Indeed, how true! http://www.praja.in/blog/murali772/2008/03/03/those-were-days-my-friend
Muralidhar Rao On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 12:25 PM, raghavendra srinath < vikramcommod...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Ask any old customer ( broadband, Vsat etc.) of VSNL when it was a public > sector and later sold to TATA tele services. They will tell you the > difference. > > It is a myth that private sector is better more so in public utility > management. Ask any customer who has switched over from public sector > company to a private sector company in any field- banking, public utilities, > telecom, insurance,mining etc., > > Srinath > > --- On *Sat, 2/21/09, Muralidhar Rao <murali...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > From: Muralidhar Rao <murali...@gmail.com> > Subject: CAF3001 Re: Mysore JNNURM water project 24 X 7 > To: citizens-action-forum@googlegroups.com > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 12:13 PM > > Rs 10 crores for 5 lakh households is just Rs 200 per household. And, for > that, if you can 24X7 water-supply, I should think any citizen will be more > than happy to make the payment. > > The Bhyrappa's of this world, who are only keen on scuttling the project in > order to further vested interests, will naturally project it in ways that > suit them. Anyone wanting to support Bhyrappa's cause can perhaps add a new > twist with a conspiracy theory involving Manivannan and the repository of > all that's evil - the World Bank > > Muralidhar Rao > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Vinay Baindur <yaniv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> A congress corporator was elected as Mayor of Mysore yesterday and a JD(S) >> one is the Deputy Mayor >> All the Machinations of BJP for horse trading and operation Kamala was a >> failure. >> >> It would be helpful to keep a close watch on the actual situation since >> many local residents are also keenly watching >> >> Just like the KUWASIP experiments in Hubli - Dharwad were on the condition >> of World Bank, those who know can inform that MoUD played the major role in >> the 24 X 7 project coming to Mysore making the taxpayers to pay Rs 10 crs >> more for project. >> >> We now know more about the actual situation in >> Jamshedpur from the comments of Bhyrappa. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Muralidhar Rao <murali...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> This is primarily Congress Corporator, Bhyrappa's view, and only to be >>> expected from the typical opposition politician that he obviously is. The >>> project has been initiated by none less than the redoubtable Manivannan, who >>> would definitely have done enough home-work to ensure equity. Here's clearly >>> another example of how people with vested interests perpetuate the >>> status-quo. >>> >>> Welcome to the debate at >>> >>> http://mysore.praja.in/blog/silkboard/2008/12/04/tata-arm-bags-mysore-water-supply-project#comment-11427 >>> >>> Muralidhar Rao >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Vinay Baindur <yaniv...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4156515.cms >>>> >>>> Another hurdle in JNNURM water project >>>> 19 Feb 2009, 2138 hrs IST, TNN >>>> >>>> >>>> MYSORE: The JNNURM project to remodel water distribution network in >>>> the city is heading for trouble. >>>> >>>> After people protested against the move to hand over the management of >>>> the water distribution network to Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company >>>> (JUSCO), a Tata enterprise, the Mysore City Corporation, the nodal agency, >>>> is now facing opposition from corporators. Speaking to reporters on >>>> Wednesday, B L Bhyrappa from the Congress said he is opposed to the move. >>>> >>>> This comes after the MCC took the members to Jamshedpur to familiarise >>>> them about JUSCO's management of water services at the steel city in >>>> Jharkhand. It was deputy commissioner P Manivannan who identified the Tata >>>> company to execute the project. >>>> >>>> After the opposition to the tripartite agreement between the MCC, >>>> Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB) and the JUSCO, >>>> some corporators were taken there. "We were shown the facility and also >>>> introduced to the JUSCO's handling and management of various facilities,'' >>>> he stated. According to him, water management at Jamshedpur is not >>>> satisfactory. >>>> >>>> In planned areas, water is supplied 24x7 and the bill is a minimum of Rs >>>> 200 a month. At slums, borewell water is supplied through public taps. In >>>> case water connection is required by the slum dwellers, they need to pay Rs >>>> 10,000. There is no government control over handling of the facilities at >>>> Jamshedpur including water and electricity, he stated. Terming it as >>>> privatization of the public utilities, Bhyrappa said the JUSCO does not >>>> have >>>> social concern since it has not extended the UGD connection of slums and >>>> does not supply water to them. "Do we need such an utility to operate our >>>> system?" he asked. >>>> >>>> This comes after protests at the MCC recently when prominent citizens >>>> voiced their opposition to the deal according to which the JUSCO will take >>>> over the management and handle it for six years. The Tata company is >>>> scheduled to get the management by April-end which has been opposed. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Citizens' Action Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to citizens-action-forum@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to citizens-action-forum+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/citizens-action-forum?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
