Mangalore : The core committee which has been constituted as the final authority to sanction civic works will be removed, said Mayor Rajani Dugganna at the general meeting held at Mangalore City Corporation on September 30, Thursday.
She said that, the committee was framed last month after a meeting chaired by District-in-charge Minister Krishna J. Palemar, DC V. Ponnuraj, and MLA Yogish Bhat.
The committee which has been given the power of an extra-constitutional body and urged its dissolution has angered the MCC. Due to this the officials have negatively reacted on its power sanctioned to approve the MCC’s decisions.
Shashidhar Prasad furiously questioned, Mariamma Thomas an existence of this committee that, whether a non statutory body is required for the smooth functioning of the decision, when MCC already has 4 standing committees.
Former mayor Shankar Bhat, briefed the background of the committee and its purpose.
Later, the mayor assured the committee members to dissolve the committee, with the consultation of District-in-charge minister and MLAs.