Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje visits sea erosion-hit areas in Udupi
Udupi, Jul 11: Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje on Monday visited the Muloor-Thottam areas in Udupi district badly affected by sea erosion caused by incessant rains.
Karandlaje, who represents the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency in the Lok Sabha, later told reporters that the Centre along with the state government will chalk out an action plan to find a permanent solution to the problem.
The Union minister said permanent retaining walls are required to prevent sea erosion in the coastal region. The construction of walls is getting delayed on account of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules and other issues, she said.
Karandlaje said the twin districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada received more rains than usual in the last 10 days, resulting in damage to property. Seven houses have been completely destroyed while 30 houses were partially damaged.
The minister said in Udupi district alone, damage to property worth Rs 30 crore has been reported. The state chief minister has agreed to release adequate compensation to the affected people in phases.
The assessment of damage to agricultural crops will be done after the rains recede, she said.
The minister also visited the flood-affected Giliyaru village in the district. Deputy Commissioner M Kurma Rao and other officials accompanied the minister.
Later, the minister presided over a meeting held at the deputy commissioner's office to review the situation. Udupi MLA K Raghupati Bhat, Superintendent of Police N Vishnuvardhan and other officials took part in the meeting.
Inspected areas affected by flood in Udupi with the District Collector & Agriculture officers, reviewed the impact of the flood on crops.
— Shobha Karandlaje (@ShobhaBJP) July 11, 2022
Directed the officials to take the necessary steps, ensure essential services & compensate farmers for crops insured.#SKinConstituency pic.twitter.com/ZemzsS3jaD
ಕಳೆದ ಕೆಲವು ದಿನಗಳಿಂದ ಕರಾವಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಸುರಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಭಾರಿ ಮಳೆ-ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಕೆಲ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಆಸ್ತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾನಿಯಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ.
— Shobha Karandlaje (@ShobhaBJP) July 11, 2022
ಇಂದು ಕಾಪುವಿನ ಮೂಳೂರು-ತೊಟ್ಟಂನ ಮಳೆ ಹಾನಿಗೊಳಗಾದ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಿಗೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ &ಇತರೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಲಾಯಿತು.#SKinConstituency pic.twitter.com/dpDrVgzRsh
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Confident we are going to win Kerala: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday expressed confidence in the victory of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, saying the Congress-led alliance will win more than 75 seats out of the total 140 in the state.
Tharoor, who hails from Kerala, said he was not surprised to see the results of the exit polls, most of which predicted a victory for the UDF that has been out of power for 10 years in the state.
"We have been on the ground. I have campaigned in 59 constituencies across 12 districts out of 14. I was very confident we are going to win.
"Everything that I have picked up from not just my party colleagues and workers but also from other observers, media and others have always convinced me that we were going to score a comfortable win of above 75 seats. And all the (exit) polls have confirmed the same thing," he told reporters here.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP said he was not surprised to see the results of the exit polls but in general he was not a big fan of exit polls in India.
"Because ours is not purely a homogenous society. We have to take into account gender issue, caste issue, class issue, regional disparities. You never get a convincingly large enough sample to give an accurate poll and now there is the additional complication that we have heard about in West Bengal this year that many people are unwilling to answer the questions of the pollsters," he said.
The Congress leader said normally, it used to be below 10 per cent that people said that they would not answer.
"Even if you are a reputable exit pollster, in Bengal, one polling company has said 60 per cent of people refused to answer. So, what is the worth of a poll where 60 per cent of your respondents have not answered," he said.
Several exit polls on Wednesday predicted a comeback by the Congress-led UDF in Kerala after 10 years, dethroning the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF).
Polling for the 140-member Kerala assembly was held on April 9. Results of assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Puducherry, besides Kerala, will be announced on May 4.
