Bommai, Yediyurappa to launch 'Jana Sankalpa Yatra' tomorrow
Bengaluru, Oct 10: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, along with the BJP stalwart B S Yediyurappa, would start 'Jana Sankalpa Yatra' in at least 50 Assembly constituencies in poll-bound Karnataka from Raichur on Tuesday.
The yatra is coinciding with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', which would go on in the State till October 20.
"The Chief Minister, along with former CM Yediyurappa, will start the Jana Sankalpa Yatra (JSY) on Tuesday from Raichur. The yatra with gaps will continue till December 25. During this period, the two leaders will cover 50 Assembly segments," a BJP office-bearer said.
The present tour from Raichur would be for three days and after a gap it would start again from a different location, he added.
According to him, the next three days would see the Chief Minister on a whirlwind tour.
Bommai would leave for Ballari on Tuesday morning, from where he would reach Raichur in the afternoon to take part in the yatra.
In the next three days, he would have yatra-related events in Maski in Raichur, Kushtagi in Koppal, Hoovinahadagali and Hospet, the district headquarters town of Vijayanagara, and Siriguppa in Ballari district.
After two days, the Chief Minister would attend SC Morcha Samavesha in Mysuru on October 16.
This month, Bommai would visit places in Bidar, Yadgir and Kalaburagi. On October 30, he would attend OBC Morcha Samavesha in Kalaburagi, sources close to the Chief Minister said.
Already, the BJP State chief Nalin Kumar Kateel and BJP national general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh are touring various parts of the State holding public meetings, the BJP office-bearer said.
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Make arrangements to deal with incidents of fire, water shortage: Official in HP's Hamirpur
Hamirpur (HP) (PTI): The deputy commissioner of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh has directed officials to make arrangements for dealing with incidents of fire, water shortage, drought conditions, water-borne diseases and other problems in the ongoing summer season.
Presiding over a review meeting on Friday evening, DC Amarjit Singh, who is also the chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), said the weather conditions in Hamirpur are normal so far, but arrangements should be made in advance in case the heat increases and there is no rain, officials said on Saturday.
Singh asked officials of the jal shakti, fire, agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, forest, health and other departments to make elaborate arrangements at the department level.
He said a notification has been issued for making those living near forests accountable for fire incidents in their vicinity. They have also been told to help authorities put off the fires.
The DC directed the jal shakti department officials to keep an eye on the sources of the drinking water schemes and the quality of the water. He said the jal shakti and health departments should regularly conduct sample-testing and chlorination of water.
Singh said the forest and fire departments should coordinate with each other to prevent incidents of forest fire and also involve the locals.
