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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Mysuru DC assures swift action to resolve farmers' issues
1 2 3 Mysuru: Deputy commissioner G Lakshmikanth Reddy on Thursday assured that farmers' issues will be resolved on top priority. Chairing the district-level farmers' grievance redressal meeting held at zilla panchayat hall, the DC instructed the district lead bank to distribute crop loans to farmers without any delay. He also emphasised collecting interest as per Reserve Bank of India guidelines from farmers who borrowed loans after pledging gold ornaments. The nationalised banks must stop collecting hefty interest from farmers on such borrowings, as they pledge such valuables for sowing, purchasing seeds, and other agricultural activities, he stated. He directed the agriculture department officials to ensure distribution of quality seeds and fertilisers. He also instructed them to book cases against agencies and shops found selling spurious seeds and fertilisers to farmers. He further directed the officials to complete the Jal Jeevan Mission works to ensure round-the-clock supply of drinking water to all rural households through tap water connections, without giving any room for complaints of corruption and irregularities. The DC also gave directions to maintain reverse osmosis plants installed across the district to ensure safer drinking water. When members of the state sugarcane growers association demanded the DC to ensure proper functioning of sugar mills in the district, the official said the Srirama Cooperative Sugar Factory of Chunchanakatte in KR Nagar taluk would open this year and start crushing activities this season. Bannari Amman Sugar Limited will start crushing sugarcane from next month, he informed. The farmers' leaders also demanded the DC to initiate measures for the extension of Fasal Bima crop insurance cover to all horticulture crops, clear encroachments of lakes, conduct soil tests in all Krishi Samparka Kendras, among several other demands. Deputy conservator of forests (Mysuru Circle) KN Basavaraju said the forest department also initiated measures for the improvement of planting trees and saplings on roadsides, as well as other afforestation and social forestry activities in the district. Superintendent of police N Vishnuvardhana, zilla panchayat deputy secretaries M Krishnaraju and Savitha, and joint director of agriculture M Ravi were present.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Action panel's transplanted trees back to life
Mysuru: They started as an informal group to fight against the axing of 40 mature trees that were more than six decades old on Hyder Ali Road near the SP office in Nazarbad. But now Action Committee is now taking forward its initiative to protect the waterbodies and greenery of its first initiative, the committee, which is an umbrella grouping of more than a dozen organisations, transplanted four trees (Akash Mallige) that fell during downpour at Kukkarahalli Lake in early May. Twigs sprouted from the branches of two translocated trees. In less than a week, the trees were back to has been a month since the trees on Hyder Ali Road were axed. After activists voiced their concern about the axing of the trees, deputy commissioner G Lakshmikanth Reddy formed a committee to examine the need for widening the road, the need to cut 40 mature trees, and to check whether all rules were followed to remove the convener Kamal Gopinath told TOI that after the committee was formed to investigate the matter, its findings have not been disclosed yet. "We have written a letter to both deputy commissioner Lakshmikanth Reddy and forest minister Eshwar B Khandre seeking to disclose the report," Gopinath committee, according to Gopinath, is not against development but aims to conserve the environment. Development should happen not at the cost of nature, he said.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Chamundeshwari Temple prepares for Ashadha Fridays, Vardhanthi
Mysuru : Deputy commissioner G Lakshmikanth Reddy on Wednesday directed the district administration officials to make all necessary preparations to ensure smooth celebrations of Chamundeshwari Vardhanthi Utsav and the celebrations during the four Fridays in the Hindu month of Ashadha at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi year, Ashadha Fridays will be on June 27, July 4, July 11, and July 18, and Chamundeshwari Vardhanthi will be on July at the preliminary meeting about the celebrations held at his office, he also directed the officials to prevent the entry of all private vehicles this year too. He instructed them to arrange a free public transport facility from Lalitha Mahal helipad grounds and to prepare a parking lot for all private also wanted the police to make all bandobast, security preparations, and manage traffic and crowds. Mysuru City Corporation must initiate measures to ensure adequate drinking water, besides maintaining cleanliness, health, and hygiene during the festival celebrations, he DC also directed CESC to make all illumination arrangements for all the temples, temple streets atop the hills, and the 1,000-step climbing stretch to the is free for all devotees during Ashadha Fridays and Chamundeshwari Vardhanthi Utsav celebrations, on all Saturdays and Sundays. However, Rs 300 per ticket is fixed for devotees opting for special darshan, and Rs 50 per ticket is also available for special entry, he police commissioner Seema Latkar, MCC commissioner Syed Asif Tanveer, DCP N Mutturaju, and Srikshetra Chamundeshwari Development Authority executive officer Roopa were present at the meeting.
