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Footbridges to be built in coastal and malnad districts of Karnataka to avert tragedies

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July 24, 2018

Bengaluru, Jul 24: The Public Works Department is in the process of drawing a list of areas in Malnad and coastal regions where small bridges would be constructed to provide connectivity to villages during monsoon.

Currently, residents use wooden rafts called ‘sanka’ during monsoon to establish connectivity to mainland when the level in the river/rivulets rises.

Speaking to presspersons in Bengaluru on Monday, Public Works Minister H.D. Revanna said that a meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday to decide the approximate number of small bridges to be constructed in these areas. “The proposal is to construct bridges measuring between 2m and 5m that can accommodate two-wheelers and three-wheelers. This will be taken up this year on a priority basis,” he said.

The issue came to the fore after a girl was washed away in Tirthahalli recently and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy had assured to address the problem. Mr. Revanna also said that he has asked 32 legislators of constituencies in Malnad and coastal areas to help identify the problem areas.

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Naresh
 - 
Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018

Tragedies are already occured and monsoon going to end soon. This govt has no supervision. Thinking only after happened something

Sandesh
 - 
Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018

New way to loot some money. It wont be practical till this year end of monsoon

Ibrahim
 - 
Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018

Concrete bridges in all area are not practical. Govt should form emergency action team they should work accordingly to the rural places. Each rural landscapes are unique

Danish
 - 
Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018

Concrete footbridges are safe. Wooden bidge may cause serious tragedies

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January 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 27: Leaders cutting across political parties in Karnataka condoled the demise of former minister Amarnath Shetty, who passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa expressed “shock” over the death of the former minister. “May his soul rest in peace. My deepest condolences to his family members,” tweeted CM’s official Twitter handle.

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru Jul 29: There will be a centralised system in place in Karnataka to classify asymptomatic, symptomatic and mild symptomatic persons and recommend treatment based on the severity of the cases, said Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday here.

"Various existing apps related to COVID-19 will be brought under one platform to get real-time information which will assist in strategising allocation of hospitals/beds to the needy. This will probably remove the delay in bed allocation and treatment which is being faced now. The patients will get all information in one phone call," Dr Sudhakar said.

Sudhakar spoke with a team of experts from the government and Infosys.

Referring to a company by name Step 1, which is providing such services in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, the Minister said that a similar system will be implemented in the state as well.

"This company is having a team of doctors and nurses which is guiding the people whether they need hospital treatment or home isolation after they are tested positive for COVID-19. More than 70 per cent of the positive cases are being asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic and are advised to go for home isolation," the minister said.

"The load on the hospitals is reduced and severe cases can be administered proper treatment. Infosys co-ordinates with the government to provide technical support for this system," Dr Sudhakar added.

Earlier during the day, the minister held a video conference with the heads of private medical colleges to review COVID preparedness.
The government has already passed guidelines to allocate 50 per cent of hospital beds for COVID patients.

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May 26,2020

Bengaluru, May 26: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah today held a video conference with Kannadiga businessmen in Saudi Arabia and paid heed to the woes of Saudi Kannadigas amidst covid-19 lockdown.

Sheikh Karnire, Director of Operations Expertise Contracting Co, Mohammad Mansoor, Chairman of Saara Group and President of OIC Bahrain, and Ismaeel, CEO of Realtech Industrial Services among others explained Mr Siddaramaiah the need to operate repatriation flights from Saudi Arabia to Mangaluru and Bengaluru. 

They said among the thousands of stranded Kannadigas in Saudi Arabia there are a large number of pregnant women, elderly people, patients who need immediate medical attention. 

They urged Siddaramaiah to exert pressure on the chief minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa and union ministers to arrange repatriation flights in the current schedule of Vande Bharat Mission itself. 

Siddaramaiah assured to take up the issue with the chief minister and other authorities concerned.

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