Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)

Udupi, Sep 1: “All states of Karnataka have to be developed comprehensively. We should have such a mindset. The Jayashreekrishna Parisara Premi Samiti has fought for the development of Karnataka for the past two decades. This is noted by the country,” said former chief minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar.

Shettar was speaking at the pollution control industrialization and development of coastal Karnataka tourism discussion programme that was organized at Fortune Inn Valley View hotel of Manipal on August 26.

Former minister and MLA Deshpande said, “Government should not run business and industries. It should give open chance for private individuals. The government should focus only on welfare of the public.”

Speaker of assembly U T Khader said, “During development care should be taken about the environment. Development should not damage the life of citizens. We will give the 125 page report to expert committee.”

President of committee L V Ameen said, “Our district should get projects that are not detrimental to our coastal districts for the coming generation. If rocks are put in sea to prevent sea erosion, the problem will not get resolved. Wall built in Mumbai should be done in our districts also.”

Founder of the committee Tonse Jayakrishna A Shetty said, “When union government and state government has implemented pollution free projects in the coastal region our committee has always supported. We will bring the development projects that need to be implemented in the districts to the attention of union and state governments.”

Nagaraja Shetty, Ivan D’Souza and Capt Ganesh Karnik also spoke on the occasion. Krishna Shetty, Suresh Nayak, Surendra Salian and others were present.