Mangaluru: MRPL inks MoU with Forest Department to green coastal region
MRPL to spend Rs 1.45 crore to support coastal afforestation
Mangaluru, Mar 6: The public sector Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has joined hands with Karnataka Forest Department to support the afforestation in the coastal region.
Under the project, MRPL would assist the departments initiative towards the plantation project atTannirbhavi village near Bengre, a deemed forest area near here.
The public sector undertaking (PSU) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Forest Department agreeing to extend financial support to the tune of Rs 1.45 crore excluding taxes.
A total of 4,000 trees of various species are planned to be planted, covering an area of 10 hectares.
MRPL has taken up this project under its corporate environment responsibility project.
The PSU would also assist the Forest Department by supporting its seashore afforestation mitigation measures.
The sandy beach soil would be replaced with fresh red soil, shade net would be provided at the seashore area for salted sea breeze control, water for seedlings and trees also would be arranged at Bengre for supporting the growth of trees and plants.
These initiatives of MRPL are expected to help the Forest Department combat the menace of coastal deforestation and would benefit the region to strengthen the environment to reduce the ill-effects of climate change.
The project is planned to have a timeline till 2025 for completion, a press release here said.
MRPL signed MoU with Karnataka Forest to implement the Afforestation Forest Project in Tannirbhavi, Mangaluru under our Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) Activity@ONGC_ @HPCL @PetroleumMin @dpradhanbjp @drvkarikalan @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar @aranya_kfd
— MRPL-ONGC (@MRPL_CC) March 6, 2021
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Kerala HC denies bail to police officer accused of 'raping' minor Dalit girl
Kochi (PTI): The Kerala High Court has denied bail to a police officer accused of raping a 14-year-old school girl belonging to Dalit community two years ago on Children's Day in a house in Thrissur district of the state.
Justice K Babu denied the relief to the officer, who was a Student Police Cadet (SPC) instructor in the victim's school, saying that he had committed a "heinous offence" and was "not entitled to be released on bail".
"While the court cannot ignore the fundamental right of the accused under Article 21 of the Constitution, it cannot shut its eyes totally to the atrocious nature of the offence committed.
"The material placed by the prosecution would reveal that the appellant (police officer) is alleged to have committed heinous offences. The prosecution has established a prima facie case," the High Court said.
The order came on the officer's plea challenging a session court's decision rejecting his bail application.
According to the prosecution, the victim is a member of Scheduled Caste and the accused seduced her by maintaining a relationship with her over the phone.
On November 14, 2022, he took her to a house near Kodungallur in Thrissur district by offering a birthday treat and raped her, the prosecution told the High Court.
He was arrested on September 26, 2024 and has been in judicial custody since then.
The officer has been booked for various offences, including rape, under the IPC, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
