Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy has directed the BBMP commissioner to widen the 4-km-long Laskar-Hosur Road, which has progressed slowly over the past three years.
The project had started four years ago. Officials concerned are showing negligence, stating that the BBMP has not acquired land for the work. Mayor said corrective action should be taken in this regard.
BBMP commissioner Rajneesh Goel questioned officers about the reason for delay in acquiring land even after the BBMP had issued notices to 47 property owners. He said wherever the owners have agreed to provide their land, the BBMP officers should acquire it and start the work.
He also directed the officials to provide him the details on building bye-law violations and to inform him if the accused have paid property tax. He directed the officials to take strict action against the property owners who are not cooperating with the development of the city and creating problem in providing land.
Goel also directed the officials to issue notice to the contractor and blacklist the contractor for shoddy work. He said the contractor had not made proper footpath. He also found transformers on the footpath and directed the officials to contact the Bescom to shift the transformers.
The mayor said some miscreants at Sudduguntepalya have been utilising public borewell for commercial purpose. This has resulted in drying up of the surrounding borewells. He said the water tanker that was drawing water from the borewell should be seized and a complaint should be lodged in the jurisdictional police station regarding this.
Deputy mayor L Srinivas, ruling party leader N Nagaraj, corporator Murugesh Mudhaliyar, G Manjunath and Mahesh Babu were accompanying the mayor and the Palike commissioner.
