Udupi: Plastic bottles banned in Kudremukh National Park from May 1
Udupi, Apr 28: From May 1, the use of plastic bottles will be completely prohibited inside Kudremukh National Park under the Kudremukh Wildlife Division.
To facilitate tourists, clean drinking water units have been installed at key locations along the roads passing through the national park, including Mullur Tanikha Station, Basrikallu Tanikha Station, and Tanikodu Tanikha Station. Tourists can make use of these facilities to access safe drinking water during their visit.
As per the statement issued by the Deputy Conservator of Forests of the Kudremukh Wildlife Division, tourists are strictly barred from carrying plastic bottles into the national park. If plastic bottles are found inside vehicles, visitors are required to deposit them at the plastic waste collection units set up at the Tanikha Stations before continuing their journey.
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Opposition raking up Dalit CM issue to divert attention: Karnataka Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday accused the opposition of "unnecessarily stoking" the debate over a Dalit Chief Minister to deflect attention from governance.
He asserted that only the Congress has the commitment to elevate a Dalit leader to the top post.
Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara said the ongoing discussion on a Dalit Chief Minister was being amplified by opposition parties.
“This is the work of the opposition. To hide their own failures, they are raising the issue of the Chief Minister. Isn’t the administration running smoothly? Isn’t the Chief Minister governing?” he asked.
The Minister noted that for the past 10–12 days, detailed budget discussions had been held across departments and governance was progressing normally.
Parameshwara, who is a Dalit, said the Congress alone had the history and political will to make a Dalit Chief Minister.
“Yes, it must be the Congress party. Who else will do it?” he said, while clarifying that the timing of any such decision would be determined by the party high command.
On Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s media statement targeting the JD(S) and invoking social justice, Parameshwara said Siddaramaiah had earlier been part of the JD(S) and even served as its president before being expelled.
He noted that the internal history of that party was best known to those within it and declined to comment on specific internal matters.
Defending the Chief Minister’s ideological position, Parameshwara said Siddaramaiah’s politics had always been rooted in social justice and that there was nothing new or opportunistic about his stance.
The Chief Minister, he said, had consistently built his political career on that foundation.
