BENGALURU: Mayor G. Padmavathi, who went on rounds to inspect the progress of works taken up under the TenderSure, was upset with the pace at which the works are progressing.
On Wednesday, she inspected ongoing works estimated at a cost of Rs 10.5 crore on Modi Hospital Road, Basaveshwara Nagar. She directed officials and contractors to speed up the works on Modi Hospital Road and complete them by the next month-end.
She said, “We have been receiving repeated complaints from the residents on the problems being faced by them because of the delay in completing these works. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is keen on TenderSure projects and wants them completed soon. Works will speed up once the water pipelines and Optical Fiber Cables are laid."
Residents who met the Mayor during the inspection on stretch connecting Kurubarahalli and West of Chord Road demanded that arrangements be made for footpaths and parking bays on both sides of the road.
Ms Padmavathi directed the officials and contractors to shift all electric cables under the footpath.
She also inspected the works of an underpass near KHB Colony. She lambasted the officials for delaying the project and directed then to complete it and open it for public by March.
Padmavathi hands over Rs 10 lakh cheque to Maj. Akshay’s family
Mayor G. Padmavathi on Wednesday handed over a Rs 10 lakh cheque to the family of Major Akshay Girish, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Nagrota, Jammu, where terrorists disguised as policemen attacked the army unit. The mayor handed over the cheque to Major's wife Ms Sangeetha and mother Ms Meghana. “His loss cannot be compensated. He has lost his life fighting for the nation," Ms Padmavathi said and added that the civic body will name a flyover or road in Hebbal area on Major Akshay's name.
