Dead body of Bedadka Gram Panchayat standing committee president found in hanging
Kasargod, August 29: The dead body of Bedadka Gram Panchayat standing committee President Sukumaran (48), was found hanging from a tree near his house here today morning.
Sukumaran had not returned home since Saturday. His family members tried to contact him through mobile but they could not reach his number. Then the family members started searching at relatives’ places. However, today morning his body was found hanging from a tree in the backyard of his home.
Sukumaran was the secretary of the CPM regional committee. A case has been registered at Bedadka police station.
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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
