MYSURU:
Mysuru zilla panchayat members have decided to appeal to the
state government to reverse its decision on reopening of colleges and
schools until a
vaccine for
Covid-19 had been found.
At a special meeting of the ZP chaired by president Parimala Shyam here on Friday, Srikrishna, one of the members, pointed to the resolution adopted by their counterparts in Kodagu against reopening schools and colleges. “The members of the Kodagu ZP unanimously agreed on communicating this resolution to the state government,” Srikrishna said.
Members, cutting across party lines, endorsed Srikrishna’s demand for the resolution to be adopted by the Mysuru ZP. ZP chief executive officer D Bharathi said she would write to the government informing it of such a resolution being adopted unanimously.
The ZP members also greenlighted undertaking of various projects, the cumulative cost of which is Rs 55.7 crore. This comes close on the heels of the ZP approving utilisation of Rs 397.4 crore allocated by the government to the local body at the previous meeting.
However, ZP member Venkataswamy sought details on the funds received from the government, along with those relating to their expenditure. “We have no idea as to the quantum of funds that each department has received. The officials do not share the information. But we have to answer the public, and we deserve to be informed of how the funds are being used for the development of our respective constituencies,” Venkataswamy said.
Bharathi said that a report would be drafted detailing allocation and expenditure of funds by Tuesday, while work on all pending projects would commence in the coming week.