BJP stooped to new low by distributing ‘anti-national’ tag: SDPI

coastaldigest.com web desk

September 10, 2019

Benglauru, Sept 10: The statements from BJP leaders including Putturu MLA Sajeeva Matandur and Uttara Kannada MP Ananth Kumar Hegde in response to the resignation of IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil, was highly derogative. Their utterances depicts that they are suffering mental defection, said Elyas Mohammad Thumbe, Karnataka state unit president, Social Democratic Party of India.

Mr Thumbe said that Senthil tendered his resignation in protest by sacrificing his high profile designation being witnessing ongoing widespread violence, human rights violations, atrocities on persons who criticize government, undermining the constitution, heavy handedness of public-autonomous institutions, deeply declined economy, denial of freedom of speech and undeclared emergency across the nation. Like Senthil another IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan and others also followed the path of tendering resignation in Protests which indicates that the democracy is in extreme Danger in this country.

The move of Senthil cannot be digestive to BJP and Sangh which are dividing the nation through fascism and Manuvad and sowing the seeds of violent -racist nationalism.

Thumbe said, nation is witnessing that how these Modi and Sha Bakths including MLAs of coastal Karnataka stooped to such a moral low that they are dispensing "Desh Drohi" labels freely and desperatingly proving themselves as "Desh Bhakts".

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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