Marriage corridor prayers unanswered for years

The Muzrai branch begun work on the basement and floor floor of the wedding corridor at Basavanagudi temple

Rs 66L became spent for work that started in 2017 at temple, but it surely has been caught due to the fact

looks just like the Muzrai branch is proving inadequate in inserting the cash donated by way of devotees to first rate use. A case in aspect is the development of a marriage hall on the Karanji Anjaneya Temple in Basavanagudi. development of the corridor begun in 2017 at an estimated can charge of Rs 1 crore however it came to a grinding halt inside a couple of months.

The Muzrai branch had already utilised Rs 66 lakh for the construction of a basement and half of the ground floor of the marriage corridor. When building stopped three years ago, the cash spent for it grew to become a useless investment.

in line with professional sources, the temple administration, under the information of the executive Officer, additionally laid off the protection personnel, including security guards, sweepers and others. This measure was taken due to a cash crunch to pay salaries to monks and other employees. "For the remaining three years, no developmental work has been taken up. One watchman has been transferred to a temple at Ejipura. As of now, there is just one person – a watchman-cum-sweeper – on the temple,'' pointed out a resident, who didn't wish to be named.

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Sai Datta, a social activist, despatched a letter recently to the authorities about waste of cash on the unfinished marriage hall. "the full cost of the marriage hall was estimated at Rs 1 crore. The contract changed into given to the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure building constrained. Later, the charge of construction become extended to Rs 2-three crore. The exceptional of building is far from satisfactory. Now, it looks there's an effort handy the challenge over to deepest individuals on lease. We demand a investigation with the aid of both the Commissioner of Muzrai department or the Anti-Corruption Bureau,'' stated Sai Datta in the letter to Kota Srinviasa Poojari, Minister for Muzrai.

government Officer Mohan spoke of building turned into stopped three years in the past because of shortage of funds.

what is extra, devotees have no access to the Muzrai officers to speak about the issues of the Karanji Anjaneya Temple. there's no person to flow on the contact particulars of Muzrai department personnel, mainly the govt Officer.

Chickpet MLA Uday B Garudachar observed that he would look into the count number quickly.