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Unstable, leaky Kodagu DC Office retaining wall: Lokayukta team begins corruption angle probe
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Unstable, leaky Kodagu DC Office retaining wall: Lokayukta team begins corruption angle probe

July 19, 2023

Contradictory statements from PWD engineers, project contractor irk inspection team Madikeri: Following allegations of unscientific and substandard works of the 40-ft high and 140-metre wide retaining wall that was built to protect the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office at Madikeri that has now given way at many places due to continuous rains, officials from Lokayukta…

Mud-mixed water seeps out of DC Office retaining wall
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Mud-mixed water seeps out of DC Office retaining wall

July 5, 2023

Madikeri: The restoration work of the retaining wall beneath the Kodagu DC Office Complex compound in Madikeri, which suffered cracks during the previous monsoon, is still pending and the wall has now raised concerns among the travellers on the Madikeri-Mangaluru Road. The wall poses a problem for motorists and could potentially disrupt the busy road…

Work begins to restore loose wall of Kodagu DC Office
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Work begins to restore loose wall of Kodagu DC Office

November 20, 2022

Repair costs of expensive but shoddy retaining wall to be footed by project contractor Madikeri: The 40-ft high and 140-metre wide retaining wall that was built to protect the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s Office at Madikeri that gave way at many places due to continuous rains and shoddy works is being repaired again. The contractor, who…

Substandard construction of Kodagu DC Office retaining wall: Lokayukta issues notice to PWD officials to appear for inquiry on Sept. 20
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Substandard construction of Kodagu DC Office retaining wall: Lokayukta issues notice to PWD officials to appear for inquiry on Sept. 20

September 4, 2022

Madikeri: The Karnataka Lokayukta has issued notices to the officials of Madikeri Public Works Department’s (PWD) Sub-Division, instructing them to appear for an inquiry pertaining to the construction of the retaining wall of Kodagu DC Office. Notices have been issued to Junior Engineer (JE) K.L. Devaraju, the then Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Shivaram and the…

Kodagu DC Office retaining wall fiasco: MLAs visit spot, to raise issue in Petition Committee
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Kodagu DC Office retaining wall fiasco: MLAs visit spot, to raise issue in Petition Committee

July 21, 2022

Action sought against contractor, consultants, engineers Madikeri: Lashing out at the contractors, project consultants, engineers and PWD officials, Kodagu MLAs K.G. Bopaiah and M.P. Appachu Ranjan have sought an inquiry into the work taken up to construct a retaining wall to protect the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s Office from future dangers. They demanded action against those…

Mudslide near Kodagu DC Office causes concern
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Mudslide near Kodagu DC Office causes concern

July 17, 2021

Pipeline breaks leading to loosening of soil; Engineer says no threat to the building Madikeri/Kushalnagar: A minor landslide in front of the Kodagu District Administrative Office (DC Office) located on a steep gradient along the Madikeri-Mangaluru Road has caused concern. The portion of the land next to the retaining wall that is being built at…

Retaining wall works begin to protect Kodagu DC Office
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Retaining wall works begin to protect Kodagu DC Office

June 21, 2021

Mock drill demonstrates emergency preparedness  Madikeri/Kushalnagar: Under threat of collapse due to incessant rains and possible landslides, the Kodagu DC Office is being protected with a 40-ft concrete retaining wall. But the works have started only now though the project was formally sanctioned long back and works on making pre-cast concrete slabs began in February…

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