Metro Rail works grab more space
As construction work of the ‘Namma Metro’ on reach one of M G Road progresses at a steady pace, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) is ready to occupy more space for the project.
V Madhu, managing director, said with work on schedule, 4.75 metres on either side of the median from the Webb Petrol Station (Dickenson Road Junction) to Trinity Church would be barricaded.
“A notification has already been issued by the police. We are in the process of preparing display boards on the stretch to warn motorists,” Mr Madhu said.
“In spite of the massive infrastructure works, motorists continue to ply their vehicles on M G Road. The diversion has at present restricted flow of buses. We want motorists to avoid using M G Road as a thoroughfare. With a Metro Rail station proposed being near the Nalli Silks Arcade, this will also help us progress with construction at a faster pace” BMRC officials said.
Auto union seek more relief fund
Adarsha Auto and Taxi Drivers’ Union on Monday demanded the amount of drivers’ accident relief to be increased from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh. The union staged a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in support of their demand.
They also demanded the use of electronic meters be made compulsory for all autorickshaws. “We were promised 5,000 permits by the government, but haven’t got it yet,” said union president M Manjunatha.
Hebbal underpass gets a new name
The Hebbal Grade Separator will now be called Sri Kempegowda Grade Separator. According to BDA officials, a proposal to rename the grade separator has been approved by government.A BDA statement on Monday said the proposal also covered provisions for erecting a statue of Kempegowda on the grade separator. BDA claimed the grade separator was the biggest in south Asia.
Missing boy in Shishu Mandir
Meen Bahadur, a 11-year old boy, who got separated from his parents four years ago, has been kept in Shishu Mandir, run by the Department of Women and Children Welfare. Makkala Ashraya Kendra, a unit of CSI - Karnataka Central Diocese, found him on May 5, 2003 at Majestic and provided him shelter. He ran away from the Kendra two years ago. The Kendra filed a complaint with S R Nagara police station and he was traced in Commercial Street police station limits.
Since then, he has been kept at Shishu Mandir. The Child Welfare Committee has asked the Makkala Ashraya Kendra to trace his parents.
KendraWarden J Shekhar said the boy, who hails from Nepal, only remembers that his father’s name is Ram Bahadur and he works in Bangalore. He speaks Kannada, Hindi and Manipuri. His complexion is white, with a round face. For details, call 22124632.