Hotels, resorts cancel accommodations till Apr. 20
Madikeri: To contain the spread of
COVID-19, the Kodagu District Administration has banned the entry of tourists and the general public to places of tourist interest.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Charulata Somal issued an order last evening and has prohibited the entry of tourists until Apr. 20. She said any violation of her order was punishable under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020.
Kodagu has become the first district in Karnataka to ban the entry of tourists in the wake of second wave hitting the State with increased number of positive cases. With a sharp surge in cases reported from across the State, the directive brings back the memories of 2020 restrictions on inter-district movement.
West Virginia Legislative Photography
The West Virginia House Judiciary Committee was the first group this year to hold a public hearing on pending legislation.
Legislation in the House of Delegates would update water quality standards by adopting a quarter of recommended rules for pollutants that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created in 2015.
Representatives for companies regulated by these rules, like the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, say House Bill 2389 is “scientifically defensible” and reasonable.
Meanwhile, environmental advocates argue that the bill is an incomplete effort, incorporating several new rules that would weaken existing water quality standards and ignoring dozens of other EPA recommendations to increase regulation.