The has decided to cap thermal power production and not invest insuch plantshenceforth.
As per Government of India’s energy policy, power generation has been divided into three categories – base-load power, round-the-clock power and peak-load power. In Karnataka, It is expected that thermal power Plants to continue providing base-load power until there are some kind of energy storage devices, which may be developed and utilised,
Union minister of road transport and highwaysNitin Gadkariannounced that the much-awaited Shiradi Ghat tunnel road project, on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway, will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 14,000 crore.
Shiradi Ghat is a lifeline ofKarnatakaand I have given it my highest priority. The existing 26kms ghat stretch will be made four-lane as per plans and we have already prepared a detailed project report (DPR) to develop the proposed six-lane tunnel road. I assure that clearances from the forest department will be obtained with the support of chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, he said, adding that roads in India will be on par with America by the end of 2024.
Accordingly, instead of 50% to develop ring roads, the will have to spend just 25% of the cost. However, we have to give exemption in the state GST on the cost and waive the royalty of the project. Ring roads will be developed in many cities in Karnataka including one in Mangaluru.
With due later this year, the curtains came down on Karnatakas 15th legislative assembly on Friday, with speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri revealing that the assembly had passed 200 bills in 167 days of sittings over five years from May 2018. This takes the number of bills passed to more than one per day on Average, although most were passed amid a din or without a debate. Yet, Kageri said Karnataka fared among the best in the country in terms of transitioning house business and passing legislations.
The lower house passed 61 bills in 2020 and 48 bills in 2021, the highest in these two years by any legislature in the country. The performance of theKarnataka legislative assemblyis regarded as the best in the country, Kageri said in his farewell address. This was possible because of the cooperation from members on both sides. However, while quantity has been substantive, quality remains debatable. For instance, 15 bills were passed in the 11-day budget session the last of this legislature even though attendance was extremely low. Even opposition leader Siddaramaiah attended the session for only three days. Among the bills passed were the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill, 2022 that envages job reservation for Kannadigas even in the private sector besides Money bills. In all, the house received 1,382 questions, of which 135 were answered in the house and 134 by the government. Of the 1,240 unstarred questions, 979 were answered.
The Karnataka government withdrew the bills to set up six private universities owing to objections not only from the opposition Congress and JD(S) but also from the ruling BJP MLAs in the Karnataka Assembly. Higher Education Minister C N Ashwath Narayan tabled the GM University Bill, The Sapthagiri NPS University Bill, Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha University Bill, The T John University Bill, The Kishkinda University Bill and The Acharya University Bill.
As the GM University Bill came up for discussion today, Narayan said 40 per cent of the seats will be regulated, while the fees for the remaining 60 per cent will be based on the consensual agreement by the Fees Regulation Committee.
Two premier institutes of Bengaluru will play a key role in the rollout of the national tele-mental Health programme announced in theUnion Budget.
Though there were no big-ticket projects announced forKarnatakaset to go into assembly Elections next year, CM BasavarajBommaisaid the combined measures will help spur job Growth and achieve Sustainable Development.
With Covid-19 triggering an exponential rise of mental health issues among the vulnerable Population, the budget announced the tele-mental health programme that will operate under a Network of 23 mental health centres of excellence with Bengalurus Nimhans as a nodal centre and the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru, providing technology support.
With a 35% increase in Capital Expenditure, CM Bommai said the state is expected to get an additional capital outlay of Rs 3,500 crore from the Centre in 2022-23. This is a forward-looking, post-Covid budget. This will help us boost the economic growth and invite private investments, he added.
The Centres move to allocate Rs 1 lakh crore to assist the states in catalysing overall Investment in the economy for 2022-23 has had mixed reviews since many felt it will not benefit the state because of the conditions tied to availing the 50-year interest-free loan.
Karnatakais one of the key states fast losing large swathes offorest landto mining and developmental projects.
And the most recent instance is the Hubballi-Ankola rail, clamour for which has reached a new crescendo, especially after the visit of an experts’ committee, even as conservationists oppose the proposed diversion of 595.6 hectares of forest land for the project.
The state has lost 746.1 hectares of forest land in just three years, including two pandemic years which saw minimal activity. According to data from the forest department, Ballari andUttara Kannadahave been the worst-affected districts losing much of the forest areas.
The government has proposed to allow construction of at least 100 homestays in villages around Hampi, besides allowing setting up of wayside amenities including emergency treatment, vehicle parking and charging stations.
To facilitate this tourism-related , the state has proposed amendments to the Hampi Master Plan-2021. Under the proposed amendments, the government will allow at least 10 homestays to be built in each of the revenue villages identified by the Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority (HWHAMA).
Hampi was the first Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) site in the country to draw up a master plan to regulate tourism and commercial activities in its vicinity.
The recently released draftKarnatakaCurriculum Framework for the foundational stage (3-8 years) has called for a detailed individualised Education plan for children with special needs.
According to data with the School Achievement Tracking System for 2021, as many as 96,020 children with various forms of disability are enrolled in Karnataka schools. This includes those with visual impairment (14,047), hearing impairment (10,652), speech and language disability (10,024), locomotor impairment, intellectual disability (18,524), and multiple disabilities (10,054).
Once diagnosed, the teacher needs to prepare an individualised education plan (IEP). Teachers have been asked to seat the child next to them and communicate in simple, familiar language.
A week after Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai claimed that panchayat samitis inJat taluka’s villages in Sangli district had passed a resolution for a merger with Karnataka over the Maharashtra government’s failure to provide them water, chief minister Shinde on Monday approved a Rs 2,000 crore expansion plan for Mhaisal Irrigation project, which will bring 48 villages under irrigation.
According to reports, Shinde approved a revised proposal for Rs 2,000 crore for expansion of the Mhaisal irrigation project, which will irrigate 48 villages. It is expected that the tender process will be launched from January 1.
A 210-foot-tall bronze statue of 12th -century socialreformer Basavannais set to come up on a 16-acre land at Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Brihanmutt inChitradurga, about 200km from Bengaluru.
A team of artists from West Bengal are working on the project under the guidance ofTejendra Singh Baoni G, principal ofKarnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bengaluru. The project, along with a theme park that captures the essence of India, is expected to be ready by 2024.
As per the plan, the statue will be installed on a platform built above an eight-storey building at a height of 170ft from the ground. According to BM Jagadish, the projects senior engineer, the basement of the ground floor is designed in the shape of a star (called Shatsthala) and its size gradually decreases towards the top.