MRPL records Rs 500 cr loss in first quarter; water scarcity in Mangaluru one of the reasons

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August 4, 2019

Mangaluru, Aug 4: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has recorded loss of Rs 500 crore in the first quarter of 2019-20 as against a net profit of Rs 361.96 crore in the corresponding period of previous fiscal.

Addressing presspersons in Mangaluru on Saturday, Shashi Shanker, Chairman of MRPL, said the water scarcity in Mangaluru during the period led to force major shutdown of some of the refinery units.

In addition to that there was a planned shutdown of the refinery units. These factors affected the bottom line and top line of the company during the first quarter.

The gross refining margin (GRM) of the company stood at $(-)0.42 a barrel during the first quarter of 2019-20 as against $8.28 a barrel in the corresponding period of 2018-19.

M Venkatesh, Managing Director of MRPL, said the unprecedented water scarcity affected the operation in the refinery complex for more than a month and a half. This is one of the reasons for the negative GRM during the quarter.

Stating that things are going to improve in the remaining three quarters of 2019-20, he said the company is setting up a seawater de-salination plant with an investment of ₹620 crore. The plant is likely to be ready by September 2020.

“We have plans in place for tackling the summer. We are trying to get some temporary desalination facilities to generate as much as possible for the period of four-five months and try and reduce the impact, if any,” he said. The company is also focusing on increasing the use of domestic sewage.

MRPL’s gross revenue from operations stood at ₹11,200 crore during the Q1 of 2019-20 as against ₹16,583 crore in the corresponding period of 2018-19.

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COVID-19 claims second life in Dakshina Kannada

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April 23,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 23: An elderly woman who was tested positive for COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada district today breathed her last.

The deceased is a 77-year-old woman from Bantwal taluk.

She is said to be a close relative of the Bantwal woman who died of COVID-19 on April 19.

She was shifted to govt Wenlock Hospital which is now converted into COVID-19 hospital on April 22 from a private hospital.

Her throat swabs were sent for testing. Health and family welfare department earlier today confirmed that she was tested positive for coronavirus.

Within hours she breathed her last without responding to any treatment.

So far 17 corona positive cases have been confirmed in the district including two deaths. Most of them have returned home after recovering.

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Karnataka govt to build Rs 200 crore pilgrim complexes at Tirumala

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July 5,2020

Tirupati, Jul 5: The Karnataka government will soon build a massive pilgrim amenities complex and marriage hall at Tirumala, the hill abode of Lord Venkateswara, at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore, a temple official said here on Saturday.

The state would soon submit a blueprint for the construction of the Rs 200 crore mega complexes to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that governs the hill shrine, the official said.

Consequently, based on the designs, TTD would construct the complexes with the given fund and after completion, they would be handed over to the Karnataka government, he said.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa would lay the foundation stone for the mammoth complexes on the hills some time next month, he said.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to take part in the programme, he added.

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Dear Sir,

Keep aside all these type of extra expenditure like spending for statues, monuments, pilgrim amnesties etc.

During this period of virus pandamic, please use all these amount for medicines, medical facilities, food and development of the state. We are facing shortage of medical facilites and the people are dying on the road by not getting a bed in the hospital. Please use these amounts for the same. During this Pandemic not even hindu brothers also accept this offer. Leave all vote politics and concentrate to develop the state.

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Go to Pakistan: Sriramulu to HDK

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January 25,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Friday, hit out at JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, accusing the former Chief Minister of pursuing "vote bank" politics and advised him to move to Pakistan.

"It is better to move to Pakistan...if he shows so much love towards Pakistan, why should he live in India? He should not do dual politics like this. He wants to be fair to Pakistan and also to India," Sriramulu said.

Terming it as "double standards", the Minister said: "From so many years, you have been doing vote bank politics. You have to understand one thing...you are the son of former Prime Minister and also a former Chief Minister. By giving these type of statements, I think it will hurt the citizens of India. If you want to do vote bank politics I must suggest that it is better to leave the country."

His statement comes after Kumaraswamy took a jibe at BJP over its "obsession with Pakistan".

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