Madikeri, Sep. 26: Kodagu District Congress has said that a record-breaking development work will be carried out in this financial year, unprecedented in the history of Kodagu district.
Speaking at a press conference, District Congress spokesperson Tatu Monnappa said that the Public Works Department has allocated Rs. State highways and district main roads will be developed at a cost of 186 crores, Madikeri Bhagamandal Road, Madikeri Veerajpet Gonikoppa Road, Gonikoppa Kutta Road, Konanur Makutta Road, Hunsur Talakaveri Road, Madikeri Somwarpet Road, Madikeri Kadamakallu Road, Haktoor Arekadu, Abhyatmangala Road, Gachinkadu, Maragodu, Kondageri Road, Aiguru - Kirgandur Kodagadde Road, Perumbadi Bittangala Road, Kedamullaur Kadanga Road, Napoklu Ballamavati Bhagamandal Road, Ammatti Thitimati Road, Chettimani Dabadka Kallugundi Road, Katakeri Goolikatte Haravanad Avandur Road, Ponnampet Kanur Road, Masagodu Yelakanur Valley Road, He explained that a total of 68 main roads (state highways and district main roads) including Srimangala Nalkeri Road, Alur Ankanahalli Road, Somwarpet Shantalli Road) will be developed, and the tender process has already been completed and the work will start immediately after the rains.
He said that the BJP should introspect on how it worked during its term before staging a protest. He demanded that the BJP should congratulate A.S. Ponnanna and Dr. Mantar Gowda for successfully obtaining government funding.
District Congress spokesperson Thennira Maina said that the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department has prepared an action plan to carry out 1522 works in both the assembly constituencies of Kodagu district at a total cost of Rs. 116 crores in all the panchayats of the district and technical approval has been received.
A total of 408 selected works at a cost of Rs 83 crore will be completed by the end of March in the district through KRIDL, in addition to this, A.S. Ponnanna and Dr. Mantar Gowda's MLA fund of Rs 50 crore each. Out of a total of Rs 100 crore, 80 percent has been allocated by the MLAs for rural road development, and the final list needs to be approved, he said.
This information has come to the attention of former BJP MLAs and they joked that they were disturbed to see that the new MLAs had achieved what they had not achieved in 20 years in just two years and staged a protest during the rainy season.
Napoklu Block Congress President Ismail said that in connection with the Cauvery Fair, Madikeri Bhagamandala road repair work will be done at a cost of Rs 60 lakh, and then the full development of the road will be done.
Social media president Hosur Suraj said that it was ridiculous for the BJP to protest for political gain. DCC members Sampaje Suresh and Khalil Basha were present.
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