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Mangaluru: Day-long hunger strike against Yettinahole project on Mar 17

  •   Tue, Mar 15 2016 05:26:27 PM

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)

Mangaluru, Mar 15: All supporters of the anti-Yettinahole project movement under the banner of Netravati Rakshana Samyukta Samiti will observe a day-long hunger strike in front of the DC's office here on March 17, said activist M G Hegde.

Addressing a press meet at Arya Samaj here on Tuesday March 15, Hegde said, "On March 17, all the supporters of anti-Yettinahole project will hold a day-long hunger strike in front of the DC's office demanding the government to drop the Yettinahole project, and also demanding the formation of Netravati River Authority, allotment of funds in the next budget for a comprehensive drinking water project for Dakshina Kannada and to drop Mangaluru from Special Economic Zone.

"The work on Yettinahole project has already started, and now water resources minister M B Patil is saying that water will also be taken from Sharavati river. It shows that government is uncertain of obtaining 24 TMC of water from Yettinahole," he said.

Attacking ministers from the district, he said, "Ministers U T Khader and Ramanath Rai always say they are part of the government and hence cannot go against it. We want to ask, are we the people not part of the government? Don't you know there is drinking water problem in your own constituencies of Bantwal and Ullal? Why can't you make adequate arrangements for them? Netravati is a symbol of this region and it is being destroyed physically and politically through this project. Congress government plans to create Mangaluru as a industrial hub, so there is an attempt to ban Kambala and Bhootaradhane, both of which are linked to agriculture."

"This is a wake-up call to all the people in the coastal region. It is a question of our survival. In future we will hold meetings at all zonal levels, and in April first week we will meet all community and religious leaders seeking their support to this movement," he added.

Ramachandra Baikampady, Dinaker Shetty, Shashidhar Shetty Kolambe, Rahim Uchil and others were present.
  

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Wed, Mar 16 2016

    One day hunger strike? Where is Jannanna?
    Government may say hunger strike could be broken but you cannot break our resolve to complete the project.
    Rs. 1,500.- has already been spent. Is that going to be a waste? Gone in the drains?
    Let us hope that some positive outcome would emerge in the coming days.

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  • Dinesh Pinto, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 16 2016

    Water tankers supplying water in Mangalore is a common sight nowadays. So one can imagine after the yettinahole project is ready ? High time MCC starts tapping the Phalguni River at Mukka.

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Tue, Mar 15 2016

    nothing will happens as all the parties joined hands together to share the profits

    you just reduce your tamm y and they will increase their bank balance

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  • Horatagara, Tulunadu

    Tue, Mar 15 2016

    Whatever you people do, whether it is hunger strike,protest or anything you call it,project has already started by spending tax payers money and work is going ahead as per the government's,politicians plans.Nothing doing in this case.This hunger strike,protest are of no use and only a publicity stunt.When elected representatives,MLAs,MPs can't do anything in this connection,what about we the common people.Those guys are busy attending meetings,accepting felicitations,cutting ribbons and giving big big promises keeping common people in dark.This is the poly-tricks of Karnataka politicians.They are fit for nothing except for amassing wealth and assets.God only should save/protect the common people like us from all these monsters.

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  • Austin Santhosh, Haleangadi/Bahrain

    Tue, Mar 15 2016

    I do not think any one responsible in the Government will listen to your voice. The best way to start with - Asking for a separate Tulu Nadu. You will get substantial support for it. When it will reach certain level, Government will come down for negotiation. Put the subject of Yettinahole project as pre-condition to start the negotiation. You will get the result within 24 hours.

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  • Edward R. Monteiro, Kulshekar, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 15 2016

    Austin Santosh, Haeleangady, Bahrain: I agree with you for demanding separate Coastal Karnataka State called Tulu Nadu, Our present Rulers and past Rulers of karnataka Congress and BJP have taken and taking the people of this region for a ride. Let us have a Separate State. JAI TULU NADU, JAI HIND, JAI HIND.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Mar 15 2016

    Center has Billions to spend on useless projects.
    Get Black Money & Mallaya back and pay us our 15 Lacs ...

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