Pending bills, Covid delaying road works: Jagdish Shettar

HUBBALLI: All roads in New Cotton Market and Neeligen Road will be concretised using Central Road Funds, said district minister Jagdish Shettar here on Tuesday. The Covid-19 pandemic and pending bills have slowed down works, he added.
He added that the issue of pending bills has been brought to the notice of chief minister BS Yediyurappa and the minister concerned.
Speaking after performing bhoomi puja for development works at the New Cotton Market area here on Tuesday, he said the state government has released Rs 1.83 crore special grants for completion of remaining 455 meters of road in the area.
"Four bridges in Vidyanagar were damaged due to floods occurred last year. The state government has released Rs 15 crore for rebuilding them,” he said.
Shettar said the district administration has made all arrangements for Covid management and claimed that the death rate was very less in the state compared to other states and countries.