Nalin Kumar Kateel assures all students of Dakshina Kannada stuck in Ukraine will return safe
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP and BJP Karnataka Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel on Wednesday visited the families of two Mangaluru students who were stuck in Ukraine but were later evacuated to Romania.
Speaking to the families of the students Anusha and Sakshi Sudhakar here in Bejai, Kateel added that all the other students will also be evacuated and that he is in constant touch with the students in Ukraine.
According to the government data, 12 out of 18 students of Dakshina Kannada who are stuck in Ukraine, are from Mangaluru.
“Some of them have been evacuated and have already left for India while some are still stuck in bunkers,” Kateel said adding that the government will take every necessary action to ensure the safe evacuation of all the students.
Urging the families to stay strong, Kateel also expressed condolences to the family of Naveen, a Karnataka student who was killed in Ukraine on Tuesday.
Kateel stated that Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai has appointed the nodal officer for further enquiries. He added that the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, and Minister of External Affairs Jai Shankar are also doing the needful in bringing the Indian students back home.
Vedavyaasa Kamath, Member of Legislative Assembly, Jagadeesh Shenava, Vijay Kumar Shetty, and others were present during Kateel’s visit to the families of students.
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K’taka CM, DK Shivakumar meet Jal Shakti minister, seeks approval for water projects
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddarmaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar met Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil on Thursday to seek approval for the Mekedatu and Upper Bhadra projects.
In the meeting, Siddarmaiah informed that Karnataka has the second largest dryland area in the country after Rajasthan. The irrigation projects taken up and being implemented in Karnataka have played a vital role in transforming agricultural landscape.
Siddarmaiah urged the Union minister to intervene in the matter and direct officials concerned to provide necessary clearances and approvals for the projects, according to the letter submitted to the Union minister.
The Mekedatu project, proposed near Kanakapura in Ramanagar district, aims to build 66 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) balancing reservoir. The project faces opposition from Tamil Nadu, a low riparian state, which claims it will obstruct the natural flow of Cauvery River water.
The Upper Bhadra project is designed to support irrigation in drought-prone regions of central Karnataka, covering districts like Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Tumakuru and Davangere. The project's progress is hindered by the lack of funding and the delay in declaring it a 'national project'.
Both projects face significant challenges, including funding issues and inter-state disputes.
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti V Somanna and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.
