An Appeal: Please retain Mr. P. Manivannan as Commissioner of Civic Bodies MCC and MUDA

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Manivannan moved to Shimoga as DC 14 Nov 2007, 04:00 hrs IST TNN

BANGALORE: Unfazed by JD(S)'s delay in joining the BJP-led government, CM B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday transferred high-profile IAS officer, commissioner of Mysore City Corporation (MCC) P Manivannan, as Shimoga DC.

Manivannan had come to be known as the demolition man for razing illegal buildings, notwithstanding political pressures. The transfer, which Yeddyurappa claims is for the betterment of his home district, has attracted former CM H D Kumaraswamy's ire.

Speaking to TOI here, Kumaraswamy said Manivannan was posted in Mysore during his tenure with the objective of developing Mysore on par with Bangalore. "We wanted effective implementation of JN-NURM project in Mysore. Having a good track record, Manivannan was asked to execute the projects on war-footing. Where was the necessity for the government to make the transfer without our consultation?" Kumaraswamy asked.

Former minister G T Deve Gowda said Manivannan had started executing the projects, progress of which would be hampered now.

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The one-day old, five-member B S Yeddyurappa Cabinet on Tuesday took two major decisions on three airport projects and purchase of bicycles for schoolchildren at a higher price and transferred three top officials

The Chief Minister also effected the transfer of three top officers.

These decisions were enough to infuriate former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, who declared that he would to take the issue to Raj Bhavan and get them annulled. "All decisions taken by the Cabinet are illegal. How can a Cabinet take crucial decisions when the government is yet to prove its majority?" the Janata Dal (Secular) leader told Deccan Herald.

JD(S) opposes transfer of corporation Commissioner Wed, Nov 14, 2007

G.T. Deve Gowda lashes out at BJP for 'unilateral' decision

Manivannan has been transferred to Shimoga as Deputy Commissioner

JD(S) leaders to meet Chief Minister on the issue

MYSORE: The sudden transfer of P. Manivannan, Commissioner of Mysore City Corporation and Mysore Urban Development Authority, to Shimoga as Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday created fissures between the coalition partners Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The former district in-charge Minister and Janata Dal (S) MLA, G.T. Deve Gowda, lashed out at the BJP for its "unilateral" decision to transfer Mr. Manivannan out of Mysore where he was holding the key posts for the last two-and-a-half months.

"The unilateral decision of the Government to transfer Mr. Manivannan shows that the BJP-led Government is losing direction," Mr. G.T. Deve Gowda said. "This was the reason why Janata Dal (S) national president H.D. Deve Gowda had insisted that decisions on transfer of key officials should not be taken without the consultation," he added. Mr. Manivannan's transfer out of Mysore has made Mr. H.D. Deve Gowda's 12-point conditions relevant, he said. "We want Mr. Manivannan in Mysore because it is an important city as Bangalore.

Besides, he has just begun to breathe life into the JNNURM project in Mysore, one of the 63 cities in the country to be chosen under the Central scheme," Mr. G.T. Deve Gowda said.

Protest

"We will fight against the transfer tooth and nail. I have already lodged a protest with Chief Secretary P.B. Mahishi," he said.

He said the party's senior leaders including former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy had been briefed about the importance of retaining Mr. Manivannan in Mysore.

Mr. G.T. Deve Gowda said he would also meet Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in the regard.

Mr. Manivannan, who took charge as Commissioner of MCC and MUDA in August this year, had begun the task of toning up the administration by introducing a slew of people-friendly measures.

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MYSORE: He said the district administration has taken an advance of Rs 3 crore from the government and has spent Rs 70 lakh to improve efficiency, bring transparency in the administration, provide facilities and to attend to the problems.

"We have spent Rs 30 lakh to replace the wireless as 50 per cent of the 90 wireless sets given to officers were defunct," he said and added that the administration has purchased 300 wireless sets and provided nine laptops to the heads of the department.

Will the Measures to bring about transparency and accountability in the MCC work? If not, what should be done to make MCC more efficient?
Commissioner of civic bodies P Manivannan has initiated steps to make MCC administration transparent and accountable by forming citizen panels and constituting such committees at the booth level. But the process to constitute empowered ward committees, required as per the Constitution and JN-NURM norms, is not moving forward.
Resident Editor, The Times of India, Bangalore
Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:48 AM

How should the new MUDA Commissioner go about his task?
Pro-active officer P Manivannan has been brought to Mysore to clean up the mess and set the civic bodies in order, to maintain the city's brand image. This is, in a way, an experiment, with both the civic bodies being manned by a senior officer, for coordinated development of the city.
Resident Editor, The Times of India, Bangalore
Posted on Wed, Aug 29, 2007 11:40 AM

Mysore City Corporators must emulate their Indore city counterparts Courtesy: Star of Mysore

MCC to constitute citizens' committees Fri, Nov 02, 2007

Interested citizens can submit applications up to Nov 7

The citizens' committee will be a nine-member body

Committees will be constituted for each of the 699 polling booths in the city

MYSORE: In order to ensure public participation in urban governance, the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has begun the process of constituting citizens' committees for each polling booth in the city.

Addressing a press conference in Mysore on Thursday, MCC Commissioner P. Manivannan said nine-member citizens' committees would be constituted for each of the 699 polling booths.

He urged interested citizens to submit applications to the jurisdictional zonal office of MCC from Nov 1 to 7.

The committees, which would assist the MCC in various aspects of governance, would also participate in the "Community Fund Programme". Each committee would be eligible for taking up schemes amounting to Rs. 10 lakh under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The leader of each committee would be a member of the zonal-level committee, he said.

"We are providing a platform for citizens to participate in the process of development of their city. The committees have legal backing, as they have been formed under the broad framework outlined by the Government of India," Mr. Manivannan said.

Decision

He said a decision on constituting the citizens' committees was taken after discussions with the MCC's Steering Committee comprising eminent persons of Mysore, including MLAs, MLCs, MPs, the Deputy Commissioner and the Police Commissioner. "We have studied the process of the formation of the first Citizens' Advisory Committee in the country in Hubli-Dharwad and improved upon that," said Mr. Manivannan. Mr. Manivannan also said that the committees would be more representative that the proposed ward committees.

When his attention was drawn to the opposition from elected councillors to the ward committees, Mr. Manivannan said they had been taken into confidence on the constitution of the citizens' committees.

"As many as 63 out of the 65 councillors of the MCC have given their approval for the citizens' committees," he said.

The councillors would play a significant role in the effective functioning of the committees, he said.

D. Made Gowda, MLC, who is patron-adviser to the MCC's Steering Committee, said the citizens' committees could greatly contribute to the development of the city by not only supporting the MCC in solid waste management but also assisting the civic body in planning, execution and monitoring of functions.

M.K. Somashekar, MLA, Deputy Commissioner Channappa Gowda and Mysore city Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao, all of whom are members of the MCC's Steering Committee, were present.

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Conclusion: As the IAS (Indian Administrative Service) Officer Mr. P. Manivannan is a person of an unimpeachable / impeccable / undoubtable integrity and honesty, we the undersigned appeal to everyone concerned to retain him as the Commissioner of civic bodies MCC (Mysore City Corporation) and MUDA (Mysore Urban Development Authority).

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  • Syed Tanveeruddin
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • This high-profile and pro-active IAS officer who took charge as Commissioner of MCC and MUDA in August 2007, has begun the task of toning up the administration by introducing a slew of people-friendly measures for the last two-and-a-half months. He's been brought to Mysore to clean up the mess and set the civic bodies in order, to maintain the city's brand image. This is, in a way, an experiment, with both the civic bodies being manned by a senior officer, for coordinated development of the city. He'd come to be known as the demolition man for razing illegal buildings, notwithstanding political pressures in Hubli-Dharwad. He's the experience of tackling stray cattle menace in Hubli-Dharwad. We want him in Mysore because it is an important city as Bangalore. He's just begun to breathe life into the JNNURM project in Mysore, one of the 63 cities in the country to be chosen under the Central scheme. He's trying to improve efficiency, bring transparency in the administration, provide facilities
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • and to attend to the problems. His administration has spent Rs 30 lakh to replace the wireless as 50 per cent of the 90 wireless sets given to officers were defunct and has purchased 300 wireless sets and provided nine laptops to the heads of the department. He's initiated steps to make MCC administration transparent and accountable by forming citizen panels and constituting such committees at the booth level. But the process to constitute empowered ward committees, required as per the Constitution and JN-NURM norms, is not moving forward because of resistance from the Corporators. The citizens' committee will be a 09-member body and will be constituted for each of the 699 polling booths in the city. Mysore City Corporators must emulate their Indore city counterparts. He's a person of an unimpeachable / impeccable / undoubtable integrity and honesty. So, I appeal to everyone concerned to retain him as the Commissioner of civic bodies MCC and MUDA.
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • India, Karnataka, Mysore
    • Link
    • <a href="http://mysore.12.forumer.com" target="_new">Mysore or Indian Citizens' / Netizens' Forum</a>
  • Prashant Krishnamurthy
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore
  • Yashica
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • В
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    • В
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Bangalore
    • Link
    • В
  • Nagarathna Sitaram
  • E.R. Ramachandran
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • He is needed for betterment of Mysore
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • JNURM funds can be effectively used
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • India, Karnataka,Mysore Vontikoppal
  • Madan Kumar M A
  • S.A. Prasad
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Every Commissioner must be given a minimum term of two years to understand the problems and carry out a programme to solve them.
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  • Narasimha Shastri
  • karthik
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • to the idiotic policitians--think of something other than yourselves
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • mysore, india
  • anand
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Manivannan must stay in Mysore
  • Kumar Gaurav
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    • В
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • В
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • В
    • Link
    • В
  • Naveen Nagaraj
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Manivannan must stay in Mysore for at least next 2 years. We Mysoreans strongly oppose his transfer
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • J P Nagar, Mysore
  • Chandrashekar
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • I don't approve of Manivanna's transfer. He should be allowed to continue in his present postings for at least 1 year
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Vidyaranyapuram, Mysore
  • H.R.Bapu Satyanarayana
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Mysore, the city of art and culture was starved of development and Manivannan came to breathe life and citizens welcomed him and transfering him now would be the end of creating Mysore of our dreams
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • India, Mysore, Saraswathipuram
  • Jayakumar Gurupad
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Mysore needs official like Manivannan at least till Jn-NURM projects gets off the ground
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Fort Mohalla, Mysore
  • Harish L
  • Arun S.Padaki
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • At this juncture, if he goes, Mysore will be worse than Bangalore in the years to come. We need him!
  • Suresh
  • Bhamy V Shenoy
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • It is counter productive to transfer an officer frequently. In Indian condition one may even consider that as criminal waste of resources.
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • Every concerned Mysorean should join the movement and stop this mindless transfer.
  • Hamsini
  • VK Hombal
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    • В
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    • В
  • darlythomas
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • a honest and upright man we need him
  • darlythomas
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • a honest and upright man we need him
  • thomaskmathai
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    • my article in som" we need manivannans"
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • MYSORIAN NOW ON AS CHIEF ENGINEER SHIP IN CHINA
  • SARASWATHI
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • An efficient and sincere man mysore need him
  • SARASWATHI
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • An efficient and sincere man mysore need him
  • Raghava M
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  • A. R. Char
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Mysore city needs a thorough clean-up.
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • It needs Mr. Manivannan for at least 2 yrs.
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Olney, Maryland, USA
  • Ravikumar
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Transferring frequently decrease the productivity
  • Suresh Prasad, N
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • A highly sincere and honest person whose mere presence in the Department will minimize corruption, red-tapism and lethargy
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • He is indispensible to Mysore
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore
  • Chandrashekar, N
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • An upright officer
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • He deserves a stay in Mysore
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore
  • Dinaker, KR
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • A very good officer
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • In order to reduce corruption atleast to a little, he is required to stay in Mysore
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore
  • Kalpana, SG
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • A very honest person
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • Mysore requires this personality
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore
  • Dilip
  • Nambiar, P.C.S.
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Humble person he is
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • Mysore will be orphan in his absence
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore
  • chetan krishnaswamy
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • I have known Manivannan since the time he was in the CMs office. I have worked with him on a few projects and saw his diligence. Mysore needs officers to preserve its sanctitity and health
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • bangalore
  • Narayan Prasad, N
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • People like Mr. Manivannan are rare in this era. Hence, he needs to be retained in Mysore as an antique
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • Mr. Manivannan is like Sirius - the brightest star outside the solar system
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore
  • ramesh bs
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Mr. Manivannan is omnipotent and ominious. He should be retained in Mysore
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore
  • gagan
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • manivannan should be retained in mysore.
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • India, Karnataka, Mysore
  • N.Raghavan
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • It is not proper to transfer an officer (that too an honest and dynamic person who works in public interest) quite frequently. Then where is the good governance promised by every government?
  • P.V.Bharadwaj
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Detol clean Manivanna Should be retained
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • Very hasty decesion by C.M
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • india, Karnataka, Mysore, Goklam
  • G.R.Vidyaranya
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Let Manivannan bring the JNNURM Projects online
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • Do not disrupt the good work here
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore India
  • Mahesh Maney R
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • enough of power hungry hypocrites
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • India, Karnataka, Mysore, N.R.Mohalla
  • S K Nagesh
  • Rame Gowda
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • What is the point of transferring him in 3 months ?
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    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Mysore, Karnataka, India
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  • KS Sridhar
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Pl. retain Mr. Manivannan @ MYSORE
  • K SRINIVASA
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Efficient & Effective person like P.Manivanna is very much required for a developing city like Mysore
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Kuvempunagar, Mysore
  • K. Sarina Chouta Harish
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Mysore would benefit immensely from Upright Officials like Mr. Manivannan. He needs to complete the tasks he has earnestly initiated, Keep him here.
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • JL Puram, Mysore
  • Yamuna Achaiah
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Its been a long time since Mysore had a sincere dynamic Commissioner like Mr Manivannan.Just as the citizens of Pune protested against the transfer of Mr Arun Bhatia who revamped the city I am sure Mysoreans can stop this transer if we have a united voice and protest unceasingly.
  • H.R.Ramchander
    • Non-abusive Comments1
    • Good men have no place in the mobocratic Govt.
    • Non-abusive Comments2
    • Good officers do receive kicks from wayward Ministers. Nothing can be done, It is the rule of majority ruffians
    • Country, State, City, Locality
    • Chamundipuram Mysore