MCC approves piped gas project amidst din
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MCC approves piped gas project amidst din

April 30, 2022

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Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst acrimonious scenes over the authority of the Mayor in conducting a Council Meeting in the wake of Mayoral term expiring in February, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council last evening gave its assent for piped gas supply for individual households in the city.

The project that had begun in earnest on the outskirts of the city faced rough weather to make an entry into city areas as two BJP MLAs had openly opposed the project over the issue of restoration of roads after the digging works to lay pipes. However, the open squabble was sorted out internally among MLAs and MP Pratap Simha, a strong advocate of the project.

The Council meeting was called by Mayor Sunanda Palanetra at Nalwadi Hall and right at the beginning, Corporators questioned her authority of calling for a meeting though her term had expired in February.

A section of Congress and JD(S) members created ruckus and claimed that as the tenure of Sunanda Palanetra (BJP) was over, any decision taken including implementation of piped gas scheme would be infructuous.

The meeting was postponed to 3.30 due to lack of quorum and again after it began, the din continued. Due to pandemonium, the meeting was postponed from 4.50 pm to 5.50 pm. Though chaos continued, the Mayor announced that the Council has approved the piped gas project, much to the chagrin of the agitating members.  It is a Central Government project to supply piped gas to all homes in Mysuru. The Mayor announced that as the Council has approved it, the executive order will be issued to proceed with the works without waiting for the ‘read and record’ process.

Taking objection to the way the Council has passed the piped gas project without even elected representatives discussing it elaborately, the Congress and JD(S) members staged a protest in the well of the House, shouting slogans against the BJP and the State Government.

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According to a clarification issued to agitating members by MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy, as per the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act-1976, though the Mayor’s term of one year has expired, the person holding the Mayor’s post can continue in that post till the new Mayor is chosen.

“There is no relevance to ‘in-charge Mayor’ and till the next Mayoral elections, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor will remain in the posts. Even the powers of the Standing Committee Chairpersons will continue till the new Committees are elected. Mayor Sunanda Palanetra’s term began on Feb. 23, 2021 and ended on Feb. 23, 2022. As the elections for the new Mayor have not been held, she will remain as Mayor till such time with powers to call a Council meeting,” the Commissioner clarified.

Apart from approving piped gas project, the Council decided to impose simple interest for non-payment of water bills instead of levying compound interest by rounding off previous month’s bill amount and the principal interest rate. Henceforth, simple interest will be levied at one percent on the bill amount.

Also, the Council has quashed work order of distributing two cloth bags to each house within MCC limits. These announcements were made by the Mayor.

4 COMMENTS ON THIS POST To “MCC approves piped gas project amidst din”

  1. Sachin says:

    Can the authorities clarify (or Star of Mysore get the clarifications from the authorities) for the below points :
    1. If there is a damage to pipes or leakage of gas in public area (roads etc), who is responsible for the leakage gas, repair and restoration of the proper functioning of the infrastructure?
    2. What is the Service Level Agreement (SLA), if any, between the service provider, govt/municipal authorities and consumers – time to repair/rectify, audits, compliance and quality inspections?
    3. If there is a damage to pipes or leakage of gas in semi-public area (inside house compound, appartment complex public space etc), who is responsible for the leakage gas, repair and restoration of the proper functioning of the infrastructure?
    4. If there is a damage to pipes or leakage of gas in private area (inside the houses), who is responsible for the leakage gas, repair and restoration of the proper functioning of the infrastructure?
    5. What is the owners do not want to damage their walls and residential structures with the mounting of pipes, brackets, drilling holes in walls etc
    6. Who will decide on the route of the pipes inside the houses? The owner or pipe installation subcontractor or the piped gas provider?
    7. What if there is a disagreement on the pipe routes being planned inside the house between the owner or pipe installation subcontractor or the piped gas provider? What is the redressal procedure?
    8. If there is a pipe damage/gas leakage somewhere in public space, the gas pressure will drop downstream. How and what is the redressal mechanism for the residence after the leakage point where the pressure will drop?
    Request for comments from other readers too.

  2. Mann Ki Baat, Bisi Bele Baat! says:

    Het sachin
    Put those questions through an email to your MP Simha or your MLA.
    As a citizen of India, you should know that your government decides and you have no say whatever. That is your indendent India.

  3. Mann Ki Baat, Bisi Bele Baat! says:

    Correction:
    Hey sachin
    Put those questions through an email to your MP Simha or your MLA.
    As a citizen of India, you should know that your government decides and you have no say whatever. That is your independent India

  4. Tane Basavanna says:

    @sachin
    No one in authority will answer your questions .That is your country way!
    BTW, Malayalees in very large numbers are coming to settle in your city, thanks to MP Simha’s Hassan-Kodagu -Kerala highway scheme, and the fact that your airport there when expanded will suck in Malayalee criminal gangs operating in Doha, Dubai,Abu Dhabi etc.. in Gulf countries, who currently smuggle gold into Kerala through their 4 airports and are opoerating through Wayanad-Nanjangud-Mysore corridor.
    Soon, you need to learn Malayalam or shut up. That will be your situation within a few years.

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