Highways Department hopeful of resuming works soon for flyover at SIHS Colony in Coimbatore
The Hindu
The State Highways Department is hopeful of resuming works soon to complete construction of a flyover at SIHS Colony here.
An official of the Department said majority of the works for a two-lane road over bridge project are over. However, the project remains incomplete for more than 10 years now because land had to be acquired on either side for service roads. “It is a narrow stretch and without acquiring land for service roads we were unable to proceed,” the official said. Land acquisition was pending because of cases filed in the court by the land owners demanding higher compensation. The cases were settled recently and nearly ₹30 crore was disbursed as compensation to the land owners. The Department has started taking possession of the land too.
But, six more people have again approached the court seeking more compensation. “We hope to clear soon these cases too and go ahead with the project. The Railways has completed its works and the Highways Department has also completed majority of the works. Only four or five more decks need to be constructed,” the official said.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”