Control room for natural calamity issues established in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: In response to the forecast of heavy rainfall, the District Administration of Dakshina Kannada district has set up control rooms across each taluk centre to manage potential natural calamities. This measure comes after the Meteorological Department issued a red alert for the district, predicting widespread rain until June 26.
The District Disaster Management Authority is leading the initiative to ensure that control rooms are operational to address emergencies. These centers will serve as hubs for coordinating disaster response efforts, with incident commanders appointed by the district administration ready to respond to public complaints and maintain constant communication with the Deputy Commissioner's office. Taluk level officials have been directed to stay at their posts and not leave the centers.
Precautionary measures include setting up care centers at taluk centers if needed. Fishermen have been advised against going to sea, and those already at sea must return to shore immediately. Tourists are cautioned to avoid rivers and shorelines, and parents are urged to keep children away from low-lying areas, lakes, rivers, and seas.
Additionally, the Mangaluru Municipal Corporation has opened a control room specifically for natural calamity issues. The public can reach the control room by calling 0824-2220306 or sending a WhatsApp message to 9449007722 for assistance with any rain-related problems.
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BJP rule in Maharashtra worse than Aurangzeb’s time: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday called the BJP rule in Maharashtra worse than that of Aurangzeb and claimed that farmers were dying because of the saffron party.
He claimed that farmers, unemployed people and women are committing suicides in the state.
“It’s been 400 years since Aurangzeb was buried. Forget him. Are farmers in Maharashtra committing suicide due to Aurangzeb? They are doing it because of you," Raut said.
If the Mughal ruler committed atrocities, then what is the government doing, he asked. BJP leads the ruling Mahayuti coalition, also comprising the Shiv Sena and NCP, in the state.
“Farmers are committing suicide. BJP's tenure is worse than that of Aurangzeb,” Raut said.
He was responding to a question on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s remarks that “everyone” feels Mughal ruler Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar should be removed. But it has to be done under legal purview as the previous Congress regime put the site under the Archaeological Survey of India's protection, Fadnavis had said.
BJP's Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, had sought the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
Aurangzeb is remembered in Maharashtra for his battles with the Marathas, who resisted his expansionist ambitions. Shivaji Maharaj's son, Sambhaji, was captured, tortured, and executed on his orders.
