Silvester D’Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (EP)

Kundapur, May 25: Fishing boat and tools worth Rs 3.9 lac were distributed among eligible people belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe in Byndoor Vidhan sabha constituency limits on Tuesday.

Byndoor MLA B M Sukumar Shetty distributed them near Manganese, Gangolli. Speaking on the occasion he said, "The facilities provided by the government should be used efficiently for fishing so that the fishermen can have a comfortable life. I will try my best to provide as much help I can with the help of the government."

Equipment worth Rs 3.9 lac that included a boat, engine, net, life jacket and shock resistant box was handed over to the beneficiaries. Udupi fisheries department, senior deputy director, Ganesh K, Kundapur fisheries department assistant director, Sumalatha, BJP Byndoor Mandala president, Deepak Kumar Shetty, BJP district vice president, Ananda Kharvi, Gangolli gram panchayat vice president, Prema C Poojary, gram panchayat member, B Raghavendra Pai, Gangolli Primary Fishermen's Co-operative Society president, Sadashiva Kharvi, BJP Trasi Mahashakti Centre chief secretary, Ashok N D, BJP Gujjadi centre president, Somanath Mestha and others were present.