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Moodbidri: Thousands Run for Nature - 'Hasirigagi Ota' Draws Huge Crowd
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Moodbidri, Aug 23: The town of Moodbidri witnessed a feast on Thursday August 23 evening. About 3 thousand students, activists and representatives of various schools, colleges and other institutions took out rally here to campaign for greenery under the banner ‘Hasirigagi Ota.’

The rally was flagged off at Swaraj Maidan here by Prof K M Kaveriappa, vice-chancellor of Mangalore University. The rally wound up at Kadalakere Nisargadhama which is about 3 kilometres away from the town. People of all ages and from all walks of life participated in this rally. Hence, it was a time to rejoice to all, in the name of nature.










In his address Prof Kaveriappa said that Western Ghats area which is biologically sensitive is naturally very rich. But these Ghats have been facing threat owing to mining, deforestation and hunting of wild animals. Hence, awareness about the nature is necessary, he opined.

Later, boat riding facility was inaugurated at Kadalakere Nisargadhama by M Maheshwar Rao, deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada. A total of 5 boats have been introduced there to promote tourism. At the same time white t-shirts and green caps sponsored by Alva's Education Trust and Hollywood Township of Bangalore were distributed to the crowd.











MLA Abhayachandra Jain, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat CEO Kunjappa, Deputy Conservator of Forest Manjunath Shetty, Kundapur Range Conservator of Forest Rajkumar Shrivastav, J R Lobo, deputy director of Pilikula Nisargadhama, entrepreneurs Ronald Colaco of Bangalore and Soans of Belvai were present on the occasion.

  

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  • Joe D'Souza, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 26 2007

    Great job you young Boys and Girls. Keep up Truthful Spirit and toil to preserve Mother Nature. Just not do it for Media Photo Session or don't do it for someones' Pet Project so that they will gain fame. Nature is yours and it is there for you,years to come and to your future generation too. Our Coastal area from Kulur to Udupi will be so Polluted that people living in the area will gasp for fresh air.

    Look what was happening in China and Los Angeles county in USA and today it is happening in Japan too. Smog is filling the atmosphere due to Industrial discharge and population is gasping for Oxygen. Progress and Jobs are needed but not at the death of Beautiful Mother which gives you Air to breathe,Food to eat,Water to drink. Then there are flowers for your enjoyment and birds along with animals entertain you.

    Get involved if you find a honest NGO, which fights for Nature's survival by fighting along with them. They are doing it for you. If you find some industry or commercial enterprise Polluting the Air and Water, come forward and try to stop it with all your ability. Do not overlook thinking that is not your problem. Someday it will become your problem and by then the damage is done. Someday, you will run away from furor of Mother Nature instead of running for it.

    God Bless you all who love Almighty Creation "Mother Nature"

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  • Stany Lobo, Bajal Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 25 2007

    Good Step for young generation continue HASIRIGAGI OTA. Thank you Daijiworld and Dayanad Kukkaje.I appriciate your lovely photos. Really I missed this ota. Manu Bahrain [Parisara Premi]

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  • Ronald Pereira, Magalore

    Fri, Aug 24 2007

    The article and the lovely photos made me miss my native place and prompted me to apply for a short leave to enjoy the nature at its best and greenest.

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  • haneef, manchi

    Fri, Aug 24 2007

    Thanks once again Daijiworldi and Dayanand Kukkaje

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  • A.D'Cunha, India

    Fri, Aug 24 2007

    This ia a tremendous and timely effort on the part of the people who care for the nature. Without nature and agriculture the humanity, the wildlife and the ecosystem cannot exist. Modern developments not only destroy these habitats but a great threat to the future generation and their existence. The more the awareness, the more the chances, we overcome the madness of modern developments that destroy the human habitat. "Catch them when they are young" principle comes into play when the youth who grow up in the so called modern world , for a moment reflect and enjoy mother nature and make an effort to preserve our nature.

    Yes we need industry, yes we need employment, yes we need comforts of life, and yes we need our daily bread but these cannot come at the expence of our nature. They must be balanced. Our paddy fields are disappearing, our trees are replaced with sky scrappers, our natural food had been replaced with artifial ones, healthy food replaced with unhealthy ones, all in the name of progress and development. Perhaps we sit down and reflect what is development. Our roads are jam packed with polluting vehicles, Our skies are jammed witn aircrafts that ommit cabon dioxide, Our waters are poluted with chemicals, our fish and oceans are contaminated.

    Our air has become unbreathable. Its time to think and take a long breath to understand the real meaning of progress and development. Young minds must take their future in their hand. With this and with prompt actions perhaps our planet may become livable.

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