Ataullah Jokatte re-elected DK SDPI president; here’s the new committee

coastaldigest.com web desk

June 27, 2018

Mangaluru, May 27: Ataullah Jokatte, who was serving as the interim president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) since February this year, has retained the post for the next three years.

(From top left) Nurulla kulai, Sahul SH, Iqbal Bellare, Athaulla Jokatte, Ashraf Manchi, Antony PD, Iqbal IMR.

The party’s district committee elections were held following the district level representatives meet at Freedom Community Hall in Mittur yesterday. Mr Jokatte launched the meet by hoisting the party flag and delivered introductory address.

District secretary Iqbal Bellare presented the triennial report (2016-18) on the activities of the party.

This was followed by the election of the new district committee for 2018-2021. The representatives from all eight assembly constituencies of the district cast their vote and elected a 15-member committee.

While Mr Jokatte retained his position, Iqbal Goodinabali and Antony P D were elected vice-presidents. Shahul Hameed S H and Iqbal Bellare were elected district general secretary and secretary respectively. Ashraf Manchi was elected treasurer and Noorulla Kulai was elected office-bearer.

Haneef Khan Kodaje, Anand Mittabail, Yusuf Aladka, Jabir Ariyadka, Akbar Belthangady, Ayaz Krishnapura, Muneeb Bengre, Zahid Malar were elected members of the district committee.

SDPI Karnataka state president Abdul Hannan and treasurer Sheikh Siraj supervised the election proceedings. Iqbal Bellare welcomed. Ashraf presented vote of thanks.

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The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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