Address local concerns ahead of PRASHAD works atop Chamundi hills: MP

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Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP, and different   BJP leaders astatine  a programme organised connected  spreading consciousness  connected  VB-G RAM G Act, astatine  the enactment      bureau   successful  Mysuru connected  January 24.

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP, and different BJP leaders astatine a programme organised connected spreading consciousness connected VB-G RAM G Act, astatine the enactment bureau successful Mysuru connected January 24. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP, said the State authorities indispensable instrumentality into relationship the concerns raised implicit the implementation of works nether the PRASHAD strategy atop Chamundi Hills and question the opinions of those opposing the task earlier proceeding further.

Speaking to reporters present connected January 24, Mr. Wadiyar said helium had raised respective pertinent questions with officials regarding the scheme, but they failed to respond. He noted that residents of the elevation and different stakeholders had expressed that the projected improvement works volition harm the practice and ecology of Chamundi Hills, and their concerns request to beryllium addressed.

Expressing interest implicit excavation works being carried retired adjacent to the Rajagopuram of the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple, the MP questioned the usage of dense vehicles to region world adjacent the structure. He said factors specified arsenic the temple’s instauration and accepted operation methods utilized for the analyzable indispensable beryllium thoroughly studied earlier undertaking immoderate specified work. “No enactment should disturb the existing structure, and the instauration aspects request cautious examination,” helium said.

VB-G RAM G Act

Referring to the absorption to the caller VB-G RAM G Act, Mr. Wadiyar said the caller model provides greater flexibility for radical successful agrarian areas to program and instrumentality works successful their villages. It facilitates imperishable grassroots-level improvement successful villages, helium added.

Rejecting the claims made by the Congress authorities against the Act, helium said districts specified arsenic Kodagu, wherever determination is simply a beardown request for constructing retaining walls to code landslide issues, volition payment from the flexibility provided nether the caller legislation. The Act, helium said, allows specified works to beryllium taken up portion addressing section needs. “The absorption is connected colony development, fulfilling section needs, and ensuring greater accountability done effectual monitoring,” helium noted.

Terming the Congress arsenic “anti-development”, the MP said this is the crushed down its absorption to the VB-G RAM G Act. He besides said the wide spending nether the strategy volition summation from ₹80,000 crore to ₹1 lakh crore.

On the Railways dropping the Mysuru–Kushalnagar railway task — which had drawn absorption from environmentalists and locals — Mr. Wadiyar attributed the hold to issues related to onshore acquisition and the State government’s nonaccomplishment to supply the indispensable land. He said helium volition impulse the authorities to reconsider the decision, noting that railway connectivity volition pave the mode for economical improvement successful Kodagu.

Jagruthi Samavesha

Earlier successful the day, the MP and different BJP leaders took portion successful a VB-G RAM G Act Jagruthi Samavesha held astatine the BJP bureau here. The lawsuit was organised to dispersed consciousness astir the caller authorities and antagonistic the claims of the Congress authorities against the Act, which was introduced aft repealing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

Published - January 24, 2026 07:06 p.m. IST

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