Bannanje bus stand work: 50-year-old trees shifted
Udupi, October 13: A few trees of almost 50-years-old, which were about to axed to construct a KSRTC bus stand at Bannanje near here, have got a new lease of life, with the authorities shifted them to nearby places on Saturday.
In order to construct the bus stand, the Forest Department has given permission to axe 28 trees. Knowing this, environmental activists Premananda Kalmadi and Vinaychandra urged the department and other authorities to save the trees. Even they have also appealed Forest Minister R. Shankar to protect the trees. Responding to their appeal, the Minister directed the authorities to shift those trees to somewhere else. Following this, 16 trees were identified for shifting. Among them, three trees were shifted under the guidance of Jeeth Milan of Green Brigade of Mangaluru.
The trees were transplanted on the border area of the bus stand. Since the authorities were able to shift only three trees, it was decided to shift another four trees- one Hebbalasu, two teak and one Uppali- on Wednesday. The expenses to be incurred for shifting the trees would be borne by bus stand contractor Sridhar Acharya, said Premananda Kalmadi and Vinaychandra Sastana.
7 trees axed overnight
Out of total 16 trees, it was planned to shift 14 trees. But on Friday night, the forest department officials and the contractor have axed seven trees without giving any information. Knowing this, the environmental activists took the forest department officials and the contractor to task. Later, the contractor has agreed to bear the expenses of shifting the remaining trees and fulfilled his promise today.
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Speaker Khadar votes with family at Boliyar in Mangaluru
Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader voted with his wife Lamees Khader and daughter Hawwa Naseema in the morning at Ranthadka Higher Primary School in Jaradagudde near Boliyar in Mangaluru.
Speaking to reporters later, Khader said that “Vote is our right. Every eligible voter must do his duty by voting without any apathy. Everyone has an equal opportunity in voting: it’s a single vote for a rich man and the same for a poor. So everyone must execute this constitutional right to equality”.
Referring to the common complaint about city people not voting in enough numbers despite the first preference given to them in development, U T Khader requested all city dwellers to participate enthusiastically in voting.
Khader’s personal assistant Muhammad Libzath, Congress leader Jabbar Boliyar and others were present.
