PM can't intervene in inter-state water dispute, says BJP

July 29, 2016

Bengaluru, Jul 29: The state BJP?on Thursday said that Prime Minister cannot intervene in an inter-state water dispute unless the riparian states come to a consensus and agree to sit across the table to resolve the dispute.

BJPThe BJP's defensive stand come at a time when there is a feeling among the agitating people of North Karnataka that the state would have got its due share of the Mahadayi waters had Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervened and resolved the issue.

Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Jagadish?Shettar said the state government should focus on fighting the legal battle on the Mahadayi dispute rather then seeking Prime Minister's intervention.

“The government is trying to give the entire issue a political angle by putting the blame on the Prime Minister. The government wanted the Prime Minister?to intervene even when the Tribunal proceedings were on. The government failed to make proper submission before the Tribunal resulting in a setback to the state,” the BJP?leader said.

The Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal on Wednesday rejected the state's plea seeking permission to utilise 7 tmcft from the Mahadayi river.

BJP?legislator and former Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the Tribunal order is full of flaws. The government should file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the order. The Tribunal has erred as it had not considered the assessment done by the Central?Water Commission on water yield in the Mahadayi river. Besides, the state had applied for necessary environment clearances to build barrages across Kalasa and Banduri, the two tributaries of the Mahadayi river, to divert 7 tmcft to the Malaprabha river. This aspect had not been considered by the Tribunal, he said.

“All doors are not closed as the Tribunal is yet to pronounce its final award,” Bommai said.

Speaker's view

Speaker K?B?Koliwad felt that intervention by the Prime Minister had become the need of the hour. “The Congress, the BJP and the JD(S) should forget their political differences and work towards the welfare of the people,” he said.

Koliwad, MLA from Ranabennur in the North Karnataka district of Haveri, said it would be easier for Modi to convince the Goa and Maharashtra governments for an out-of-tribunal settlement to resolve the dispute as the BJP was in power in these two states.

Modi should step in: Navalgund MLA

At a time when Navalgund in Dharwad district was burning on Thursday with people taking to the streets over the Mahadayi issue, Navalgund MLA N?H?Konaraddi of the JD(S) was busy addressing a press conference in?Bengaluru.

Konaraddi said intervention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the only way justice could be rendered to the people of North Karnataka. “Filing an appeal before the Tribunal or approaching the Supreme Court will only further delay the people of north Karnataka getting their due share of the Mahadayi waters,” the MLA said. He said all the MPs from the state should take up the issue with the Prime Minister at the earliest.

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Sunday, 31 Jul 2016

basically modi will not do anything and these people will not let SM anything

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Media Release
June 9,2020

Mangaluru: Continuing the relief work they started in the wake of the Corona Lockdown, ‘Team B-Human’ a local social organization is reaching out to the migrant workers who are stuck here in the region, unable to return to the homes.

Team of volunteers of the organization reached out to the migrant workers and distributed essential items including clothes and footwear of men, women, and kids.

Earlier, the organization had reached out to thousands of migrant workers and needy families and had helped them with food kits, Ramadan Kits along with medical assistance to many.

Several migrant workers recently moved back to their respective states, villages with their families, while others, unable to move back for various reasons are stuck here facing several difficulties and plights. The relief work by ‘Team B Human’ has helped several families of migrant workers in these distressing times.

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July 19,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 19: Palakkad Division of Southern Railway that has jurisdiction over Mangaluru Railway region has established a business development unit (BDU) to cater to the transportation of various sectors, including non-bulk goods traffic, namely, white goods, finished products, manufactured products, agricultural produce and raw material.

In a statement issued here on Sunday said that the BDU’s mandate was to facilitate seamless interaction between the Railways on the one hand and industry, trade representatives and rail freight customers on the other at appropriate zonal or divisional levels. The unit was also expected to help expeditious clearance of their proposals for freight movement.

Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager Pratap Singh Shami established the BDU in line with the similar unit at the zonal level with other divisions of SR too setting up similar units. Palakkad BDU would work under the supervision of Additional DRM-II CT Sakkeer Hussain while Senior Divisional Operations Manager PL Ashok Kumar was its convener with Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Jerin G Anand, Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer KV Sundaresan and Senior Divisional Finance Manager AP Sivachandrar were its members.

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January 19,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 19: The Karnataka government has given its nod to teach 'Vivekadeepini' slokhas, authored by Adi Shankaracharya, in schools across the state, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Saturday.

At an event called 'Vivekadeepini Mahasamarpane,' organised by Vedanta Bharati, Yediyurappa said, "It has been noticed that Vivekadeepini, which evolves the mind and illumines a person, has a great effect on students.

Parents and teachers have found a positive change among children who were inspired by Vivekadeepini." "Hence, the government has given its nod to allow teaching Vivekadeepini in the schools in Karnataka," he added.

According to the organisers of the event, around two lakh children from 50 schools participated in the event where they were taught to chant Vivekadeepini, comprising verses for the seekers in the spiritual journey.

Yediyurappa reminded the audience that the Indian culture and civilisation is the oldest and the best, which they should feel proud of. Likening Amit Shah to the first union home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, he said, "After Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel if we have seen a union home minister, it is Amit Shah, who has successfully resolved many burning issues of the countries within a few months.

"Shah succeeded in finding a permanent solution to Kashmir issue," Yediyurappa said.

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