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Udupi: Padubidri Likely Victims of NH 17 Expansion Oppose Proposed Fourlane Works

  •   Wed, Aug 04 2010 05:55:29 PM

News: Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD/SB)

Udupi, Aug 4: A Samiti formed by the likely victims of proposed broadening of NH 17 along the Padubidri town held a press conference at Hotel Navarang, Padubidri, here on Wednesday August 4 afternoon.

The Samiti alleged that entire Padubidri town will likely to be razed, since shops, restaurants, banks and public utilities services are located within 28 meters of NH 17, as National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has plans to develop the highway for laying four lanes of 60 meters breadth. 

The residents and shopkeepers along NH 17 at Padubidri had already filed cases against the land acquisition notification published in the gazette and also newspapers on March 23 2000.

Padubidri town has 278 shops, 15 hotels and restaurants, 50 houses, 2 community buildings, 1 worship centre, 3 clinics and hospital, 10 branches of various banks and 1 post office, thereby employing nearly 2,600 people. The Samiti alleged that entire town will likely to be razed for broadening NH 17 in Pudubidri town and that the locals are worried of their future.

Samiti urged the NHAI, to clarify their plans in this regard. The samiti also urged NHAI to lay a service road that would preserve the existing road at Padubidri; thereby saving the buildings from demolition. The samiti is committed to follow democratic methods to stage their struggle and also try legal procedures, in order to get justice for their cause, they added.

Samiti members Y Sukumar, Dr Y N Shetty, James Andrade, Vishu Kumar Shetty, Gopal Shetty, Santhosh Shetty, Dr N T Anchan, Prakash Shetty among others were present.
  

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  • MURALIDHAR RAO, UDUPI,YERMAL THENKA

    Mon, Feb 20 2012

    Road is very hight comparing to both sides ground level,and kindly arrange proper covered pipeline roots for rain/drain water and connect it to river,why the residence are safe.

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  • ARJUN, PADUBIDRI

    Sun, Aug 29 2010

    it is completely illegal to build bypass in padubidri

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  • Jos, Middle East

    Tue, Aug 24 2010

    Straight Roads Never Make Good Drivers,
    Smooth Sea Never Make Good Sailors,
    Clear Sky Never Make Good Pilots,

    Subject- Protection for Our Towns, Homes & Backbone Roads of 1950,
    Topic is about the history of NH 17. & Plan to Divert Via Barren Land.

    During our childhood 1960, we used travel around with our parents, Udupi to Mulki to Mangalore, We used daily Walk to our School/ College on our Town Roads. Very Safely
    After that during 1962 to 1965, Govt. built Highway Rolled beside, across & over/ buried the our Town Roads, and Transformed into Ghost Highway Which became Totally Unsafe for our School Children, All Youth at KREC, KPT, KMC,

    Due to this Highway, our Udupi, Mulki, Mangalore Link old Town Roads Merged with Highway, Old Local Roads to Mangalore Vanished/ burried ,
    Daily HighVolume of Trucks, LPG Tankers, Maruthi, Tata, Mahindra, Bajaj Auto Co’s Unsafe Daily Move to Thousands of our School Childrens, Elderly Citizens & Future Generations, High Volume of heavy Trucks Moving to Kerala , causing Accidents at the Town Junctions of KinniMulki, Malpe, Kaupu, Padubidri, Mulki, Pavanje, Surathkal, Ambalpady, Kadri KPT, Kankanady, Pumpwell,
    If you take a look on same highway built ZigZag at some places at Kerala from KottaKal Ponnani- Thirurangdi , near Ernakulam, Some Places near Kumta & Sirsi ,
    So Why Cant We Plan for Better to Divert Highway Only 60 K.m. over Barren Land from Kallianpur Via Bailoor, Karkala, Ujre Gurupur,

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  • Rajesh, Padubidri

    Thu, Aug 05 2010

    In Padubidri town most of the buildings are near to NH 17 which is illegal as per the NH act. Central Govt. should stick with their original plan than implementing bypass road.

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  • haaris, padubidri..

    Wed, Aug 04 2010

    Its easy to say bypass road at padubidri,but do u know how many houses are going to be demolished. Let the NHAI develop the highway in the existing. Many of the buildings in the town are illegaly built with the help of political power.

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  • Valerian Furtado, Mulki/Canada

    Wed, Aug 04 2010

    For some reason the government does not seem to see the larger picture, flyovers,alternative routes with less demolition,proper compenesation are the key things. without this few people are going to be benefitted at the cost of many.

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  • Prakas, Kundapur/KSA

    Wed, Aug 04 2010

    It is sad, but one can't blame NHAI for giving notice to raze these buildings.

    Did the Samiti suggest any alternative route & which is agreed by all concerned ie: NHAI & the locals who are effected by this diversion?

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  • Kateel Ramesh Prabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Wed, Aug 04 2010

    It is very unfortunate that NHAI has drawn up plans to expand the NH 17 passing through beloved Padubidri town into fourlane thereby razing the entire Padubidri town.
    Our people are fully aware of the changes taking place with the times and developments to take place. It is equally important to note that the project should not be at the cost of creating sheer loss to any township existant/developing since decades.It is impartive to explore alternate arrangements to carry out the developmental work which is not a dificult task,taking into confidence of the locals.Workables to be identified and tapped.Padubidri town was already in the lime light/tension on account of Tharmal based power plant set up at nearby place and people are reeling under the ill effects of the same and now again the proposed plan will become a curse on the people.Samithi should pressurise the local MLA,MP and other leaders to find out a amicable solution which should not be a problem with the spectrum of powerful political leaders available in the district.All out should be done at all levels to preserve this historic town.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Kemmannu

    Wed, Aug 04 2010

    Very simple - Just bypass Padubidri town.

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