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Residents continue agitation for restoration of Phalguni ecosystem; stage protest before CRZ office

May 4, 2012
Mangalore, May 4: continuing their agitation for third consecutive day, residents of Melkoppala and Athrebailu residents on Friday carried out demonstration in front of the local office of the Coastal Regulatory Authority demanding action for the alleged violation of Coastal Regulatory Zone regulations by the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ).

The residents are demanding the MSEZ to remove the mud dumped along the Phalguni river near Kuloor and restore the ecosystem.

The residents went to the office of the Assistant Director, the Coastal Regulatory Authority on Friday morning. “We went there to clarify about a letter written by the authority stating that there was not much violation of the CRZ regulations by the MSEZ and they had been permitted to go ahead with the work,” said Dinesh B. Shetty, who is led the resident's group.

The residents are opposing the work being done along the Phalguni river for the proposed road-cum-pipeline corridor connecting the MSEZ and the New Mangalore Port Trust.

The residents raised slogans against the MSEZ and then insisted Assistant Director Mahesh Kumar visit the place of work.

Mr. Kumar obliged to the request and visited the work site along with residents. The residents, who had gathered in a big number near Kulur bridge, said they would not allow the MSEZ to go ahead with the work unless mud dumped along the Phalguni river was removed.

The MSEZ said the pipeline-cum-road corridor development work was done after obtaining environment clearance certificate issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest on the recommendation of Coastal Regulator Authority.

In a press release, MSEZ Public Relations Officer Ramachandra Bhandarkar said the certificate recognised the construction earth walls and elevated roadway over structures for construction of the corridor. Necessary permissions have been taken from the State Government for strengthening the river bank and for construction of road over bridge. The MSEZ had duly complied with the directions of the CRZ.

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March 28,2020

Gadag, Mar 28: At a time when the adminsitration is insisting on social diatancing due to COVID-19 outbreak, scores of people gathered in large numbers at an Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market in Gadag district to buy essential commodities.

Both men and women could be seen standing in large groups near the vendors to buy fruits and vegetables. Some of the customers were also heard bargaining with the sellers in the morning today.

A couple of days back, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that social distancing is the only way to counter the spread of COVID-19, saying the virus does not discriminate and it can infect anyone.

Interacting with the people of Varanasi through video conferencing, the Prime Minister had stated that some people, despite being empowered with knowledge, are not pay heed to warning which is unfortunate.

He said the 'Mahabharata' war was won in 18 days and the war against coronavirus will take 21 days and the aim is to win it.

According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 873 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India.

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July 17,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 17: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Mayor, M Goutham Kumar on Friday called for an extension of lockdown in the city for one more week due to rise in the COVID-19 cases.

"It will be better if we get more time to tackle COVID-19 cases, we wish for the extension of lockdown for one more week. We have given the proposal to the government," said M Goutham Kumar, BBMP Mayor.

"After the number of cases increased in Bengaluru, BBMP started antigen test in containment and hotspot zones of Bengaluru to tackle the cases which have crossed 2,000 mark," he added.

Along with Mayor, BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar has also proposed the state government to extend lockdown in Bengaluru for one more week.

"The number of cases in Bengaluru increasing in Bengaluru rapidly. BBMP has inaugurated more than 200 vehicles in Bengaluru for the use of the antigen test," said Anil Kumar, Commissioner BBMP.

According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 51,422 COVID-19 cases in the state.

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May 15,2020

Bengaluru, May 15: There is no trace of community spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka due to the strict measures taken by the State Government, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Friday.

All those tested positive for the virus here have arrived from other states and are currently being treated in quarantine centres, he tweeted.

Over 25 per cent of the COVID-19 positive cases, which were detected in the state, were related to those who had either come from abroad or other states, and only about 7 per cent cases were associated with the influenza-like diseases, his tweet further read.

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