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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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April 22,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 22: Dakshina Karnataka District in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Wednesday warned of invoking Goonda Act against those who attack doctors, police or ASHA workers who are involved in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Addressing a function arranged to distribute food kits to journalists on behalf of SCDCC Bank at the Patrika Bhavan on Wednesday, the Minister said the authorities have been instructed to initiate action without any hesitation against anyone who tries to attack Corona warriors.

It has been observed across the state the incidents of attack and assault on ASHA workers, police and civic workers are increasing hence it was felt the need for severe actions against such elements , he added.

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March 25,2020

Udupi, Mar 25: A 34-year-old man who returned from Dubai tested positive for novel coronavirus in Udupi district. This is the first case in the district. 

He returned from Dubai on March 18 and got admitted to a government hospital in Udupi on March 23 for fever. The swab samples were sent to Shivamogga laboratory for testing.

The report which arrived on Wednesday confirmed that he was positive for COVID-19, said DHO Dr Sudhir Chandra Sooda.

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March 26,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 26: In a second coronavirus related death in Karnataka, COVID-19 test results of a 75- year-old woman who had died on Wednesday has come out as positive, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said.

"I regret to inform that the COVID-19 test result has come out as positive for patient, who had succumbed to death yesterday. The govt stands committed to curb the spread of Corona Virus in the state. Please stay home, stay safe," Sudhakar tweeted on Thursday.

Health and Family Welfare Minister B Sriramulu too said the lab reports regarding the death on Wednesday have come and it has come out as positive, and death was due to COVID-19.

The exact cause of her death would be known only after the final report comes, both Minister had said on Wednesday.

The woman from Gauribidanur in Chikkaballapura district, had returned from Mecca in Saudi Arabia recently.

Sharing details about the woman, Sriramulu in a tweet on Wednesday had said, she died at Bowring hospital here at 1 am, and was suffering from diabetes, chest pain and hip fracture.

The patient was undergoing treatment in isolation ward at a hospital in Gauribidanur, later for more treatment she was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bengaluru, from where she was shifted to Bowring hospital on Tuesday," he had said.

This is the second coronavirus fatality in the state.

Earlier this month, a 76-year old Kalaburagi man died "due to co-morbidity and was also tested positive for COVID- 19", becoming the country's first coronavirus death.

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