<p class="title">JD(S) state vice president H H Devaraj urged the State Election Commission to take steps to conduct elections to gram panchayats and Chikkamagaluru city municipal council in the district. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The term of several gram panchayats will end in July. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the election had been postponed. The state government is planning to appoint an administrative council thereby giving powers to BJP workers.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here </strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">He said Minister C T Ravi had stated that underground drainage works under Amrut scheme would be completed by May end. However, the failure to complete the works has inconvenienced pedestrians and motorists in Chikkamagaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The UGD work carried out in Chikkamagaluru too is unscientific, he added and urged the deputy commissioner and CMC commissioner to inspect the ongoing works. </p>
<p class="title">JD(S) state vice president H H Devaraj urged the State Election Commission to take steps to conduct elections to gram panchayats and Chikkamagaluru city municipal council in the district. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The term of several gram panchayats will end in July. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the election had been postponed. The state government is planning to appoint an administrative council thereby giving powers to BJP workers.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here </strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">He said Minister C T Ravi had stated that underground drainage works under Amrut scheme would be completed by May end. However, the failure to complete the works has inconvenienced pedestrians and motorists in Chikkamagaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The UGD work carried out in Chikkamagaluru too is unscientific, he added and urged the deputy commissioner and CMC commissioner to inspect the ongoing works. </p>