Father dropping son to bus stand killed, son critical as their bike crashes into car in Puttur
Puttur: In a tragic road accident, a Maruti Omni and a two-wheeler collided on Sunday night at the Mani-Mysuru National Highway here at Kumbra killing the bike rider and injuring his son who was riding a pillion.
The deceased has been identified as Kumbra Panjigudde resident Raghunath Shetty (55), his 25-year-old son Anush Shetty who was traveling around with Raghunath has sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a local hospital. He was later shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment.
Anush was working in Bengaluru. On Sunday, Raghunath Shetty was dropping his son to the bus stand as he was leaving for Bengaluru when they crashed into an oncoming Maruti Omni vehicle driven by Puttur traffic police station personnel Sheenappa at the Thingaladi road near Kumbra. The father-son duo on the bike were immediately thrown off the bike due to the impact of the crash and sustained injuries.
Locals including film actor Sundar Rai Mandara and his friends immediately took the injured men to a hospital in Puttur. Unfortunately, Raghunath Shetty breathed his last on the way to the hospital. Anush Shetty, who had a serious cut on his leg had to be later admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru.
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Karnataka plans 100-acre aqua park to boost fishing sector
Bengaluru: Karnataka is planning to set up a 100-acre integrated aqua park aimed at promoting fishing. The proposed park will offer end-to-end facilities, including fish farming, storage facilities and sports fishing.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Sunday, a senior official from the Karnataka Fisheries Department said the aqua park is part of a concept introduced by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The idea is to develop hubs that support the entire fishing value chain from fish seed production and feed to processing and market access.
According to the plan, the aqua park will include nine major facilities like farming of fish food, generating of fish seeds, development of fish seeds, fish farming, cold processing units, development of ornamental fish for aquariums, well-equipped market, fish transport facilities, and sports fishing.
The fisheries department has shortlisted three locations for the project, Byndoor in Udupi, Malavalli in Mandya and Almatti in Bijapur. One of these locations will be finalised based on land availability, after which a Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared and sent to the Union government for approval.
“We have received proposals for three locations. All of them have water bodies close by and hence there is a demand for fishing. However, space is the main criteria. If we are able to get 100 acres, we will go ahead and prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to be submitted to the central ministry,” DH quoted Dinesh Kumar Kaller, director, Karnataka fisheries department as saying.
At Malavalli, near Gaganachukki, around 75 acres of land has been identified and a request has been sent to the Revenue Department. The revenue department has said that the land belongs to the forest department and talks are on. We are also looking at other locations, Kaller reportedly said.
As per the report, at present, only 11 states have an aqua park approved under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Karnataka is confident that its proposal would also be accepted soon.
