
Cantonment denying development, welfare to people: KTR
The Hindu
People favouring merger of the Cantonment area in GHMC, says Minister
The talk over merger of the Cantonment area in GHMC cropped up again during a press conference held by Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao here on Thursday, with the minister reiterating that it is necessary for the development of the area and convenience of people.
Responding to a question, the minister stated that he did not propose the idea but it had come from the people of the area. With the GHMC area surrounding the Cantonment area, the minister said its administration not being in the control of GHMC was creating coordination and administrative issues.
Stating that indiscriminate actions such as road closures was causing a lot of inconvenience to people living within Cantonment area as well as outside, the minister said the State government was unable to take up any development and welfare work there such as construction of flyovers and underpasses and running Annapurna outlets that offer ₹5 a meal.

The Karnataka government has drafted a comprehensive master plan for the integrated development of Kukke Subrahmanya temple, the State’s highest revenue-generating temple managed by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department. The redevelopment initiative is estimated to cost around ₹254 crore and aims to enhance infrastructure and facilities for devotees.