Safe City Project dogged by delays and a fresh controversy
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The proposal was made by the police in 2013
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The proposal was made by the police in 2013
Eight years after the chilling gang rape in New Delhi that spurred a slew of measures for women’s safety, including the Nirbhaya Fund for women safety in metro cities, by the then UPA-II government, Bengaluru is still struggling to implement the measures.
The proposal for the Safe City Project, which has been in the thick of a controversy of late, was made by the police in 2013. But it was approved by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs only in 2018. The State government, which will share 40% of the ₹667 crore project cost, took another year to approve the same and finalised it in October 2019. Since then, twice tenders have been cancelled and the third one is under way, but is at risk of being derailed.
Karnataka Govt Bans New Year Eve Revelry, Parties In Bengaluru To Contain Covid-19 Spread
People enjoy a new year eve party (representative image) (Pramod Thakur/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)Â
The Karnataka government on Monday (28 December) banned New Year eve revelry and parties on 31 December night and early 1 January across the state capital to prevent Covid spread. There will be a 12-hour ban under Section 144 on gathering of more than 5 persons in public places across the city from 6 p.m. on December 31 to 6 a.m. on January 1 to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection, said Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant in an order.
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Bengaluru, 29 Dec 2020: The Karnataka government on Monday banned New Year eve revelry and parties on December 31 night and early January 1 across the state capital to prevent Covid spread.
“There will be a 12-hour ban under Section 144 on gathering of more than 5 persons in public places across the city from 6 p.m. on December 31 to 6 a.m. on January 1 to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection,” said Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant in an order.
The order, however, exempts customers with advance booking to celebrate the New Year eve in pubs, bars and restaurants across the city under Covid-induced guidelines, with face mask and maintaining physical distance.
Public New Year eve revelry, parties banned in Bengaluru
By IANS| Published: 28th December 2020 11:37 pm IST
Bengaluru, Dec 28 : The Karnataka government on Monday banned New Year eve revelry and parties on December 31 night and early January 1 across the state capital to prevent Covid spread.
“There will be a 12-hour ban under Section 144 on gathering of more than 5 persons in public places across the city from 6 p.m. on December 31 to 6 a.m. on January 1 to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection,” said Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant in an order.
The order, however, exempts customers with advance booking to celebrate the New Year eve in pubs, bars and restaurants across the city under Covid-induced guidelines, with face mask and maintaining physical distance.
Committee members rebut Karnataka officer’s allegations
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No accusation till date that tender proposal was drafted with bias: Nimbalkar
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No accusation till date that tender proposal was drafted with bias: Nimbalkar
Claims and allegations made by D. Roopa, Secretary - PCAS, Home Department, who is in the dock over alleged unauthorised intervention in the ₹619 crore Safe City Project tender, were met with strong rebuttals from members of the Chief Secretary-led State Level Apex Committee monitoring the tender.
The State government has instituted a probe by Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant over the call Ms. Roopa made to the Project Consultant allegedly requesting a copy of the classified Request for Proposal (RFP) before its publication.