Lack of environmental concern caused flood: Pejawar Shree
Bengaluru, August 29: Pejawar Mutt's Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji has opined that the lack of environmental concerns caused the floods in Kerala, Kodagu, and D.K district.
Speaking at a news conference in the city, he said that the governments destroyed the environment in the name of development. Similarly, people too ignored the environment which led to floods. “In this regard, an environmental protection movement will be launched to pressurize the government,” he said.
“I am going to visit Kodagu after the conclusion of Chaturmasya. Rs.20 lakh will be given for relief fund by the Mutt Trust,” the seer added.
“Consultation with the experts is must about the Kasturi Rangan Report. Similarly, the Yettinahole project should also be reviewed. Neither I am in favor of this project nor against. But this project requires scientific analysis. The decision should be made in the best interest of the country,” he said.
Responding over the death of Laxmivarateertha Swamiji of Shiroor, Pejawar Shree said “reports have not yet received from the science laboratory. Once we get the reports, It would be cleared whether his death occurred due to poisoning or not.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
