Karnataka to build flyovers adjacent to metro lines to decongest Bengaluru: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

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DKS on grievance redressal programmes

He said that the government completed mass grievance redressal programmes in 12 Assembly constituencies of Bengaluru city and received about 20,000 pleas.

“The chief minister also conducted Janaspandana twice. A separate team has been constituted to look into the pleas received. The complaints will be taken up in a phased manner,” he said.

Blaming the BJP for not implementing their promises, the deputy chief minister said that the guarantee schemes of the Congress government reached about 90 percent of the population of the state.

“You could probably hear only the promises in the BJP government, but you would see our work now. Our guarantee schemes reach 95 percent of the people. The remaining 5 percent of the people are not being reached due to technical glitches,” he said.

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Other initiatives

Shivakumar also hinted at the possibility of providing subsidies for rooftop solar panels.

“We are also planning to give subsidy to set up solar panels atop your terrace. We have delivered as promised. We don’t do politics of emotion but of building livelihoods. Our government programmes are aimed at reducing the burden of price rise,” he said.

He also spoke of other initiatives of the government.

“Our government has taken up the work of surveying all the properties in Bengaluru and delivering all property documents to your doorstep under ‘Namma Swattu’ scheme. A pilot project of document verification was done in your constituency and some officials have tried to tamper with some documents. A complaint has been registered against them and an FIR has been filed. There have been many complaints on the penalties for property tax, we are bringing an amendment to the law,” added Shivakumar.

“All the street vendors need to register themselves so that the government can allot a place for them to do business. They can’t do business on pavements meant for pedestrians,” he said.

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On issues raised by MLAs

Shivakumar also said that the government has addressed all the issues raised by the MLAs in their constituencies.

“MLA S T Somashekar had requested a solution for drinking water in 110 villages around Bengaluru city and we have developed a plan for that. MLA Muniratna had raised the issue of increasing depths of borewells, and I will have a discussion with BWSSB officials on the same. Bengaluru city will get an additional 6.5 TMC of water and it will reach the beneficiaries by May,” he claimed.

“My brother DK Suresh is working closely with the constituency. He is addressing micro issues of locality. He is responsible for my huge victory of 1.23 lakh votes in Kanakapura. The elections are approaching, and you have to support the people who are working for you and not someone who is busy advertising,” he said.

Asked about the complaint of an MLA about officials not doing their job, he said, “He is a people’s representative, and we will look into issues raised by him.”

Asked about the water mafia in the city, he said: “Groundwater levels have depleted due to drought. There has been a suggestion to increase the depth of borewells and I will discuss it with officials. We have allocated ₹200 crore to resolve drinking water issues.”