Yeddyurappa chants PPP mantra

The PPP model, which proved to be a success in Bangalore some years ago, was mothballed by successive governments. But it got a fresh lease of life again.Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa’s vision at an interactive meeting was clear — you can no longer afford to leave everything to the government. The responsibility of building the city’s infrastructure and dreams of elevating the city to a worldclass destination cannot be fulfilled by the government alone. Private sector participation is also needed.This was the new CM’s first faceto-face event with citizens at ongoing works and new projects were discussed at Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure Development 2008. A host of projects were mooted by civic stakeholders, including traffic decongestion programmes, construction of elevated corridors, augmenting water supply and upgradation of electricity supply. Yeddyurappa assured accountability to the people.
To monitor projects promised in the meet, the CM announced setting up of a high-level committee comprising officials and experts who will take stock of the situation on a regular basis. Projects will be reviewed once in three months and a report card presented to the public once in four months. “Within a year, there will be visible progress in civic services and the infrastructure in Bangalore. I want to extend such review meets to other cities of the state,’’ Yeddyurappa said.

Bangalore:Rs 25,000-cr plan to develop Infrastructure

The Karnataka government has drawn up a master plan to develop infrastructure in Bangalore by spending Rs 25,000 crore over seven years.This will include an elevated rail, ring roads, ring railways, underpasses, surface passes, multi-level parking lots, and efficient water supply and sewage systems.The state will pump in two-thirds of the amount and seek the rest from the central government, according to sources. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who met Union finance minister P Chidambaram , submitted a demand for Rs 5,000 crore. He asked him to release at least Rs 1,000 crore immediately.According to him, a core committee will monitor infrastructure development in the state at regular intervals.The state government plans to hold an investors’ meet to attract more industries and investment to the state.