Udupi: NH 17 Bundh Successful - Highway Converted into Sports Field
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MM/NR)
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Udupi, Oct 30: The National Highway bundh call given by the ‘Save National Highway Committee’ has received immense support in the district here on Tuesday October 30. The agitators succeeded in blocking the National Highway in many parts of the district.
A magic show was organized on the highway at Katapadi, jointly in collaboration with the local organizations and Shankarpura Rotary Club, on Tuesday morning. However, the police team headed by SP in-charge Labhu Ram did not allow the magic show to be conducted on the road. This resulted in a hot debate ensuing between the agitators and police on the occasion. Finally it was decided to shift the magic show to Katapadi town.
In addition to this, a tug-of-war competition was held on the highway near Kaup circle between the associations of Kaup Jaycees and Rotary club. The agitators headed by Kaup Leeladhar Shetty blocked highway here.
Taluk panchayat members Arun Shetty Padur, Ramesh Hegde Kalya, Jagadish Acharya Kaup, Kaup block former president Gangadhar Suvarna, Udupi district BJP fishermen forum president convener Vijay Karkera, Kaup rickshaw owners and drivers, taxi and tempo drivers were present on this occasion.
In places like Pangala, Uchila, Muloor, Karavali by-pass, Kallianpur Santhekatte different sports like volleyball, kabaddi, cricket, and local games like ‘goliyata (marble game)’, ‘lagori’, ‘kutti donne’ etc were held on the highways, all done in an endeavour to highlight and condemn the negligence of the highway officials towards National Highway 17.