Mysuru: Calling on officials of the district administration to attend to problems of the people promptly and to resolve all issues at the earliest, Mysuru district in-charge minister GT Devegowda on Saturday said that those failing to discharge their duties in Chamundeshwari constituency would be suspended.Devegowda, who presided over the Revenue Adalat held at Yelwal – a part of Chamundeshwari segment – on the outskirts of Mysuru, received scores of complaints from the villagers. The residents did not hold back from expressing their ire with the officials for failing to address their problems. Supply of drinking water once a week, indiscriminate dumping of garbage and delay in providing pension were among the grievances the residents listed to the minister. They also alleged that taluk and zilla panchayat officials sought bribes to resolve their problems.Stating that he had not been able to visit the constituency owing to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) elections, bypolls and the Dasara celebrations, Devegowda assured the citizens of solving all their problems at the earliest. Reiterating his commitment to undertake a tour of the constituency following the conclusion of the Belagavi winter assembly session, he said, “Instead of sitting in the office, the officials must tour the villages to implement government programmes. I will ensure officers found to be neglecting their duties are suspended.”After villagers complained of having to walk 10km to fetch drinking water, Devegowda informed them that he was in regular communication with officials of the water board and had discussed the problem with chief minister HD Kumaraswamy too. “We are planning to draw 10 million litres of water every day from Hongahalli and 30 million litres from Nerelapura. The Hundavadi project will be completed in three years, and once that is done, it will resolve a 40-year-old problem. Issues pertaining to land acquisition for the project will be cleared in the winter session,” said Devegowda.Devegowda later distributed Hakku Patra (title deeds) to 226 beneficiaries, of whom 130 were Yelwal residents.Mysuru deputy commissioner Abhiram G Sankar, zilla panchayat chief executive officer K Jyothi and Yelwal gram panchayat vice-president Gangadhar Gowda were among those present at the adalat.On being told that officials were not issuing khata certificates for their homes, and relevant documents for their land, Devegowda said, “I have suspended negligent officials before, and I promise such officers will not be spared. I will send them home.”

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