Priyank Kharge, minister in-charge of Rural Development and panchayat Raj, IT-BT and Kalaburagi district, said that the DMF grant should be better utilized in the area directly affected by mining. Priyank Kharge, minister in-charge of Rural Development and panchayat Raj, IT-BT and Kalaburagi district, said that the DMF grant should be better utilized in the area directly affected by mining. DC here. Mujarai, youth Empowerment and sports Department and district Mineral Foundation held a meeting in the office hall.
5,093 lakhs for direct mining affected areas and 7,225 lakhs for other areas in the last year 2020-21. Expressing displeasure that the grant was distributed unscientifically, he said that Chittapur, Sedam, Chincholi and Shahaba taluks in the district are directly affected by mining. He said that the DMF fund should be used more here. Environmental pollution is high in the directly affected area. The working class lives there. Strengthening the education, health care and infrastructure of those working communities and their children should be our priority. Environment should be protected. Therefore, more funds should be earmarked for that area, he said. If there is no unscientifically affected area, administrative approval should be obtained from the district Mineral Foundation to carry out the work and the works which have not been started so far should be stopped immediately. He instructed district Officer B. Fauzia Tarannum to check all these works department wise.
Minister Priyank Kharge directed Deputy collector Rayappa Hunsagi to immediately investigate the fact that Mujarai Department had given administrative approval and distributed the grant. If not, the executive engineer of the Public Works and panchayat raj Department, who had received the grant and had not started work, should complete the work within the time limit. If not, return the grant. Khadak instructed. Give priority to sports skill training: minister Priyank Kharge, who reviewed the progress of the department during the discussion of the sports department, said that priority should be given to increase sports skills among the children of this region. Inter school and inter college sports should be organized. Children should be trained to compete at the national and international level. The district stadium should be adequately developed. Talking to various sports associations, the minister directed Gayathri, Assistant director of youth Empowerment and sports Department, that the department should take steps to solve their problems. The meeting was attended by district level officials of various departments including GPAM CEO Bhamwara Singh Meena, Geologist praveena of Mines and Earth Sciences Department.
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