New building law to be enforced shortly: Minister UT Khader
'Green House- Smart House' construction
Mangaluru, September 30: Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader said that "the government would enforce the New Building Act shortly to emphasise on construction of green and smart houses as green houses and clean environment is the need of the hour in the society".
Felicitating those who contributed for the environmental conservation, at the Green Walkathon 2018, organised by the Beary's Institute of Technology ( BIT) and BEADS at the Town Hall here on Sunday, the Minister said that priority would be given for reuse of water and solid waste management. It was planning to make it mandatory to plant minimum four saplings and manage them and ground water recharging pits, he said.
Hailing the role of engineers in the building construction, the Minister said that the engineers could bring in revolutionary changes in the society by creating awareness among people on giving priority to environment while constructing houses.
Inaugurating the programme, Beary's Academy of Learning chairman and Beary's Group CMD Syed Mohammed Beary said that just speeches on global warming. Everybody should understand their responsibility and give importance to sustainable development to protect environmental balance. His company has been giving importance to environment friendly buildings, he said.
"Kerala and Kodagu natural disasters were the clear evidence on ill-treatment and exploitation of the environment. We don't have any objections about development. But we shouldn't develop anything by erasing the natural greenery", he said.
Ramakrishna Mission, Abdul Rahman of Anti-pollution Drive, snake conservator Suraj Maskeranus, soilless green plantation builder Suraj Ajila, environmental activist Shashidhar Shetty, animal conservator Thouseef Ahmed, forest developer Abdul Kareem, environmental activist Madhava Ullal and Clean beach activist Yathiraj Baikampady were felicitated on the occasion.
Dean (Academy)Dr Mahabaleshwarappa, BIT polytechnic principal Dr Azeez Musthafa, programme coordinator Prof Rukhiyat, BEADS principal Ashok Mendonza, BIT principal Dr Anthony AJ, Sheik Zaid and Afra Basheer were present.
Before the stage programme, BEADs principal Ashok Mendonza flagged off the Green Walkathon at Mangala Stadium. Students from BIT, BEADS and other institutions participated in the Walkathon.
Proposal to use solar energy in Vidhana Soudha and Vikas Soudha
"A proposal to install solar panels on Vidhana Soudha and Vikas Soudha and use the solar energy was submitted to the state government and it would be first of its kind in the country. The company has submitted a proposal to the principal secretary of the state government on giving FAR concession from the tax being collected for green buildings, said Beary's Academy of Learning chairman and Beary's Group CMD Syed Mohammed Beary.
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Anurag Kashyap slams protests around 'Phule'
NEW DELHI, Apr 17 (PTI): Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Thursday criticised the protests around the film "Phule", a biopic on social reformers Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule, questioning why films depicting caste issues get banned in India.
The director also criticised the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for modifications suggested to "Phule".
The biopic, featuring Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa in the roles of the reformist couple, was set for release last week but it will now arrive in theatres on April 25.
After the trailer of "Phule" was unveiled online on April 10, some members from the Brahmin community raised objections stating that they've been portrayed in poor light.
In a series of post on Instagram, Kashyap said the very first play of his career was based on the lives of Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule.
"If casteism didn't exist in this country, why did they need to fight against it?"
The makers of "Phule" on April 7 received a 'U' certificate from the censor board, which had asked them to make changes like removing terms such as 'Mang', 'Mahar' and 'Peshwai'.
The modifications also included the visual of 'man carrying a broom', which has been replaced with 'boys throwing cow dung balls at Savitribai', and the line '3000 saal purani gulami' being changed to 'Kai saal purani'.
Kashyap noted that not just "Phule" but Sandhya Suri's "Santosh" and "Dhadak 2" are reportedly also facing censor trouble.
He added Diljit Dosanjh-starrer "Panjab '95" and Dibakar Banerjee's "Tees" to the list of movies that are finding it difficult to release in India.
