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Work on ‘ready-to-fit’ underpass begins
A QUICK FIX SOLUTION: Work in progress on the 'ready-to-fit' underpass at Cauvery junction in Bangalore on Wednesday. BANGALORE: Amidst apprehensions and scepticism about the success of pre-cast underpasses, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) started work on the actual fixing of the first of its seven "ready-to-fit" underpasses at Cauvery junction on Wednesday. Backed by heavy-duty equipment, BBMP staff began excavating earth on Sankey Road in front of Sadashivnagar 18th Cross Road even as sceptics stopped to wonder how a government agency could build an underpass in 72 hours. "I have my own doubts about the completion of this facility in 72 hours as claimed by BBMP officials. We have seen the functioning of BBMP in the past and we know how different it is from a private agency," said Bala Chander, a freelance consultant who uses the Sankey Road.
Towns rethink board meeting security
Charlie Coleman routinely attend that city's board sessions. In Bartlett, all of the police hierarchy -- Chief Gary Rikard, Assistant Chief Glen Williamson and the department's three inspectors -- attend the meeting in uniform, providing a significant police presence at that city's bimonthly meetings. Part of the latest security evaluation includes whether the brass should position themselves in different areas of the chamber. Germantown Police Chief Richard Hall used to sit on one of the first two rows during meetings but has now moved to the dais so he can look out over the crowd. The city added two officers at Monday night's meeting due to the Kirkwood incident. "People's emotions take over and you never know what can happen," Lawton said. There have been times when elected officials, even in the quiet suburbs, faced matters that stirred a crowd to the point that leaders wanted more protection or crowd control.
County awards $72.9M treatment plant contract
The contract for expanding Frederick County's water treatment plant on New Design Road has been awarded to a St. Louis-based firm. Fru-Con Construction was won the $72.9-million deal to expand the plant from 8.8 million gallons a day to 25 million gallons a day. The expansion includes a pre-sedimentation basin, rapid mixers, three flocculation basins, three sedimentation basins, six filters, four filter effluent pumps, an ultraviolet disinfection system and high service pump station. Modifications and upgrades will also be made to the existing sedimentation basins, rapid mix area and filters. A new backup power generation system will be provided. No target date has been set for the project, which was designed by Rummel, Klepper, Kahl of Baltimore, in association with Hazen and Sawyer of New York.
NRI count causes a scare
Meanwhile, a 22-year-old youth who was to get married tomorrow was found dead on the railway tracks in Lalru this morning. According to the police, victim Talvinder Singh, who lived in Lalru with his family, was to get married to a girl in Karnal. Talvinders family informed the police that they had returned yesterday after the shagun ceremony and Talvinder was with guests and friends last night at home. However, around 10 pm, he went missing and the family tried to locate him. They presumed that he would have gone to stay with his friends for the night. This morning they were informed that Talvinders body was found on the railway tracks. In Zirakpur, an unidentified body was found hanging from a tree in a park. The victim, in his thirties, seemed to be a migrant labourer and according to the police, the possibility of his having committed suicide cannot be ruled out.
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