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Who is behind the "Ghost" road to Chinga Temple inside Devarayanadurga State Forest?

Dear nature lovers,

Mallikarjun filed two more RTI applications to find out who exactly is involved in the construction of the road to Chinga Rangaswamy Temple from Swandenahalli village. The RTI application is included below.

As Mallik has mentioned, the said road as it is today, never existed in the original notification of DD nor did it exist in the Survey Map of 1972. It neither existed in today's condition when UV Singh was the DFO nor did it when Guru and myself visited it during the time of MN Narayanaswamy in 2000-2001.

Did it appear over night out of nowhere? Who is behind it? Who are the authorities who should be punished for this? These are the questions to which we would like to have the answers. That is the reason behind all these applications and complaints.

Thanks,
Ameen

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To
Pubic Information Officer
Office of CEO
Zilla Panchayat
Tumkur

Form A
(u/s. 6(1) and 7(1) of Right to Information Act – 2005)

1. Applicant's Name: Mallikarjun M

2. Applicant's address:

3. Details of document/s requested: Request to provide information regarding the below as I am an affected party, under section 4 (1) (d) of RTI (2005).

1) Has the Zilla Panchayat sanctioned any funds to build or repair or for any development work around Chinnaga Rangaswamy Temple (located near Chinnaga Betta, Swandenahalli Village) in Tumkur Taluk since 1997 till date?

2a) If answer to above question no: 1 is Yes, then in which year or years, were the funds sanctioned?
2b) For what purpose/work were the funds sanctioned?
2c) What is the total amount of funds (in Rupees) sanctioned for the purpose in the above question 2b?
2d) Who was the authority that authorized the work, either Gram Panchayat or Mandal Panchayat or others?

3) Has the Zilla Panchayat sanctioned any funds for building or repair work of the road, path, culverts, bridges or drainages from Swandenahalli Village leading to Chinnaga Rangaswamy Temple inside Devarayanadurga forest in Tumkur Taluk since 1997 till date?

4a) If answer to above question no: 3 is Yes, in which year (or years), were the works sanctioned?
4b) What is the length of the road/path for which the funds were sanctioned?
4c) What is the total amount of funds (in Rupees) sanctioned for the purpose in the above question 4b?
4d) Who was the authority that authorized the work, either Gram Panchayat or Mandal Panchayat or others?

5) Is the Zilla Panchayat planning to sanction any work/fund to build or repair or any development work around Chinnaga Rangaswamy Temple (located near Chinnaga Betta, Swandenahalli Village), in Tumkur Taluk as of 2007-2008?

6) Is the Zilla Panchayat planning to sanction any work/fund for building or repair of the road, path, culverts, bridges or drainages from Swandenahalli Village leading to Chinnaga Rangaswamy Temple inside Devarayanadurga forest in Tumkur Taluk as of 2007-2008?

4. Year to which the document/s pertain: As mentioned above

5. Details of amount paid: Paid by Indian Postal Order:

Date:

Place:
Signature of the applicant

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For other posts on this please see:
> Devarayanadurga's Chinga area...the looting continues

> Road from Swandenahalli to Durgadahalli destroys prime area of Devarayana Durga State Forest

> RTI applications filed for info on forests of Tumkur Dist.


> 'Roadworks in reserve forest rile greens' (The Hindu, June 29, 2007)

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