KMF to open Nandini outlets in eight metro stations: Deputy CM

Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said that the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has been asked to submit an application to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to open Nandini outlets in eight metro stations in the city.

Speaking to reporters at his official residence, he said, “BMRCL had called for a global tender and Amul was the lone applicant. We have instructed KMF to submit its application to BMRCL. KMF will open Nandini outlets in eight metro stations.”

“Amul has already opened its outlets in two metro stations. It is not appropriate to close down the existing outlets. We have informed the BMRCL to allow KMF to open Nandi outlets in the remaining eight metro stations,” he added.

“We had a meeting with our MLAs on party organisation and Greater Bengaluru Authority elections. The formation of corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority has been discussed with our leaders. It needs to be discussed with Opposition leaders as well. We will take a decision after taking them into confidence,” he said.

Shivakumar said: “Under the Swachcha Bengaluru initiative, we have released a helpline for waste disposal. The public can take a photo of any garbage pile-up and send it to this number and action will be taken within a week. As far as pothole filling is concerned, we have given funds to the respective MLAs to carry out the work in their respective zones.”

e-Khata campaign

The DCM also said: “We have designed a campaign for disbursal of e-khatas in Bengaluru. The campaign was kicked off on a pilot basis in Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda’s constituency. As many as 25,000 e-khatas are ready and they will be delivered to the doorsteps of people from July 1. There are about 25 lakh residences and only about 5 lakh people have uploaded their documents so far. The campaign will go on for a month,” he informed.

Asked about white topping in Bengaluru, he said, “White topping work is going on in many places in the city. I have inspected the quality of the works personally at many places.”

When a reporter pointed out that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) hasn’t done anything about the felling of dead tree branches, he said, “The BBMP officials are not sitting idle on this; they are working on a priority basis.”

B-Khatas

Replying to a question on whether there was a decision on issuing B-khatas to property holders, the Deputy Chief Minister said, “This has been discussed in the Cabinet. We will make an announcement only after deliberating on the legal aspects.”