Another area sealed down in Mangaluru following 16th COVID-19 positive case of Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: After Dakshina Kannada District reported another positive case of coronavirus on Thursday, District Administration sealed down another vicinity in the District. The administration sealed down Boloor area in Mangaluru city after a 58-year old woman tested positive for the deadly virus.
Under the sealed down area there are reportedly 135 residential houses and 12 shops. It also has a population of 640. The 100 meter radius of the house of the patient has been flagged as the ‘Containment Zone’.
In the containment zone, complete seal down will be implemented for 28 days and residents will not be allowed to step out of their houses unnecessarily while entry to any outsider into the area will also be restricted. Healthcare workers will visit the houses in the radius and check the residents every day. All the essential commodities including medicines will be delivered to the homes by the administration.
The five kilometer radius of the woman’s house has been identified as Buffer Zone with Bondel as the boundary on East, Arabian Sea on the West, MCF on the North and Nethravathi River in the south as the boundary of buffer zone.
The buffer zone has a 16,350 residential houses, 1275 shops and a population of 79,800 people. In this zone the lockdown will strictly be implemented for next 28 days and residents have been asked to strictly follow social distancing during the period.
The Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner has appointed the executive engineer of Mangaluru Smart-city Limited as the commander of these zones.
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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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