Centre committed to provide LPG to all BPL families: Union Minister Ramesh Jigajinagi
Free domestic gas distribution, beneficiaries convention at Bantwala
Mangaluru, Jan 25: The Union government is committed to ensure that LPG connections are provided to all BPL families in the country, Minister of state for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Jigajinagi said Friday.
He was speaking after handing over LPG connections to over 40 beneficiaries under the 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana' (PMUY) at a convention of beneficiaries held at the BC road here.
He congratulated everyone who put in their effort to make the scheme a grand success across the country by releasing more than six crore connections in the last four and a half years,"thereby making kitchens free from smoke and pollution."
Speaking at the function, chairman of the Parliamentary committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Prahlad Joshi, MP,said Congress-led governments could provide LPG connections only to five crore families since domestic gas was introduced in the country, while the NDA government had released six crore gas connections to BPL families within a short span of time.
Nalin Kumar Kateel MP, who also spoke, said that with the time-bound implementation of PMUY in Dakshina Kannada district, it would become the first kerosene-free district in the state.
MLAs from the district and BPCL regional manager S Thangavel were also present at the function.
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Karnataka says sandbar removal in Uttara Kannada rivers will begin after environmental clearance
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the removal of sandbars from four major rivers in Uttara Kannada district will proceed only after mandatory environmental approvals are granted.
In an affidavit submitted before the NGT’s Chennai Bench, the Department of Mines and Geology said it has already applied to the Karnataka State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for permission to clear sandbars in the Sharavathi, Gangavali, Kali and Aghanashini rivers. The tribunal had earlier issued a notice seeking the State’s response following complaints of illegal sand mining in the region, as reported Deccan Herald.
According to the department, eight proposals have been submitted for sandbar removal in the Sharavathi river, seven in the Kali, four in the Aghanashini and one in the Gangavali. It stated that no work would begin until SEIAA grants the requisite clearances.
Officials had earlier told the tribunal that excessive sand accumulation could obstruct river flow, increase erosion of riverbanks and raise the risk of flooding. They also said clearing the sandbars and using the material locally while following environmental safeguards.
