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Mangalore Airport ready to handle air cargo: MR Vasudeva

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November 9, 2010

Mangalore, November 9: In a positive move to utilise the enough space available at the old terminal building of Mangalore Airport for handling cargo, its Director MR Vasudeva on Monday said that Mangalore airport is ready to start air cargo, provided a custodian is appointed to start the operation.

Speaking at an interactive meeting with the stake holders on the establishment of air cargo complex at Mangalore airport, organised by the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here he said four aircraft could be parked at the apron of old terminal building at Bajpe.

Vasudeva also said a private agency selected by inviting bids or Airports Authority of India (AAI) or a joint venture could take up the custodianship of cargo. “But initially it would not be possible for the AAI to take up the custodianship considering the procedures involved”, he added.

Responding to Vasudeva's statement, V Kannan, assistant general manager (technical), Central Warehousing Corporation, Bangalore, said the CWC was ready to take up the custodianship of cargo.

Chellam Prasad, station manager, Air India, Mangalore, said that Air India Express could take one tonne of cargo to Dubai on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The Dubai-bound aircraft on those days originated from Mangalore instead of Kozhikode. She said space for cargo could be blocked on those days.

CC Philip, president, Customs House Agents' Association, said that Customs Department would have to issue a notification declaring Mangalore Airport fit to handle cargo. It was time for concrete action as construction of an airport at Kannur in Kerala would be taken up shortly. Kannur could get to handle cargo.

G Soundaryaraja, Deputy Commissioner, Customs (Mangalore Airport operations) and Vinod Poovappa DV, Superintendent of Customs at the airport, said the Government had issued guidelines in June 2010 for handling cargo operations in airports. Those guidelines would be adhered to before issuing a notification.

Giridhar Prabhu, former president, KCCI, said the chamber should study the possible inward cargo to Mangalore Airport. Gold, silver and medical equipment could be imported. Airlines should press scheduled flights (having room for cargo) for operation. Express flights had limitations for carrying cargo, he said.

Rajakumar S Naik, Assistant Director, the Marine Products Export Development Authority, Mangalore, said the authority could provide financial assistance for exporters.

G G Mohandas Prabhu, president, KCCI said that the chamber will conduct another meeting after a week to further strengthen the move and to initiate steps.

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February 2,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 2: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said that the cabinet expansion would take place on February 6, with 13 MLAs taking oath of office. “The cabinet expansion will take place on February 6 with the oath-taking ceremony at the Raj Bhavan at 10.30 AM,” he told reporters in Bengaluru.

Thirteen MLAs, including 10 who had joined BJP from parties, including Congress and the JD(S), will take oath, he said. The cabinet expansion is on the cards for nearly two months ever since the BJP won the maximum number of seats in the December 5 2019 bypolls and got a majority in the Karnataka assembly.

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August 5,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 5: Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy rain and gusty winds lashed large parts of coastal and malnad districts of Karnataka in last 48 hours. Widespread power outages due to tree fall and minor landslides were reported in last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Indian Meteorological Department has sounded a red alert for Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts 8:30am of August 5.

In Mangaluru city there were several tree falls disrupting power supply in key areas of the city. Four electricity poles were damaged after a tree fell on Boloor Jarandaya road due to rain and heavy winds. In Neermarga too, there were a couple of tree falls in the morning cutting off power supply, which was not restored till this report was sent.

Mescom bore the brunt of the rains in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada District and at the last count as many as 148 electric poles, 23 transformers and 65 kilometer conductor wires were damaged due to poles being damaged in tree fall and landslides.

Traffic was affected on Charmadi Ghat on the Mangaluru-Chikkamagaluru route due to a tree fall on the second hair pin bend. 

On Monday, landslides near Kottigehara, Chikkamagaluru District, left traffic badly affected. Though normalcy has been restored on the route after blocking the road for restoration till Tuesday morning, locals fear more landslides due to continuous downpour.

Kodagu district too received heavy rainfall in past 24 hours which resulted in water logging in low-lying areas.

In the Coast, Uttara Kannada received the highest amount of rainfall at 91mm, followed by Udupi at 75 and DK at 73mm. The highest Rainfall of 241 mm was recorded at Castlerock, Supa Taluk in Uttara Kannada District.

KSNMDC bulletin stated that widespread moderate to heavy rains associated with strong surface winds at times and isolated very heavy to extreme heavy rains was likely over Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts It also stated that wind speeds ranging between 50kmph to 60 kmph was forecast along the coast of Karnataka from Mangaluru to Karwar, warning fishermen not to venture into the sea.

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May 8,2020

New Delhi, May 8: After deadly styrene gas leak in Visakhapatnam, Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda urged all public and private chemical makers to exercise caution and care while reopening their plants.

Union Environment Ministry and State Pollution Control Boards have also issued separate directives to all companies to take extreme precaution while restarting their units that remained suspended due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country, he said.

There was a gas leak from LG Polymers plant at Visakhapatnam in the early hours on Thursday, causing 10 deaths and hundreds of people getting hospitalised.

"LG Polymers does not come under direct control of our ministry. However, we have asked all public and private chemicals manufacturers to exercise caution and care while reopening their plants," Gowda told PTI.

The minister said his officers are coordinating with the Andhra Pradesh government.

He further said LG Polymers, a multinational chemical company, had kept its unit ready for reopening after one and half month of lockdown. The unit started leaking at around 3.40 am on Thursday due to pressure.

"The toxic gas leak has affected both people and animals. Around 850 people have been hospitalised," Gowda said, adding that measures have been taken to control the situation at the plant site and final updates are awaited.

At present, Indian chemicals market size is about USD 163 billion, which is only three per cent of the global chemical industry of USD 5 trillion, as per the official data.

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