First published in 2017
The spree of shops constructed on the Sai Mandir road near First gate will soon be converted into an Archeological site and it is very likely that it would be made into a monument, a monument that shows the World how the taxpayer’s money is put to utter waste and the promises made are never fulfilled.
On the eve of the Vishwa Kannada Sammelana held in March 2011 in the city, many shops were demolished in many areas like Kelkar Bag & Sai Mandir area. The City Corporation then built 48 shops on the design made by Third space Studio Belagavi.
Praveen Bavdekar of Thirdspace Studio had told this blog that, ” The repetitive landscape of neighborhood shops is transformed into an urban sculpture by emphasizing the walls in between and creating a meta form responsive to the context. The walls in-between shops are made explicit, by projecting beyond the shops thus creating a blurred space between shop and street. ”
This structure has been kept unutilized since it was constructed in 2012-13. It is 2022 now and even now the same is not utilized for reasons unknown.
Out of the 48 shops 35 have already been allotted but they haven’t been given the papers of the same, so the persons can’t come in start their business. It was decided that the shops would be let out on an advance of Rs.50,000 and no rent would have to be paid for the next 5 years in 2018.
A committee which included the DC, Commissioner of corporation and others sent a list for approval to the govt but the same hasn’t been approved yet and the said shops are lying unutilized.
Then what about the 35 persons who had lost their source of livelihood during the Vishwa Kannada Sammelana where their business was removed and these shops were built only to rehabilitate them.
And after 11 years those people who are waiting to be rehabilitated can only say whose shops are those anyways?
Today DC visited Azamnagar and surrounding areas but whatever we were complaining he didn’t bother about that just kept smiling and he didn’t speak a single word to people who were complaining so what people should understand from this? Atleast he should have noted it and enquired what is the use of his visit just for photo in newspaper it is ridiculous behavior of DC of Belagavi being such a young person.
Open and allow animals to use them. Sleeping government.
Right said Mr. Editor.
Tax payers money wasting is Birth Right of our City Corporation & they will do it.
The shops are big enough that two person can stand that’s it. Where will the shopkeepers keep their gooods ? Again these shops have not given to use so that anybody could use them. Simply wasted public’s money, may be who knows took the bribes.
I think 40%. is not yet paid by the recipients to the sanctioning authority …also the officer incharge should be made responsible for the loss of revenue to the local muncipalty .