Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat is thinking on innovative lines. With its water recharge project initiated at Munnur and Kolnad Gram Panchayats becoming a success, it is all set to extend the project to 13 other villages which have acute shortage of drinking water by June 2010.
''The government and the contractors are planning to acquire nearly 68 acres of additional land worth about Rs 680 crore in the name of four-laning of NH-17 between Nanthoor and Talappady. It will be an injustice that several families will be thrown to streets,'' said Mangalore MLA U T Khader.
The one-day seminar on 'Global warming and its impact on coastal regions' held in S D M College, Ujire, under the patronage of Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat witnessed a serious discussion about the causes and impacts of global warming on coastal regions and the methods to control them.
The Karnataka Biodiversity Board has identified 16 fish sanctuaries for preservation of the local fish species in those regions, according to Mr Anant Hegde Ashisar, Chairman of Western Ghats Taskforce of Karnataka.
A petition challenging the ban order on sand transportation to other states was dismissed by the High Court on Monday.
Binny Abraham of Puttur had challenged the order issued by the Deputy Director of Mines, Mangalore, on August 8, 2009, banning the transportation of sand outside the State, stating that it was a violation of Article 19 (1) (d)
Demeter-certified produce to be shipped to Europe.
A.J. Vinayak
Even as the Indian cashew sector explores niche products for growth, a Mangalore-based cashew processing company has come out with biodynamic cashew for the domestic and export markets.
Public consultation with fisher folk and local community on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) held at College of Fisheries, Mangalore, will be convened on February 27 at College of Fisheries.
