Shiradi Ghat to be closed from Jan 20; likely to be reopened by May end

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January 6, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 6: The Shiradi Ghat stretch of National Highway 75 connecting Bengaluru and Mangaluru will be closed on January 20 to allow the improvement of the 13-km-long road and will be reopened after the completion of the work.

“The work has to be completed before the end of May”, Public Works Department Minister H.C. Mahadevappa told presspersons here on Saturday.

The Minister held a meeting with officers of PWD, senior officers from Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on the alternative roads.

The improvement of the Shiradi Ghat stretch of NH 75 has been a long standing demand. “The first phase of the project was done at a cost of Rs.70 crore. The first phase covered 13 km. The second phase will cover the remaining 13 km”, he said.

Initially, the contract was given to a firm, which failed to take up the work at the desired speed. “The contract was terminated. Now the firm which executed the project in phase 1 has bagged the phase 2 contract as well. The contractor has procured all equipment necessary for completion of the work in a short period”, the Minister added.

The alternative roads for light and heavy vehicles have been notified. Additional Chief Secretary Lakshminarayan, National Highways Chief Engineer Peshwe and other officers were present.

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Mangalore Refinery Petrochemicals Ltd extends help to migrant workers

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April 25,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 25: The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has extended vital assistance to hundreds of migrant workers, destitute and needy families during the COVID-19 crisis through its CSR fund.

The lockdown has left thousands of people including migrant workers and destitute in the district, in the lurch. MRPL, using its corporate social responsibility fund through the Dakshina Kannada district administration, has sponsored 50,000 kg rice for the benefit of these needy citizens, a company release here said.

MRPL also donated grocery kits comprising boiled rice, dal, rava, sugar and tea to the needy families in the district, it said.

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Karnataka records 122 new Covid-19 cases in 19 hours; total 2,405

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May 27,2020

Bengaluru, May 27: A 69-year-old woman from Yadgiri became the 45th COVID-19 related fatality in Karnataka, where 122 fresh cases have been reported, taking the total number of infections in the state to 2,405, the health department said on Wednesday.

With 45 deaths and 762 discharges, there are 1,596 active coronavirus cases in the state, the department said in its mid-day bulletin. It said, the deceased woman, a returnee from Maharashtra was brought dead to designated hospital in Yadgiri on May 20 and tested positive for COVID-19.

Fourteen patients have been discharged in the state so far on Wednesday. Of the 122 new cases, 108 are returnees from neighboring Maharashtra, three from Tamil Nadu, and one each from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Delhi. While two are returnees from foreign countries- one each from UAE and Nepal.

Remaining four cases are contact of patients earlier tested positive.

Among the districts where new cases were reported, Kalaburagi accounted for 28, Yadgiri 16, Hassan 15, Bidar 13, Dakshina Kannada 11, Udupi 9, Bengaluru Urban 6, five each from Uttara Kannada and Raichur, Belagavi 4, Chikkamagaluru 3, two each from Bengaluru Rural and Vijayapura, and one each from Ballari, Mandya and Tumakuru.