Sunday, December 11, 2011
SAF football final fixed?
It appeared from the match that to keep reputation of host India intact a better Afghan team was made to loose
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Cost of corruption in telecom department
Delays and dilutions cost Govt Rs 50,000 cr
TELECOM TALE.
Thomas K. Thomas
New Delhi, March 11 Delays and wrong decisions by the Department of Telecommunications have cost India almost Rs 50,000 crore of revenue.
The delay in going through with the auction for 3G and WiMax spectrum has cost the government close to Rs 30,000 crore. This is because the DoT took more than two years to firm up the policy. As a result, it did not have enough time to get the Cabinet approval.
In addition, according to the DoT itself, the Government would have earned another Rs 5,000 crore had the DoT implemented its proposals to raise spectrum charges. In November 2008, the DoT had decided to impose a one-time fee on all telecom companies that held radio frequencies beyond 6.2 Mhz. However, the decision was not implemented.
In the same month, the DoT declared that spectrum usage charges for all existing telecom companies would be increased by 2 per cent across the board. It had said that this would translate to an income of Rs 1,000 crore to the Centre. The new charge was to be effective from January 1, but it has not been implemented till now.
The decision to go ahead with the ‘first-come, first-served’ policy on spectrum allocation earned Rs 10,000 crore. An auction would have fetched at least twice as much.
Roll-out dilution
The DoT could have earned another Rs 500 crore if it had gone ahead with its decision to impose penalty on operators failing to meet the roll-out obligations. Instead of penalising the operators, the DoT diluted the roll-out norms.
Add to this, the revenue the Government would have got if it had started issuing licences to Mobile Virtual Network Operators and got the new mobile players to start paying revenue share by launching the service; the country’s economy would have been stronger.
TELECOM TALE.
Thomas K. Thomas
New Delhi, March 11 Delays and wrong decisions by the Department of Telecommunications have cost India almost Rs 50,000 crore of revenue.
The delay in going through with the auction for 3G and WiMax spectrum has cost the government close to Rs 30,000 crore. This is because the DoT took more than two years to firm up the policy. As a result, it did not have enough time to get the Cabinet approval.
In addition, according to the DoT itself, the Government would have earned another Rs 5,000 crore had the DoT implemented its proposals to raise spectrum charges. In November 2008, the DoT had decided to impose a one-time fee on all telecom companies that held radio frequencies beyond 6.2 Mhz. However, the decision was not implemented.
In the same month, the DoT declared that spectrum usage charges for all existing telecom companies would be increased by 2 per cent across the board. It had said that this would translate to an income of Rs 1,000 crore to the Centre. The new charge was to be effective from January 1, but it has not been implemented till now.
The decision to go ahead with the ‘first-come, first-served’ policy on spectrum allocation earned Rs 10,000 crore. An auction would have fetched at least twice as much.
Roll-out dilution
The DoT could have earned another Rs 500 crore if it had gone ahead with its decision to impose penalty on operators failing to meet the roll-out obligations. Instead of penalising the operators, the DoT diluted the roll-out norms.
Add to this, the revenue the Government would have got if it had started issuing licences to Mobile Virtual Network Operators and got the new mobile players to start paying revenue share by launching the service; the country’s economy would have been stronger.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Loo visits of our 'impartial' commissioner Mr Nawin Chawla
Election Commissioner Navin Chawla's excuses and frequent visits to the washroom whenever crucial decisions were taken by the full bench of the Election Commission, is among the instances cited by the Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami [Images] in his letter to the President recommending the former's removal.
In the report to the President, the CEC notes that whenever the full bench meeting was seized of an issue, Chawla will make an excuse of going to the washroom. And soon thereafter, invariably, the CEC would get phone calls from top Congress functionaries even as the meeting was in progress. This amounted to interference in the functioning of the Election Commission, the CEC felt.
In his report, Gopalaswami also elaborated on the visit of the prime minister's Principal Secretary T K A Nair to Nirvachan Sadan, which houses the Election Commission of India in New Delhi [Images], to enquire about the 'notice' being sent to Congress president Sonia Gandhi [Images] on her receiving an award from Belgium.
Gopalaswami felt that inside deliberations and details of the meetings were invariably being conveyed to a political party.
The CEC has cited 12 instances to conclude that Chawla has not remained impartial in his role as Election Commissioner.
The CEC's letter to the President recommending Chawla's removal is just two pages long, and he has dealt with 12 specific cases of partisanship in another 24 pages and annexed more than 800 pages of the Election Commission minutes, internal correspondence, etc in support of the case he has built up against his colleague.
Sources said Gopalaswami also personally apprised the President, the Cabinet Secretary and the PM's principal secretary about Chawla's misconduct with the staff to assert that he is not fit to continue in the Election Commission.
The CEC has conveyed to top government functionaries the complaints of two deputy election commissioners in this regard. Rajashri Bhattacharya, a 1979 batch IAS officer of the Andhra cadre, had even complained to the Cabinet Secretary that Chawla had abused him and threatened to get him arrested. Bhattacharya has since moved to the Planning Commission. R Balasubramanian, an Orissa cadre IAS officer, is the other deputy election commissioner who complained to the CEC in writing against Chawla.
The CEC also received a complaint that Chawla went out of his way to help a pandal owner during the recent Delhi assembly elections by calling up electoral officers to hire material from him.
Though Gopalaswami has not identified the Congress leaders prompted by Chawla to call up and interfere in the Election Commission's functioning in his report to the President, he has named T K A Nair as having visited him.
Gopalaswami says Nair tried to scuttle the notice against the Congress president, pleading that the prime minister has already examined the matter and found that there was no case against Sonia Gandhi. After five months of deliberations, the Election Commission decided to serve notice on Sonia Gandhi. She replied but the Election Commission is not able to firm up its views since Chawla is dragging his feet in submitting his comments, the CEC's report says.
The CEC's report says irrespective of whether Chawla consents to a decision or finds himself singled out by a majority of Gopalaswami and S Y Quraishi, the other Election Commissioner, he appears to be in the habit of conveying all the minutes of their internal meetings to the Congress leadership.
The report mentions the CEC getting a phone call from a top Congress functionary when the Election Commission was debating the possible dates for the Gujarat assembly elections and holding them in three phases as the home ministry was reluctant to provide sufficient central forces to complete it in two phases.
Sources stated that the Congress functionary whom the CEC does not name is none else but Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi's political secretary, who talked to him in Gujarati, but this could not be confirmed. Gopalaswami, who is a Gujarat cadre IAS officer and speaks Gujarati fluently, countered as to how he learnt about the details when the EC's deliberations were still in progress.
Sources said Ahmed Patel reportedly wriggled out, stating that he got it from a source and assured sufficient central forces to complete the elections in two phases. And in no time the home ministry informed the CEC that central forces can be provided to conduct the polls in two phases and so the elections were held in two phases.
In another instance, Chawla found himself in a minority on holding the Himachal Pradesh [Images] assembly elections ahead of the completion of the five-year term of the present House. Even before the minutes were drawn up, the CEC got a phone call from then chief minister Veerbhadra Singh to defer announcement of the elections. Another senior Congress functionary wanted to meet the EC's full bench to plead against the elections three months ahead of the House term.
Sources identified this functionary as R K Dhawan, a senior Congress Working Committee member, who is very close to the Gandhi family. Again, this could not be confirmed.
Other instances cited by the CEC for removing Chawla include those related to the Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh [Images] assembly elections, Bhagalpur by-election, and the controversial BJP CD case during the Uttar Pradesh elections.
In the report to the President, the CEC notes that whenever the full bench meeting was seized of an issue, Chawla will make an excuse of going to the washroom. And soon thereafter, invariably, the CEC would get phone calls from top Congress functionaries even as the meeting was in progress. This amounted to interference in the functioning of the Election Commission, the CEC felt.
In his report, Gopalaswami also elaborated on the visit of the prime minister's Principal Secretary T K A Nair to Nirvachan Sadan, which houses the Election Commission of India in New Delhi [Images], to enquire about the 'notice' being sent to Congress president Sonia Gandhi [Images] on her receiving an award from Belgium.
Gopalaswami felt that inside deliberations and details of the meetings were invariably being conveyed to a political party.
The CEC has cited 12 instances to conclude that Chawla has not remained impartial in his role as Election Commissioner.
The CEC's letter to the President recommending Chawla's removal is just two pages long, and he has dealt with 12 specific cases of partisanship in another 24 pages and annexed more than 800 pages of the Election Commission minutes, internal correspondence, etc in support of the case he has built up against his colleague.
Sources said Gopalaswami also personally apprised the President, the Cabinet Secretary and the PM's principal secretary about Chawla's misconduct with the staff to assert that he is not fit to continue in the Election Commission.
The CEC has conveyed to top government functionaries the complaints of two deputy election commissioners in this regard. Rajashri Bhattacharya, a 1979 batch IAS officer of the Andhra cadre, had even complained to the Cabinet Secretary that Chawla had abused him and threatened to get him arrested. Bhattacharya has since moved to the Planning Commission. R Balasubramanian, an Orissa cadre IAS officer, is the other deputy election commissioner who complained to the CEC in writing against Chawla.
The CEC also received a complaint that Chawla went out of his way to help a pandal owner during the recent Delhi assembly elections by calling up electoral officers to hire material from him.
Though Gopalaswami has not identified the Congress leaders prompted by Chawla to call up and interfere in the Election Commission's functioning in his report to the President, he has named T K A Nair as having visited him.
Gopalaswami says Nair tried to scuttle the notice against the Congress president, pleading that the prime minister has already examined the matter and found that there was no case against Sonia Gandhi. After five months of deliberations, the Election Commission decided to serve notice on Sonia Gandhi. She replied but the Election Commission is not able to firm up its views since Chawla is dragging his feet in submitting his comments, the CEC's report says.
The CEC's report says irrespective of whether Chawla consents to a decision or finds himself singled out by a majority of Gopalaswami and S Y Quraishi, the other Election Commissioner, he appears to be in the habit of conveying all the minutes of their internal meetings to the Congress leadership.
The report mentions the CEC getting a phone call from a top Congress functionary when the Election Commission was debating the possible dates for the Gujarat assembly elections and holding them in three phases as the home ministry was reluctant to provide sufficient central forces to complete it in two phases.
Sources stated that the Congress functionary whom the CEC does not name is none else but Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi's political secretary, who talked to him in Gujarati, but this could not be confirmed. Gopalaswami, who is a Gujarat cadre IAS officer and speaks Gujarati fluently, countered as to how he learnt about the details when the EC's deliberations were still in progress.
Sources said Ahmed Patel reportedly wriggled out, stating that he got it from a source and assured sufficient central forces to complete the elections in two phases. And in no time the home ministry informed the CEC that central forces can be provided to conduct the polls in two phases and so the elections were held in two phases.
In another instance, Chawla found himself in a minority on holding the Himachal Pradesh [Images] assembly elections ahead of the completion of the five-year term of the present House. Even before the minutes were drawn up, the CEC got a phone call from then chief minister Veerbhadra Singh to defer announcement of the elections. Another senior Congress functionary wanted to meet the EC's full bench to plead against the elections three months ahead of the House term.
Sources identified this functionary as R K Dhawan, a senior Congress Working Committee member, who is very close to the Gandhi family. Again, this could not be confirmed.
Other instances cited by the CEC for removing Chawla include those related to the Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh [Images] assembly elections, Bhagalpur by-election, and the controversial BJP CD case during the Uttar Pradesh elections.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Women cab drivers
New Delhi: Capital’s first set of women taxi drivers get set to hit the road
About two months ago, a group of nine women began their training in driving. Ahead of the new year, as they inch closer to their dreams and get set to hit the roads, there is no looking back for these would-be women taxi drivers.
The women cab drivers are set to hit the streets in the next couple of months, if everything goes as per plans.
Shanno Begum is among the nine volunteers. A widow with two young daughters and a son, it was a challenge for her to make both ends meet for the family. “I worked for over 13 hours a day as an attendant for patients and earned around Rs 4,500,” she says. “At the end of the day, I barely had time for my children.”
“But once I start working as a taxi driver, I will have to put in only eight hours and will earn just as much.”
Saroj too, hopes to support her family through the troubled financial times, and believes steering a taxi will liberate her. “My parents consider me as the man of the family. I have a younger sister and I have to support her education as well,” Saroj says. With a glint of hope in her eyes, she adds, almost as an afterthought: “Maybe, once I start earning, I will also be able to complete my studies.”
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The stories of Ekta Yadav, Hamsheera, Chandni, Jyoti Solanki, Rita, Heena and Nirmala are no different: they all tell tales of grit, personal achievement, and transcending social barriers to step into a world till date dominated by men. “We will be role models for other women one day — maybe we will inspire them to join us in living their dreams,” Jyoti Solanki says. “Driving has till date been seen as a male domain but even women can be swift drivers and, in fact, be more sensitive on the roads.”
Sitting behind the wheel gives them a sense of power, though even during their training sessions they were brushed past by smirking bus drivers and taunting men on the roads. “We have heard so many times that women can’t drive,” Chandni says. “We have now stopped bothering about such barbs. We are confident of our driving skills and have done our homework on roads signs and routes.”
From self-defence and grooming to communication skills and spoken English, the women have been trained to be polished professionals.
The project is an initiative by Delhi-based NGO Azad Foundation, along with Maruti and Shell. The NGO’s executive director, Meenu Vadera, says: “A basic knowledge of self-defence is very important for all women working in Delhi. That apart, they have also been trained to behave with customers in a polite but professional manner and develop a good body language.”
Vadera says the women have undergone two months of training and are now left with another two months of apprenticeship.
The good thing, she says, is that they would start earning during the apprenticeship period itself. “But to begin work as commercial drivers they will have to work for a year as a private driver with corporate houses or households.”
On how she zeroed in on the nine women, Vadera says: “I got in touch with several NGOs and visited slums to recruit women who aspired to make a mark for themselves.
“Initially we received 60 applicants, of which some got shortlisted and others dropped out due to personal reasons. The nine that have been able to complete the training process are now getting their licences.
“They will be on the roads as commercial taxi drivers after completing the apprenticeship period,” she adds.
About two months ago, a group of nine women began their training in driving. Ahead of the new year, as they inch closer to their dreams and get set to hit the roads, there is no looking back for these would-be women taxi drivers.
The women cab drivers are set to hit the streets in the next couple of months, if everything goes as per plans.
Shanno Begum is among the nine volunteers. A widow with two young daughters and a son, it was a challenge for her to make both ends meet for the family. “I worked for over 13 hours a day as an attendant for patients and earned around Rs 4,500,” she says. “At the end of the day, I barely had time for my children.”
“But once I start working as a taxi driver, I will have to put in only eight hours and will earn just as much.”
Saroj too, hopes to support her family through the troubled financial times, and believes steering a taxi will liberate her. “My parents consider me as the man of the family. I have a younger sister and I have to support her education as well,” Saroj says. With a glint of hope in her eyes, she adds, almost as an afterthought: “Maybe, once I start earning, I will also be able to complete my studies.”
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The stories of Ekta Yadav, Hamsheera, Chandni, Jyoti Solanki, Rita, Heena and Nirmala are no different: they all tell tales of grit, personal achievement, and transcending social barriers to step into a world till date dominated by men. “We will be role models for other women one day — maybe we will inspire them to join us in living their dreams,” Jyoti Solanki says. “Driving has till date been seen as a male domain but even women can be swift drivers and, in fact, be more sensitive on the roads.”
Sitting behind the wheel gives them a sense of power, though even during their training sessions they were brushed past by smirking bus drivers and taunting men on the roads. “We have heard so many times that women can’t drive,” Chandni says. “We have now stopped bothering about such barbs. We are confident of our driving skills and have done our homework on roads signs and routes.”
From self-defence and grooming to communication skills and spoken English, the women have been trained to be polished professionals.
The project is an initiative by Delhi-based NGO Azad Foundation, along with Maruti and Shell. The NGO’s executive director, Meenu Vadera, says: “A basic knowledge of self-defence is very important for all women working in Delhi. That apart, they have also been trained to behave with customers in a polite but professional manner and develop a good body language.”
Vadera says the women have undergone two months of training and are now left with another two months of apprenticeship.
The good thing, she says, is that they would start earning during the apprenticeship period itself. “But to begin work as commercial drivers they will have to work for a year as a private driver with corporate houses or households.”
On how she zeroed in on the nine women, Vadera says: “I got in touch with several NGOs and visited slums to recruit women who aspired to make a mark for themselves.
“Initially we received 60 applicants, of which some got shortlisted and others dropped out due to personal reasons. The nine that have been able to complete the training process are now getting their licences.
“They will be on the roads as commercial taxi drivers after completing the apprenticeship period,” she adds.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Mayawati aspires to become PM with army of goons
उत्तर प्रदेश में मायावती सरकार के लिए उनकी पार्टी के ही एक विधायक ने परेशानी खड़ी कर दी है। औरैया से बहुजन समाज पार्टी के विधायक शेखर तिवारी पर पीडब्ल्यूडी विभाग में इंजीनियर मनोज गुप्ता की हत्या का आरोप है। खास बात यह है कि विधायक के गुंडों ने मायावती के जन्मदिन के लिए धन उगाही के प्रयास के तहत मनोज गुप्ता के घर पर उनके साथ अमानवीय तरीके से मारपीट की।
गंभीर रूप से घायल मनोज को पुलिस भी अस्पताल ले जाने के बजाय थाने ले गई और वहां से अस्पताल ले गई जहां उनकी मौत हो जाने के खबर है। इस पूरी प्रक्रिया में पुलिस की भूमिका भी संदिग्ध है। पुलिस पर विधायक के दबाव में काम करने का आरोप है। इतना ही नहीं खबर के फैलने के बाद से विधायक इलाके से फरार हो गए हैं और साथ ही पुलिस ने दो लोगों के खिलाफ रिपोर्ट दर्ज की है। स्थानीय लोगों में इस घटना को लेकर काफी रोष है।
गंभीर रूप से घायल मनोज को पुलिस भी अस्पताल ले जाने के बजाय थाने ले गई और वहां से अस्पताल ले गई जहां उनकी मौत हो जाने के खबर है। इस पूरी प्रक्रिया में पुलिस की भूमिका भी संदिग्ध है। पुलिस पर विधायक के दबाव में काम करने का आरोप है। इतना ही नहीं खबर के फैलने के बाद से विधायक इलाके से फरार हो गए हैं और साथ ही पुलिस ने दो लोगों के खिलाफ रिपोर्ट दर्ज की है। स्थानीय लोगों में इस घटना को लेकर काफी रोष है।
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
scale tilts more
BS/AP) U.S. oil services firm Halliburton Co. is shifting its corporate headquarters and chief executive from Houston to Dubai in a move that immediately sparked criticism from U.S. members of Congress.
Halliburton Chief Executive Dave Lesar, speaking at an energy conference in nearby Bahrain, said he will relocate to Dubai from Texas to oversee Halliburton's intensified focus on business in the Mideast and energy-hungry Asia, home to some of the world's most important oil and gas markets.
"Halliburton is opening its corporate headquarters in Dubai while maintaining a corporate office in Houston," spokeswoman Cathy Mann said. "The chairman, president and CEO will office from and be based in Dubai to run the company from the UAE."
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., called the decision to move as "an example of corporate greed at its worst."
"This is an insult to the U.S. soldiers and taxpayers who paid the tab for their no-bid contracts and endured their overcharges for all these years," Leahy said in a statement.
"At the same time they'll be avoiding U.S. taxes, I'm sure they won't stop insisting on taking their profits in cold hard U.S. cash," Leahy said.
Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is already planning a hearing on Halliburton's move, Time Magazine reports online.
Lesar's announcement appears to signal one of the highest-profile moves by a U.S. corporate leader to Dubai.
"As the CEO, I'm responsible for the global business of Halliburton in both hemispheres, and I will continue to spend quite a bit of time in an airplane as I remain attentive to our customers, shareholders and employees around the world," Lesar said. "Yes, I will spend the majority of my time in Dubai."
Dubai is an Arab boomtown, where free-market capitalism has been paired with some of the world's most liberal tax, investment and residency laws.
"The Eastern Hemisphere is a market that is more heavily weighted toward oil exploration and production opportunities and growing our business here will bring more balance to Halliburton's overall portfolio," Lesar said.
In 2006, Halliburton — once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney — earned profits of $2.3 billion on revenues of $22.6 billion.
More than 38 percent of Halliburton's $13 billion oil field services revenue last year stemmed from sources in the Eastern Hemisphere, where the firm has 16,000 of its 45,000 employees.
Cheney was Halliburton's chief executive from 1995-2000, and the Bush administration has been accused of favoring the conglomerate with lucrative no-bid contracts in Iraq.
Federal investigators last month alleged Halliburton was responsible for $2.7 billion of the $10 billion in contractor waste and overcharging in Iraq.
Halliburton last month announced a 40-percent decline in fourth-quarter profit, despite heavy demand for its oil field equipment and personnel.
Halliburton Chief Executive Dave Lesar, speaking at an energy conference in nearby Bahrain, said he will relocate to Dubai from Texas to oversee Halliburton's intensified focus on business in the Mideast and energy-hungry Asia, home to some of the world's most important oil and gas markets.
"Halliburton is opening its corporate headquarters in Dubai while maintaining a corporate office in Houston," spokeswoman Cathy Mann said. "The chairman, president and CEO will office from and be based in Dubai to run the company from the UAE."
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., called the decision to move as "an example of corporate greed at its worst."
"This is an insult to the U.S. soldiers and taxpayers who paid the tab for their no-bid contracts and endured their overcharges for all these years," Leahy said in a statement.
"At the same time they'll be avoiding U.S. taxes, I'm sure they won't stop insisting on taking their profits in cold hard U.S. cash," Leahy said.
Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is already planning a hearing on Halliburton's move, Time Magazine reports online.
Lesar's announcement appears to signal one of the highest-profile moves by a U.S. corporate leader to Dubai.
"As the CEO, I'm responsible for the global business of Halliburton in both hemispheres, and I will continue to spend quite a bit of time in an airplane as I remain attentive to our customers, shareholders and employees around the world," Lesar said. "Yes, I will spend the majority of my time in Dubai."
Dubai is an Arab boomtown, where free-market capitalism has been paired with some of the world's most liberal tax, investment and residency laws.
"The Eastern Hemisphere is a market that is more heavily weighted toward oil exploration and production opportunities and growing our business here will bring more balance to Halliburton's overall portfolio," Lesar said.
In 2006, Halliburton — once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney — earned profits of $2.3 billion on revenues of $22.6 billion.
More than 38 percent of Halliburton's $13 billion oil field services revenue last year stemmed from sources in the Eastern Hemisphere, where the firm has 16,000 of its 45,000 employees.
Cheney was Halliburton's chief executive from 1995-2000, and the Bush administration has been accused of favoring the conglomerate with lucrative no-bid contracts in Iraq.
Federal investigators last month alleged Halliburton was responsible for $2.7 billion of the $10 billion in contractor waste and overcharging in Iraq.
Halliburton last month announced a 40-percent decline in fourth-quarter profit, despite heavy demand for its oil field equipment and personnel.
Monday, December 15, 2008
As you sow so you reap : communsits in bengal
कोलकाता। सिर्फ उद्योग के लिए ही नहीं बल्कि उच्च मार्गो के निर्माण तथा अन्य ढांचागत सुविधाओं के विकास में भी भूमि की समस्या आड़े आ रही है। केंद्रीय सड़क व परिवहन राज्य मंत्री केएच मुनियाप्पा ने भूमि के अभाव में कई उच्च मागरें के निर्माण कार्य में विलंब होने पर क्षोभ व्यक्त किया है। उन्होंने कोलकाता में 69वें भारतीय रोड सम्मेलन में भाग लेने के बाद मुख्यमंत्री बुद्धदेव भंट्टाचार्य से बातचीत में सड़क परियोजना के लिए भूमि नहीं मिलने पर नाराजगी जाहिर की। हालांकि मुख्यमंत्री ने पल्ला झाड़ते हुए इसके लिए गैर जिम्मेदार विपक्ष को दोषी ठहराया। सम्मेलन के मौके पर केंद्रीय मंत्री के साथ मुख्यमंत्री की राज्य में कई सड़क परियोजनाओं को मूर्त रूप देने पर बातचीत हुई। श्री मुनियाप्पा ने मुख्यमंत्री को यथाशीघ्र भूमि का अधिग्रहण करने और इसकी बाधाओं को दूर करने की सलाह दी। उन्होंने कहा कि कई उच्च मागरें के निर्माण और विस्तार के लिए पर्याप्त भूमि की जरूरत है। केंद्र राज्य में लंबित सड़क परियोजनाओं को पूरा करने के लिए हर तरह से सहयोग को तैयार है। भूमि उपलब्ध रहने से नयी परियोजना की भी मंजूरी मिलेगी।
श्री मुनियाप्पा ने कहा कि नेशनल हाईवे डेवपलमेंट प्रोग्राम के तहत विभिन्न चरणों में काम शुरू हुआ है। देश भर में एक्सप्रेस वे के निर्माण पर 2 लाख 47 हजार 635 करोड़ रुपया खर्च करने की योजना है। सड़क परियोजना के निर्माण के लिए भूमि उपलब्ध कराना राज्य सरकार की जिम्मेदारी है। 2001 से ही पश्चिम बंगाल में कई सड़क परियोजनाओं के लिए भूमि अधिग्रहण की योजना अधर में लटकी है। सरकार जब तक भूमि उपलब्ध नहीं कराती है तब परियोजना को पूरा करना संभव नहीं है। मुख्यमंत्री ने केंद्रीय मंत्री के इस तर्क पर सहमति जताते हुए कहा कि पश्चिम बंगाल गैर जिम्मेदार विपक्ष से जूझ रहा है। विपक्ष विकास परियोजना से लेकर ढांचागत सुविधा और उद्योग तथा रास्ता-घाट के निर्माण का भी विरोध कर रहा है। सरकार उनके साथ बातचीत कर समस्या का समाधान करना चाहती है। वे नहीं मानते हैं तो राज्य का नुकसान होगा।
लोक निर्माण मंत्री क्षीति गोस्वामी का भी मानना है कि भूमि की समस्या के कारण रास्ता-घाट के निर्माण में बाधा आ रही है। उन्होंने कहा कि भूमि अधिग्रहण से संबंधित 250 मामले कोर्ट में लंबित है। इस कारण कई उच्च मार्ग का निर्माण कार्य अधर में लटका है।
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श्री मुनियाप्पा ने कहा कि नेशनल हाईवे डेवपलमेंट प्रोग्राम के तहत विभिन्न चरणों में काम शुरू हुआ है। देश भर में एक्सप्रेस वे के निर्माण पर 2 लाख 47 हजार 635 करोड़ रुपया खर्च करने की योजना है। सड़क परियोजना के निर्माण के लिए भूमि उपलब्ध कराना राज्य सरकार की जिम्मेदारी है। 2001 से ही पश्चिम बंगाल में कई सड़क परियोजनाओं के लिए भूमि अधिग्रहण की योजना अधर में लटकी है। सरकार जब तक भूमि उपलब्ध नहीं कराती है तब परियोजना को पूरा करना संभव नहीं है। मुख्यमंत्री ने केंद्रीय मंत्री के इस तर्क पर सहमति जताते हुए कहा कि पश्चिम बंगाल गैर जिम्मेदार विपक्ष से जूझ रहा है। विपक्ष विकास परियोजना से लेकर ढांचागत सुविधा और उद्योग तथा रास्ता-घाट के निर्माण का भी विरोध कर रहा है। सरकार उनके साथ बातचीत कर समस्या का समाधान करना चाहती है। वे नहीं मानते हैं तो राज्य का नुकसान होगा।
लोक निर्माण मंत्री क्षीति गोस्वामी का भी मानना है कि भूमि की समस्या के कारण रास्ता-घाट के निर्माण में बाधा आ रही है। उन्होंने कहा कि भूमि अधिग्रहण से संबंधित 250 मामले कोर्ट में लंबित है। इस कारण कई उच्च मार्ग का निर्माण कार्य अधर में लटका है।
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