation

He also said, “The Bescom can now heave a sigh of relief after launching new schemes in promoting and supplying solar energy.

It has started the exercise of supplying electricity through underground cables in most parts of Bengaluru and in the rest of the city, it will be done in phases. This will help in safety to people and leakages will be less.”

KERC Ombudsman N S Pattanashetty said many people are not aware of the customer grievance redressal cell in Besom. People should make use of this in large numbers, he advised.

Srinivas Avalali of Citizens for Bengaluru requested the Bescom not to provide supply to unauthorised buildings.

He also asked the people to honour the employees of Bescom as they are working towards the safety of consumers as it is a dangerous job.

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News Network
May 30,2020

Madikeri, May 30: Environmentalists have opposed the Karnataka Forest Department and the Public Works Department’s move to erect concrete pillars and marking of trees to construct a proposed road from Patti to Todikana within the Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary near Talacauvery in Kodagu District.

They have urged for immediate stopping of road works in a protected area.

In a letter to Conservator of Forests, Mysuru Circle, T Heeralal and DCF (Territorial and In-charge Wildlife) S Prabhakaran, the Trustees of Wildlife First K M Chinnappa and A A Poovaiah have termed the road works illegal and violates Supreme Court order on National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.

The letter’s copy has also been sent to Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force), and Kodagu Deputy Commissioner urging them to halt the progress of the road works. “Patti and Todikana are at the core of the Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary and such unilateral activities without complete approval on completion of the statutorily mandated procedure (both under Forest Conservation Act and Wild Life Protection Act),” the letter stated.

The letter added that they would be forced to move the Courts and the officers who have given approval to the project would face legal consequences.

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January 4,2020

Surathkal, Jan 4: The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed agreementsfor joint research and development of technology for application in space, a statement said here on Friday.

As part of the agreement, which was signed by P Venkatakrishnan, Director of ISRO CBPO Division and Prof Umamaheswar Rao, Director, NITK, ISRO will establish the Regional Academic Center for Space (RACS) at NITK.

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February 4,2020

Mangalore, Feb 4: Final chance to present evidence and record eyewitness statements with the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi G Jagadeesh regarding the December 19 violence will be held on February 6 between 1100 and 1300 hrs.

Eyewitness and evidence presenters can depose at the Assistant’s Commissioner’s Court Hall in the Mini Vidhan Soudha in the city.

The Deputy Commissioner said that no evidence would be accepted after this last round of public hearing.

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