Hemavathi express link canal work will not be stopped, clarifies DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday reaffirmed that the Hemavathi Express Link Canal project will not be halted, stating that nearly 40 percent of the work has already been completed.
Speaking to reporters at the Vidhana Soudha in response to mounting protests against the project, Shivakumar maintained that the government is committed to safeguarding the interests of all farmers. “Those who are protesting are our farmers, and those here are also our farmers. We will ensure justice for everyone,” he said.
Responding to criticism from BJP MLAs Suresh Gowda and Krishnappa, Shivakumar pointed out that both leaders were already aware of the canal project and are now opposing it for unclear reasons. “They knew about the project from the beginning. It’s surprising that they are now raising objections,” he remarked.
When asked about Union Minister V. Somanna’s letter concerning the issue, Shivakumar replied, “He’s a senior leader and a Union Minister. We will definitely seek his guidance.”
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Five railway staffers injured as van headed to Rajdhani Express fire site overturns in MP
Ratlam (MP) (PTI): Five railway staffers were injured, one of them critically, when their van carrying repair equipment to the site of a Rajdhani Express fire overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district on Sunday, officials said.
The blaze erupted in an AC coach of the Delhi-bound Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota division of the railways in Ratlam at 5.15 am.
It disrupted the movement of several trains on the Mumbai-Delhi route, as per the officials.
A van carrying necessary equipment to Alot overturned on the way when a cow suddenly strayed into the middle of the road, they said.
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Five railwaymen were injured, one of them critically, the officials said.
The incident took place when the van carrying essential equipment for overhead electric line repair, among other things, was on its way to Alot from Shyamnagar in Ratlam, West Central Railway's chief public relations officer Harshit Shrivastava told PTI.
The injured persons were rushed to the hospital and were subsequently referred to Kota in Rajasthan, officials said.
No casualties were reported in the train fire.
