Mangaluru stares at worst water crisis

November 7, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 7: With the receding rains and the Indian Meteorological Department predicting that there will be no more continuous rains in the coastal Karnataka this year, the city of Mangaluru is staring at another water crisis.

water Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha has hinted that Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC)?will supply water to its citizens on alternate days from January 1, 2017 if the inflow of water to the Thumbe vented dam declines.

“If there was good inflow of water to the dam, then water will be supplied daily. In the wake of the city facing acute shortage of water during last April-May, the district administration has chalked out measures to mitigate the water crisis,” he said.

The maximum storage level of the old dam is 13 feet. About 160 MLD (million litres a day) of water was being lifted from Thumbe dam for the city daily and only 90 MLD of water was available for distribution.

Jagadeesha, the work on painting the new vented dam built across River Nethravathi should be completed by November end. The work on closing the gate of the new vented dam should also be completed by month end. The water upto five metre in the dam should be stored by December 10. The silt near the new Thumbe vented dam that has come up in the downstream should also be removed immediately.

The process of closing the gates of old Thumbe vented dam has been initiated and will be completed by November 15 to ensure full storage for supplying water to the city during the summer months. He directed MCC Commissioner Mohammed Nazeer to identify the exact extent of land to be submerged with the MCC storing five-metre water in new Vented dam within a week and put up a red colour flag on the area to make people aware of submerge of land.

A meeting of the farmers who will lose land will also be convened to appraise them of the situation within a week. A proposal has already been sent to the state government for the release of amount to be distributed as compensation among those who lose land.

With zero inflow of water to the dam, the water stored upto five metre would cater to the needs of the citizens for 45 days. With water available in AMR dam, the city can manage the water situation for three months, he stated.

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I guess we need to start looking at other options . Desalination plants can be a viable option, with abundantly available sea water we should use it to our advantage by having one of the plants in our region.

We should learn and also advise our kids how to save water..... authorities should start controlling water supply from now on that leaving it to zero at peak summer like last time.

no problem for me in dubai... i dont have any problem for water, if i come down then there will be a big problem.

no problem.. will get it from cauvery, siddaramaiah will not leave us.

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Withdraw amendments to Land Reforms Act or face protest: Gowda to BSY

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July 28,2020

Bengaluru, July 28: Former prime minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today threatened to launch a state-wide agitation in against the amendments made to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act.

Gowda’s opposition to the new law comes even as Congress leader Siddaramaiah is also doggedly pursuing it.

Demanding that the state government immediately rollback the ordinance empowering these amendments, the octogenarian leader said he personally would take to streets if the government failed to budge.

The B S Yediyurappa government has liberalised the land reforms law by removing restrictions on non-agriculturists from purchasing and owning farm lands.

The government has also amended the APMC Act and has tweaked labour laws, which are all “against the interest of the state and must be rolled back,” Gowda said.

Speaking to reporters here, Gowda stated that he had already written thrice to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in this regard. "The ordinances have to be taken back. The amendments to Karnataka Land Reforms Act, by repealing sections 79-A, B and C, is an anti-farmer move. The APMC Act amendment, too, is against the interest of the state. The government has failed to speak about the impact of these amendments," said Gowda, who is now a Rajya Sabha member.

Elaborating on the amendment to the Land Reform Act, the JD(S) patriarch opined that by throwing open agricultural land ownership to anybody at all, the government was only helping real estate developers while pushing farmers into a “vulnerable” situation.

Amidst all this, there are now reports of funds misappropriation in Covid-19 relief measures and in procurement of medical equipment, he said, adding that it seemed like only the corrupt became stronger over time.

Further, Gowda lambasted both national parties for creating political unrest, referring to the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan and the recent developments in Madhya Pradesh. However, he added that he would not wish to dwell on it much, while emphasising that his focus was primarily on strengthening his own party at this point in time.

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Kerala woman, first Indian to have Coronavirus infection, finally tests negative

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February 11,2020

Thrissur, Feb 11: The latest test result of the woman medical student, who arrived here from China's Wuhan region and was the first positive case from India for the novel Coronavirus (nCoV), has come out negative, health officials said on Monday.

Her condition was "stable", they said.

According to the state health department as of now, 31 people are in isolation wards across various hospitals in the state.

"The blood test result of the first patient from Thrissur, from the National Institute of Virology (NIV) testing centre at Alappuzha, shows a negative result.

But we need confirmation from the NIV at Pune," a senior medical officer told news agency.

After the first positive case was reported from Thrissur, two other Keralite students from Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus, had tested positive in Alappuzha and Kasaragod districts.

The health department had earlier said those in isolation wards of various hospitals in the state have come down to 34.

"A total of 3,367 are under observation across the state, of which 3,336 are under home quarantine," a release issued by the health department said.

The department has already sent at least 364 samples for testing at the NIV at Pune and so far 337 results have returned negative.

The ''state calamity'' alert, which was declared on February 3, was withdrawn on Friday after no new positive cases of infection were detected.

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Ramadan begins in Mangaluru, Udupi; no taraveeh in mosques

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April 23,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 23: Muslims in coastal Karnataka will fast tomorrow (April 24) along with Middle Eastern Muslims as the Khazis in the region have confirmed the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan tonight.

Religious authorities in Saudi Arabia and a few Middle Eastern countries have already declared that Friday will be the start of the month of fasting.

In Kerala and twin districts of coastal Karnataka - Dakshina Kannada and Udupi- the announcement was made following maghrib praers as the cresent moon was sighted in a few places in Kerala.

The Thakbeer was pronounced from the minarets of the mosques across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi after Maghrib Namaz as the religious heads confirmed the moon sighting.

However, the religious heads including Mangaluru Khazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliar and Udupi Khazi Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal, have urged the Muslims to offer all the prayers including Taraveeh at homes along with family members due to the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

There will be no congregational taraveeh prayers in mosques and Muslims should follow the covid-19 guidelines of the government, they stated.

Ramadan begins around 11 days earlier each year. Its start is calculated based on the sighting of the new moon, which marks the beginning of the Muslim lunar month that varies between 29 or 30 days.

During the month, Muslims are expected to abstain during daylight hours from food, drink, smoking and sex to focus on spirituality.

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How it is possible that only Kerala people can witness the moon?

Can they come forward in Media and give Shahaadah, why the other parts of India will not follow.