Udupi, Jul 15: District in-charge minister Pramod Madhwaraj has clarified that he would not bow to lobbying from private bus operators on running low-floor Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses in Udupi.
Speaking after inaugurating the Janasamparka Sabhe (mass contact programme) of Manipal Municipal Ward organised by the Udupi City Municipal Council, he said Mr. Madhwaraj said low-floor government buses were introduced in the city and rural areas of the district because of public demand.
“Operating these buses has benefited students and senior citizens in the district,” he said.
The High Court had recently quashed the permits of 55 low-floor KSRTC buses in the district after private bus operators approached it citing various violations.
Meanwhile, there is a plan to get water from Varahi river to Udupi city in order to deal with the water scarcity during summers. The matter was discussed at a meeting of officials of Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environment Project (KUDCEMP) on Friday. This summer, the Udupi CMC put in a lot of effort to solve the water scarcity problem, spending about Rs. 1 crore.
The Minister said the objective behind holding mass contact programmes was not just to review the implementation of government programmes, but also to understand the loopholes and plug them.
Cheques under the Calamities Relief Fund and Sandhya Suraksha were distributed to beneficiaries on the occasion.
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