Ensure central schemes reach eligible beneficiaries: Kumaraswamy
Presiding over the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting here on Saturday, Mr. Kumaraswamy said that the district had received 24% excess rainfall this year, resulting in crop losses. He directed officials to prepare a detailed report on the extent of damage to facilitate compensation for affected farmers.
MP for Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar directed officials to identify and repair accident-prone black spots on national highways to enhance road safety.
He sought updates on the Chamundi Hills Prasada Scheme and called for swift implementation of the Swadesh Darshan scheme. Raising concerns over poor waste management in Siddalingapura Gram Panchayat, he told officials to take corrective measures.
T.S. Srivatsa, MLA, demanded that details of all development works in his constituency be shared with him, citing a lack of information on the park development projects.
Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy informed the meeting that 95% of land acquisition for the Mysuru–Kushalnagar NH-275 project had been completed. On the Mysuru airport runway expansion, around 240 acres of land had been acquired, with utility shifting pending, he said.
Officials said that 82% of works under the Jal Jeevan Mission had been completed, while the Swachh Bharat Mission targets had been fully achieved. Works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act were progressing well, and were expected to meet the targets by March 2026. Under the National Health Mission, 98% progress has been achieved, they said.
The meeting was informed that solid waste management units have been established in every gram panchayat. This year, 53% of sowing has been completed, and farmers were being encouraged to cultivate horticulture crops as alternatives to tobacco.
MP for Chamarajanagar Sunil Bose, MLA for Hunsur G.D. Harish Gowda, DISHA committee member Ashwin Kumar, Zilla Panchayat CEO Yukesh Kumar, Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif, Superintendent of Police R. Vishnuvardhan, and others were present at the meeting.
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