Madikeri : Mysuru MP Yaduveer Wadiyar on Thursday criticised delays in implementing Union govt schemes in Kodagu district, saying officials should remain apolitical and leave politics to politicians.
Because of a labour shortage, had resumed, official Jayakumar said work in Virajpet, which had stopped.
BC Naveen Kumar alleged the scheme was not being implemented according to the guidelines. An official said work was underway in four zones, of which two had been completed, with 45km of new pipelines laid. Members expressed concern over incomplete AMRUT works in Madikeri. Legislative council member Suja Kushalappa alleged that work had been halted for two months. Projects in Kushalnagar and Madikeri would be completed by March.
Deputy conservator of forests Abhishek said fresh tenders had been invited for a delayed 7-km railway barricade in Kushalnagar and the process would be completed within a month. An estimated Rs 300-crore action plan was being drafted, although guidelines were awaited.
Wadiyar said Kodagu had become a holiday destination for some officials and criticised their absence from a meeting convened by the minister for municipal administration. DC SJ Somashekhar said a detailed housing-scheme report would be submitted. Efforts were underway to secure forest department land at Monnangeri for a Madikeri waste-disposal unit after an alternative Katakeri site was found unsuitable. Land availability for a sewage treatment plant in Ponnampet remained a problem. Wadiyar directed forest officials to prepare a Project Elephant action plan amid central-level discussions on relocating wild elephants.