Mangalore: An officials’ meet was held in DC Office under DC Subodh yadav’s president ship to take stock of the situation new that a Rs 40 crores plan was ready to rejuvenate 135 tanks and some vented dams.
Small irrigation dept.(13 tanks), Zilla Panchayat(112) and MCC(10) will improve tanks, under the plan. Tenders would be called from April 5, to end on April 20. Then the work would start in right earnest the DC said.
A Task force under sectional officers to clear road blocks would be created. The water available in tanks should be protected well, the govt. has suggested and no delay in execution of work can be permitted, the DC informed.
ZP-CEO P. Shiva shanker, ADC Probhakar Sharma and departmental officers concerned were present.
MCC Opposition leader Lancelot Pinto charged Mayor Praveen kumar today, of announcing revised property tax rates under self assessment scheme.