Karnataka is bringing in new telecom policy to set up towers: Minister Khader
First time in country
Mangaluru, November 20: Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that for the first time in the country, the state government is bringing in new telecom policy to set up telecom tower in Karnataka.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, the Minister said that the companies have to get the permission from the government compulsorily and follow certain norms to set up telecom towers in the state. As per the policy, tower should not be constructed within 50 meters radius of schools and colleges, worshipping centres and hospitals.
The companies have to pay certain taxes to the BBMP, city corporations, city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats and gram panchayats to get the licences. The government has fixed Rs 1 lakh tax in BBMP limits, Rs 30,000 in city corporation limits, Rs 25,000 in city corporation, and Rs 15,000 in gram panchayat limits to get the licences. For the existing towers, the companies or owners were given three months time to get licence from the concerned authorities, the Minister said.
Rs 198 cr funds for drinking water project in Mangaluru constituency
The Cabinet has approved the sanction of Rs 198 crore for the drinking water project from the Thumbe vented dam to the Mangaluru Assembly constituency, he said.
Barrage, bridge across Nethravathi river at Harekala
The government has approved Rs 178 crore project to construct barrage and a bridge across Nethravathi river at Adyar Harekala. The project would be implemented to avoid sea water entering into the river and helpful to drinking water. The KUIDFC and the city corporation would construct a market and a commercial complex at Kankanady in the city at a cost of Rs 41 crore. It was planned to open a division of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology in Mangaluru, he said.
Centre fixed price for sugarcane, not CM
The central government held a discussion with the sugarcane farmers and fixed the price. But the BJP and the people have been accusing about the Chief Minister. It was the central government which fixed the price and not the state government, he said.
Mayor Bhaskar, former mayor Shashidhar Hegde, Congress leader Mamatha Gatti, Sadashiva Ullala and others were present.
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Indian mobile hospital treats over 2,200 cyclone-hit people as New Delhi ramps up relief efforts in
Colombo (PTI): A mobile hospital set up by India in Sri Lanka has provided medical care to over 2,200 people affected by Cyclone Ditwah, as New Delhi ramped up its assistance to the flood-ravaged island nation with engineering support and delivery of fresh relief consignments, the Indian mission here said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka has been grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse triggered by the cyclone, leaving several districts isolated and severely straining the country's disaster-response capacity.
At least 627 people have been killed and 190 remain missing as of Sunday noon due to catastrophic floods and landslides caused by extreme weather conditions since November 16.
Sharing a social media post by the Ministry of External Affairs on its X handle, the Indian High Commission said a field hospital set up by India in Mahiyanganaya near Kandy has provided medical care to more than 2,200 people affected by the cyclone since December 5.
The hospital has also performed 67 minor procedures and three surgeries, it said. The field hospital was airlifted to Sri Lanka by an IAF C-17 aircraft along with a 78-member Indian medical team on Tuesday.
In another post, the mission said Indian Army engineers, working with Sri Lanka Army Engineers and the Road Development Authority, in Kilinochchi have begun removing a damaged bridge on the Paranthan–Karachchi–Mullaitivu (A35) road, a key route disrupted by the cyclone.
"This joint effort marks another step toward restoring vital connectivity for affected communities," it said.
India has additionally sent nearly 1,000 tonnes of food items and clothing contributed by the people of Tamil Nadu. Of these, about 300 tonnes reached Colombo on Sunday morning aboard three Indian Naval ships.
High Commissioner Santosh Jha handed over the supplies to Sri Lankan Minister for Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe.
India, on November 28, launched 'Operation Sagar Bandhu', a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) initiative, to aid Sri Lanka in its recovery from the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Since the launch of the operation, India has provided about 58 tonnes of relief material, including dry rations, tents, tarpaulins, hygiene kits, essential cloths, water purification kits and about 4.5 tonnes of medicines and surgical equipment, the Indian mission said in a press release on Sunday.
Another 60 tonnes of equipment, including generators, inflatable rescue boats, Outboard Motors, and excavators, have also been brought to Sri Lanka, it said, adding that 185 tonnes of Bailey Bridge units were airlifted to restore critical connectivity along with 44 engineers.
Two columns of the National Disaster Response Force, comprising 80 experts and K9 units with specially trained dogs, assisted with immediate rescue and relief efforts in Sri Lanka.
Besides the field hospital in Mahiyanganaya, medical centres have also been set up in the badly hit Ja-Ela region and in Negombo. INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri, and INS Sukanya provided immediate rescue and relief assistance to Sri Lanka.
Apart from the two Chetak helicopters deployed from INS Vikrant, two heavy-lift, MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force are actively involved in evacuations and airlifting relief material, the release said.
At the request of the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre, a virtual meeting was organised between DMC and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s National Remote Sensing Centre on Saturday.
Since the onset of the disaster, ISRO has been providing maps to assist DMC in its rescue efforts, the release said.
