"We will finalise the venues and seek funds in the next budget," he said.The decision of the Karnataka government to set up the Sanskrit University in Magadi in Ramanagara district has attracted severe criticism from Kannada activists.Ī tweet storm was organised by language activists on Sunday with the hashtag #SayNoToSanskrit, urging the government to withdraw its decision and warned of protests if it went ahead with the establishment of the varsity. While three centres will come up at Devanahalli, Suryanagar and Devikarani estate, identification of land for another centre is in progress. The Kannada and Culture Department will construct four more cultural centres in the city along the lines of Ravindra Kalakshetra, Kumar said. The department will hold a programme to familiarize youth with key locations related to freedom struggle in Karnataka, he added. Though the state should give more funds for Kannada, opposition to Sanskrit is uncalled for, Kumar said. To a question, he said that it is not right to oppose the Sanskrit university. Kumar, who also holds the Kannada & Culture portfolio, said that he would travel to Delhi after Republic Day to seek funds for the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada along the lines of its Tamil counterpart. Orders will be issued in 15 days finalising the appointments, he said. Vacancies for 1,872 posts in the department are filled. Supply from renewable energy sources is adequate to meet the demand, Kumar said, adding that the state's power demand has surged from 14,000 MW per day to 15,000 MW. The state has received good rainfall ensuring enough hydro power. He also allayed fears of power shortage in the summer months. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is also scheduled to chair a meeting soon about the issue," he said. "We have held meetings with various departments to clear the dues.
Among them, RDPR dues are Rs 4,000 crore. The departments with highest dues are Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR), Water Resources, Urban Development and Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), he said. On pending dues, Kumar said that various state government departments owe Rs 12,000 crore to the Energy Department. Kumar said that a Rs 8,000 crore project under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) of the Centre will be taken up by his department. The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) is expected to hold hearings in various parts of the state based on the petition and pronounce the final tariff order by April or May.Īlso read: Smart electricity meters for all households in Bengaluru by March 2025 The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has already sought to hike power bills by Rs 1.58 per unit in 2022. Whenever the pace of development increases we have to revise." The works taken up by the department has led to a surge in costs, he added. Responding to queries at a news conference, Kumar said: "Increasing power tariffs is inevitable. Karnataka Energy Minister V Sunil Kumar on Friday hinted at a possible revision in power tariffs, saying that development works taken up in the sector warranted a hike.
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