Monday 18 January 2016

ತುಮಕೂರು-ಅರಸೀಕೆರೆ ಜೋಡಿ ಮಾರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ

ಬಹು ಬೇಡಿಕೆಯ ತುಮಕೂರು-ಅರಸೀಕೆರೆ ಜೋಡಿ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಮಾರ್ಗ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಸುಮಾರು 347 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿದ್ದು, 2015ರ ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್‌ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ಆರಂಭವಾಗುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಇದೆ. ನೈಋತ್ಯ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ವಲಯದ ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಈ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಜೋಡಿ ಹಳಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ ನಡೆಸಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಬಜೆಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ದು 21 ಕೋಟಿ ಅನುದಾನ ಮೀಸಲಾಗಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.  ಸುಮಾರು 96 ಕಿ.ಮೀ. ನಡುವಿನ ಈ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಜೋಡಿ ಹಳಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಮಾಡಲು ತಗಲುವ ವೆಚ್ಚ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ವಿಸ್ತ್ರೃತ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ತಯಾರಿಸಿ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಮಾ.20ರಂದು ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಇದನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದ ಬಳಿಕ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಆರಂಭಿಸಲು ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. [ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಮುಖ್ಯಾಂಶಗಳು] ಯೋಜನೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳು, ನಕ್ಷೆ ಮುಂತಾದ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು 2015ರ ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ ಅಂತ್ಯದೊಳಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಇದ್ದು, ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಈ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಆರಂಭವಾದರೆ ಈ ಭಾಗದ ಜನರ ಬಹುದಿನದ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಈಡೇರಿದಂತಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅರಸೀಕೆರೆ-ತುಮಕೂರು ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವಾರು ರೈಲುಗಳು ಸಂಚಾರ ನಡೆಸಲಿದ್ದು ಜೋಡಿ ಮಾರ್ಗದ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿತ್ತು. ಈ ಬಾರಿಯ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಬಜೆಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿತ್ತು.

Karnataka approves Rs23,383 crore worth projects ahead of global investor meet

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday said it had approved six investment proposals worth Rs.23,383 crore at a high-level meeting chaired by chief minister Siddaramaiah, ahead of the state’s global investor summit scheduled for next month.
Among the proposals that got the nod is the Rs.14,800 crore investment by Karnataka Solar Power Development Corp. Ltd for setting up a 2,000 megawatt (MW) solar park in Tumkur district, some 70 km from Bengaluru.
Of the other two fresh investment proposals, one worth Rs.1,889 crore, is by Minerva Steel Pvt. Ltd to build a steel plant, and another worth Rs.1,352 crore is by Wadi Cement Co. Pvt. Ltd to build a cement plant.
The rest of the approvals were given for expansion projects, including a Rs.4,570 crore investment by Udupi Power Corp. Ltd to increase its power generation unit’s capacity in Udupi from 1,200 MW to 2,800 MW, a Rs.620 crore expansion proposal by Tata Power Kirloskar in Kolar and a Rs.150 crore proposal by Toyota Textile Machinery Pvt. Ltd in Bengaluru.
Once they take off, the investments will generate employment for 10,407 people, the government said.
As Karnataka prepares for the global investor summit, the government is targeting a total of Rs.1 trillion in investment in the next 40 days, K. Ratna Prabha, additional chief secretary in the industries department, told Mint in an interaction.
“We have already received proposals worth Rs.62,770 crore for the meet, out of which Rs.24,577 crore has been cleared. The rest is in the pipeline. Our aim is to getRs.40,000 crore or so in the next 40 days to reach a realistic target of Rs.1 trillion in this meet,” said Ratna Prabha.
While the chief minister clears projects under Rs.100 crore, those involving larger investments are approved by the state’s high-level clearance committee.
To be sure, the approval means the government has cleared certain requirements for the project to take off. It would take a considerable time for the commitments to actually translate to projects on the ground.
Mint reported on 25 December that only 9% of the commitments made at the state’s 2012 Global Investors Meet had been realised.

PM lays foundation for HAL's new helicopter plant in Tumkur

The construction work for the new helicopter manufacturing unit of Limited (HAL) in Tumkur district in Karnataka has begun with Prime Minister unveiling a plaque for the foundation stone of the new plant on January 3, 2015.
 
Speaking on the occasion, Modi said that the manufacturing unit coming up in Tumkur would not be an ordinary one, but one which would make the whole world take notice.
 
He added, “Indian Armed Forces are second to none, and now the time has come to ensure that the weapons and equipment they carry and use are also the best in the world. For this, India needs to end dependence on imported weaponry, which is expensive and is not of the latest technology.”
 
With its Make in India initiative, the centre has decided to lay stress on manufacturing of defence equipment within the country. “Helicopters manufactured in Tumkur will serve soldiers stationed in remote locations. About 4000 families will directly or indirectly get livelihood due to this factory,” said Modi.
 
The first helicopter built in this unit is expected to take flight by 2018.
 
The Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Vala, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, union ministers Manohar Parrikar, D V Sadananda Gowda and Ananth Kumar were also present on the occasion.