Urdu name from Bhatkal TMC building removed after Uttara Kannada DC issues order citing rules
DC met representatives of various organisations before issuing order
Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan on Thursday ordered the removal of Urdu name from Bhatkal's Town Municipal Council (TMC) building after meeting locals and officials here at the mini Vidhan Soudha in Bhatkal.
The DC issued the order citing rules and government regulations of using languages on government buildings.
Before issuing the order, the DC met Councillors of Town Municipal Council, Representatives of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem and the protesting Sangh Parivar backed organizations at the Inspection Bungalow.
During the three separate meetings, members of Sangh Parivar backed organizations got into heated arguments with the DC over delay in removal of the name even after three days after they registered their protests.
Members of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem contested that the name should not be removed and added that similar case has also been reported in Kalaburagi where the name of Municipal of Council was written in Urdu on the building.
The DC however, cited various laws and statutes adding that the use of Urdu as third language on a government building was not legal.
He issued the order addressed to thr TMC Chief Officer of Bhatkal, who later removed the name from the building amidst tight security and police deployment.
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Karnataka plans 100-acre aqua park to boost fishing sector
Bengaluru: Karnataka is planning to set up a 100-acre integrated aqua park aimed at promoting fishing. The proposed park will offer end-to-end facilities, including fish farming, storage facilities and sports fishing.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Sunday, a senior official from the Karnataka Fisheries Department said the aqua park is part of a concept introduced by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The idea is to develop hubs that support the entire fishing value chain from fish seed production and feed to processing and market access.
According to the plan, the aqua park will include nine major facilities like farming of fish food, generating of fish seeds, development of fish seeds, fish farming, cold processing units, development of ornamental fish for aquariums, well-equipped market, fish transport facilities, and sports fishing.
The fisheries department has shortlisted three locations for the project, Byndoor in Udupi, Malavalli in Mandya and Almatti in Bijapur. One of these locations will be finalised based on land availability, after which a Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared and sent to the Union government for approval.
“We have received proposals for three locations. All of them have water bodies close by and hence there is a demand for fishing. However, space is the main criteria. If we are able to get 100 acres, we will go ahead and prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to be submitted to the central ministry,” DH quoted Dinesh Kumar Kaller, director, Karnataka fisheries department as saying.
At Malavalli, near Gaganachukki, around 75 acres of land has been identified and a request has been sent to the Revenue Department. The revenue department has said that the land belongs to the forest department and talks are on. We are also looking at other locations, Kaller reportedly said.
As per the report, at present, only 11 states have an aqua park approved under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Karnataka is confident that its proposal would also be accepted soon.
