The sand mining issue has been posing a huge threat in the district and continues to exist even after the district administration started stringent measures to curb the irregularity.

District has received only 446.71 mm rainfall till now
TAKING CHANCE? Farmers have begun cultivating their lands despite deficit rains in Dakshina Kannada this year.

Observing that measures taken by the State government are insufficient to help the victims of endosulfan in three coastal districts, the Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the government to pa

Affected to get Rs 1,500 and Rs 3,000 a month based on their disability

The High Court on Monday passed an interim order directing the State government to pay a monthly stipend to the identified 6,140 victims affected by the insecticide endosulfan in three districts – Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada – from March 1.

The Dakshina Kannada district administration will kick-start the process of issuing identity cards to victims affected by alleged endosulfan poisoning from Saturday.

Advocate General Ravivarma Kumar submitted to the High Court on Monday that a provision would be made in the next budget to create a ‘relief fund’ for the victims affected by pesticide endosulfan.

Though the government is promoting micro hydel power plants near Kukke Subrahmanya with subsidies for those that are above 25 mega watts and waiving the requirement of environmental clearance, they

KPCL uncertain about eco-clearance from Centre
The Gundia project was proposed with an ultimate installed capacity of generating no less than 1,002 Million Units of energy every year.

After much debate, protests and appeals, the fate of Gundia hydroelectric project, proposed in Hassan/Dakshina Kannada districts and expected to generate 400 megawatt of electricity, hangs in balance.

Houses across 20 villages will benefit from the end of next month

Dakshina Kannada’s first multi-village water supply project which will supply drinking water to 20 villages across eight gram panchayats in Mangalore taluk is expected to be operational by the year-end.

The Union government has approved a Rs. 42-crore drinking water supply project to Bantwal Town Municipality under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns, according to a top official.

The project will increase water supply to the town threefold: from the present 4.5 million litres per day to 13.1 million litres per day, said L.N. Anand, Executive Engineer, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB), Mangalore Division.