PM lauds Karnataka environmentalist's efforts at building water tank
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated the works of Kalmane Kamegowda, Rajyotsava Award winning environmentalist, in the Mann ki Baat programme on Sunday.
The 83-year-old Kamegowda, a shepherd from Dasanadoddi village of Malavalli taluk in Mandya district, has constructed as many as 16 water tanks to ensure animals in the forest do not face shortage of water. The lack of water on Kundoor Betta – where he has been taking his herd of sheep for 13 years – led Kamegowda to build the water tanks. He has also been working at conservation of water.
With a desire to ensure a green cover on the Kundoor Betta, Kamegowda also planted more than 2,000 saplings on the hillock. With the plants having grown into trees, there is a lush jungle on the hillock that is a treat to the eyes.
People had called him crazy for working day and night to build the tanks, but the efforts of the illiterate shepherd have been an inspiration to people hoping to undertake such work to increase the green cover.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
