Ullal TMC asked to clear power dues

November 24, 2014 02:59 pm | Updated 05:02 pm IST - Mangaluru

Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader, who is also the MLA from Mangaluru (Ullal) Assembly, has asked Ullal Town Municipal Councillors to take responsibility in clearance of dues in electricity supply and water supply charges in the area.

During the review of projects in Ullal on Monday, an official from Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited said Rs. 2 crore was pending from Ullal TMC, which is the highest among pending dues to MESCOM in the district. The official sought Mr. Khader’s intervention in clearance of dues.

During the discussion of water scarcity in the TMC area, another official pointed that the TMC owed around Rs. 20 lakh towards the Mangalore City Corporation towards water charges.

“If you want better services, you first need to ensure prompt clearance of dues towards water and electricity charges,” Mr. Khader said. For this, each of the 27 councillors has to remit a portion of funds allotted for development works.

The councillors pointed to problems caused to people because of the bad condition of roads in Ullal, due to the haphazard laying of pipes for drainage line. A councillor said the approach road to Ullal Kodi had become non-motorable as part of road had sunk by a few inches because of improper levelling after the pipeline was laid.

Earlier, Mr. Khader symbolically commenced the allotment of domestic LPG connections to below poverty line families. This was part of a drive by the district administration to issue gas cylinders to all BPL card holders and make Mangaluru and Ulllal kerosene-free areas. As many as 450 families will be getting gas connections in Ullal.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.