<p class="title">Urban Development Minister B A Byrathi Basavaraj on Tuesday took officials to task for the slow pace of works being implemented under the Mangaluru Smart City project.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Inspecting as many as seven projects being implemented under the Smart City project, the minister said that he was disappointed to witness the incomplete projects.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was informed that 90% of civil works at the Yemmekere swimming pool was completed and filtration plants were being awaited for it. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister said that the funds will not be released when works are not completed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As there were a few months left before the onset of monsoons, he directed officials to expedite work on the projects by doubling the number of labourers and machines.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“If contractors are not pressurised, they will complete works at their own pace,” he said and directed officials to file criminal cases against contractors who refused to expedite the work.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The sight of a huge mound of waste dumped near Pandeshwar railway crossing irked the minister to no end.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He told MCC Commissioner Akshy Sridhar and the health inspector that the mounds of garbage should not be present during his next visit to the city planned in March.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He directed the commissioner to accord high priority to keeping Mangaluru clean.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He began inspecting the works from 6.45 am onwards and ended the inspection at Mangala Stadium at 9 am.</p>.<p class="bodytext">En route to Mangala Stadium, he interacted with elderly people exercising at Kadri park.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also gave a patient hearing to the grievances of Pourakarmikas present near Kadri park.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister later told reporters that all works being implemented under the Smart City mission across Karnataka should be completed by March 23.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Basavaraj, while reviewing the progress of MCC and KUIDFC at MCC council hall, threatened to take disciplinary action against officials if there is a delay in the completion of developmental works. </p>
<p class="title">Urban Development Minister B A Byrathi Basavaraj on Tuesday took officials to task for the slow pace of works being implemented under the Mangaluru Smart City project.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Inspecting as many as seven projects being implemented under the Smart City project, the minister said that he was disappointed to witness the incomplete projects.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was informed that 90% of civil works at the Yemmekere swimming pool was completed and filtration plants were being awaited for it. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister said that the funds will not be released when works are not completed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As there were a few months left before the onset of monsoons, he directed officials to expedite work on the projects by doubling the number of labourers and machines.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“If contractors are not pressurised, they will complete works at their own pace,” he said and directed officials to file criminal cases against contractors who refused to expedite the work.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The sight of a huge mound of waste dumped near Pandeshwar railway crossing irked the minister to no end.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He told MCC Commissioner Akshy Sridhar and the health inspector that the mounds of garbage should not be present during his next visit to the city planned in March.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He directed the commissioner to accord high priority to keeping Mangaluru clean.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He began inspecting the works from 6.45 am onwards and ended the inspection at Mangala Stadium at 9 am.</p>.<p class="bodytext">En route to Mangala Stadium, he interacted with elderly people exercising at Kadri park.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also gave a patient hearing to the grievances of Pourakarmikas present near Kadri park.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister later told reporters that all works being implemented under the Smart City mission across Karnataka should be completed by March 23.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Basavaraj, while reviewing the progress of MCC and KUIDFC at MCC council hall, threatened to take disciplinary action against officials if there is a delay in the completion of developmental works. </p>