76.23% of Karnataka’s social and educational survey completed: Backward Classes Commission
Bengaluru: The state-wide Social and Educational Survey being conducted by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission has so far covered 76.23 percent of the total households across the state. The Commission on Sunday released fresh statistics showing that the survey has already recorded data of over 4.10 crore people.
According to the data, a total of 1,43,77,978 households are to be surveyed across the state. On Sunday alone, enumerators completed the survey of 6,77,647 households, taking the total number of surveyed families to 1,09,60,855, covering 4,10,89,916 individuals.
Within the jurisdiction of the Greater Bengaluru Metropolitan Area, there are 39,82,335 households, of which 1,19,477 have been surveyed so far. The detailed breakup includes 14,288 households in the Central BBMP zone, 17,269 in the East, 31,363 in the North, 16,445 in the South, and 40,112 in the West zone.
The Commission stated that 95,024 households were surveyed within the BBMP limits on Sunday alone, indicating steady progress in the data collection process.
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Dakshina Kannada: Two girls drown while bathing near Kolyadakatta dam in Kadaba
Mangaluru: Two girl students drowned while bathing near the Kolyadakatta dam area of the Gundya river on Friday evening here in the Kadaba Taluk of the district.
The deceased have been identified as Arpita (15) and Sunita (21), both residents of Vimalagiri in Kutrupadi village.
According to reports, five girl students had visited the river along with their friends as it was a holiday. While bathing in the river, the two students reportedly entered a deeper portion of the water without realising the depth and began drowning.
Those accompanying them tried to rescue the duo, but were unsuccessful, leading to the tragedy.
After receiving information about the incident, Kadaba Police Station personnel visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies were later recovered with the help of local residents.
