The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has not undertaken pre-Monsoon precautionary works including desilting of drains and Rajakaluves even by mid-April, chided Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyasa Kamath on Friday, April 11, in Mangaluru. A silt and weed filled rajakaluve at Kottara Chowki that frequently causes artificial flooding in the region on Friday, April 11, in Mangaluru.
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Mangaluru City South MLA D. Vedavyasa Kamath and outgoing councillors of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) on Friday, chided the corporation that is now under the administrator for failing to execute pre-Monsoon maintenance works of rajakaluves and shoulder drains in the city.

In a statement here, Mr. Kamath said when the BJP was at the helm of affairs of the corporation, it used to complete all pre-monsoon works, including desilting and clearing weeds from the drains, and other activities by March-end.

However, the present dispensation of the administrator under the Congress government has not undertaken any works even by mid-April. Because of the inaction by the district administration and the corporation, waterlogging and artificial floods were witnessed even during the recent summer showers, including that of Friday’s, the MLA said.

The district in-charge Minister should have conducted a review meeting about Monsoon preparedness, including that of clearing drains, pruning tree branches, garbage issue and many more. As the Minister himself was not keen, the bureaucracy has not been active. Mr. Kamath alleged that the Congress government has intentionally been neglecting Mangaluru and coastal districts.

Mangaluru City South MLA D. Vedavyasa Kamath along with immediate past councillors of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) urged Corporation Commissioner Ravichandra Naik to immediately take up pre-Monsoon maintenance works on Friday, April 11, in Mangaluru.
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Later the MLA along with immediate past councillors met Corporation Commissioner Ravichandra Naik and submitted a memorandum to hasten pre-Monsoon related works. Former Mayors Divakar Pandeshwar, Premanand Shetty and others were present.