Kumaraswamuy defended formation of Greater Bangalore

Bangalore, Jan 27 (UNI) Strongly defending formation of Greater Bangalore, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today asserted that growth of Capital City was directly related to the development of the entire State.

Speaking after participating in a day-long Workshop on "Bangalore Today and Tomorrow' organised by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) here, Mr Kumaraswamy said that taking into consideration of Bangalore becoming a global destination for Investment it was decided to develop it as an world-class city.

He said that City of Bangalore has attracted world attention for investment on the lines of Tokyo, Japan's Capital City.

Accusing the previous governments for not taking suitable steps for systematic development of Bangalore and build necessary infrastructure for growth, Mr Kumaraswamy announced that with the formation of the Greater Bangalore the government was committed to provide all basic amneties to the citizens with special attention for the welfare and development of the people who were living in slums also.

He said that while giving attention to the overall development of the city proper care would be taken to provide housing facilities to the poor and middle class people at an affordable prices. The state government has also plans to build houses and distribute it on free of cost to the poor.

Declaring that there is no going back on acquiring encroached government land, he said that the process has already began and would not be stopped at any cost. The revenue collected from sale of encroached land would be utilised for waiving off farmers loan,he added.

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