Hours after chairing the Covid review meeting, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.He tested positive for the second time in eight months. In August 2020, he was tested Covid positive and had .
Twin districts gear up to face likely water scarcity
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As many as 24 villages in Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks to get supply from Harekala
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As many as 24 villages in Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks to get supply from Harekala
The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat will submit a proposal for drinking water supply to 24 villages in Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks sourcing water from the ongoing vented dam-cum-bridge across the Netravathi at Harekala.
Announcing this at the District Water and Sanitary Mission meeting here on Tuesday, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Kumara said that a 72 million litre per day capacity water treatment plant was being set up at Kairangala village for the project intended to supply water to Ullal and Kotekar urban areas. The zilla panchayat has joined hands with Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board to supply water to villages
Not even one demand of people’s representatives has been met, says KPCC spokesperson
The Congress has come down heavily on the BJP government in the State for ignoring Mysuru in the State Budget.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson M. Lakshmana said a host of people’s representatives from Mysuru including its MLAs, MP and even Minister in charge of the district S.T. Somashekar had made a series of representations to the government, listing at least 15 demands.
Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who presented the Budget, had not accepted even a single demand put forth by the representatives of Mysuru, he said.
- Increase in reservation from 40% to 50% to the farmers’ children in the Agricultural Universities.
- Subsidy being given to the small tractors is extended for 25 to 45 HP tractors.
- Under Atma Nirbhar Bharath Abhiyan subsidy at 35% from Central Government together with an additional subsidy of 15% from State Government to agro-processing and post-harvest management units.
- A sum of Rs. 25 crore is reserved for research in yellow leaf disease of areca nut and encourage growing alternate crops.
- The high-tech cocoon market will be built in Ramanagar at an expenditure of Rs.75 crore.
- Goshala will be established in every district for the protection of Cows.