Hosangadi GP receives sanitation award

March 20, 2011

Dakshina Kannada ZP President KT Shailaja, Vice President Dhanalaxmi Janardan, CEO P Shivashankar and others received the award.

Mangalore, March 20: Hosangadi village in Dakshina Kannada on Saturday received the sanitation award in Bangalore, instituted as part of the Total Sanitation Campaign, at the gram panchayat level.

Conferring the 'Nairmalya Ratna' and 'Swarna Nairmalya' awards, Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said that the Government was determined to end the practice of open defecation that still exists in some parts of the state in the next two years and envisaged a programme to accomplish the task.

He said that a subsidy of Rs. 2,500 that was being given to below the poverty line families, who want to build toilets in their houses, had been increased to Rs. 3,000.

Detailing the programmes envisaged by the Bharatiya Janata Party Government for rural development and empowering women, the Chief Minister called upon the elected representatives to create confidence among the people in the system of decentralisation.

Presiding over the function, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Jagadish Shettar said the award recipient gram panchayats would become a model for others.

The sanitation campaign had achieved 67 per cent success all over the State, and 39 lakh of the targeted 58 lakh toilets had been built.

People's involvement

Total involvement of the people in rural areas was the primary need to achieve the target, he noted.

“People in rural parts are more interested in having cellphones than toilets in their houses. The Government cannot do everything; the mission could be accomplished only with the active participation of elected representatives and people,” he observed.

Shettar said total sanitation could be achieved only if all the 90,000 members of gram, taluk and zilla panchayat members take initiative in the Total Sanitation Programme.

Dakshina Kannada and Shimoga districts, Tirthahalli, Karkala and Yellapur taluks, Hosangadi in Dakshina Kannada, Bashettyhalli in Bangalore Rural and Kothali in Belgaum gram panchayats received the district, taluk and gram panchayat level 'Nairmalya Rathna' awards.

Bashettyhalli, Taralu (Bangalore city), Chatnahalli (Davangere), Tambrahalli (Bellary), Bhagyanagar (Koppal), Devikere (Yadgir), Kothali (Belgaum), Anagodu (Uttara Kannada), Gondi (Haveri), Hosangadi (Dakshina Kannada), Hakattur (Kodagu) and Mala (Udupi) gram panchayats were given the 'Swarna Nairmalya' awards.

Dakshina Kannada ZP President KT Shailaja, Vice President Dhanalaxmi Janardan, CEO P Shivashankar and others received the award.

Comments

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

Will end Karnataka leadership confusion after talks with top leaders: Kharge

News Network

November 27,2025

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday announced that he will convene a high-level meeting in New Delhi with senior leaders — including Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar — to resolve the escalating leadership turmoil in Karnataka and “put an end to the confusion.”

Kharge said the discussions would focus on the way forward for the ruling party, as rumours of a possible leadership change continue to swirl. The speculation has intensified after the Congress government crossed the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20, reviving talk of an alleged 2023 “power-sharing agreement” between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar.

“After reaching Delhi, I will call three or four important leaders and hold discussions. Once we talk, we will decide how to move ahead and end this confusion,” Kharge told reporters in Bengaluru, according to PTI.

When asked specifically about calling Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to Delhi, he responded: “Certainly, we should call them. We will discuss with them and settle the issue.”

He confirmed that Rahul Gandhi, the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and other senior members would be part of the deliberations. “After discussing with everyone, a decision will be made,” he said.

Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah held a separate strategy meeting at his Bengaluru residence with ministers and leaders seen as his close confidants, including G. Parameshwara, Satish Jarkiholi, H.C. Mahadevappa, K. Venkatesh and K.N. Rajanna.
Signalling calm, the Chief Minister told reporters, “Will go to Delhi if the high command calls.”

Shivakumar echoed a similar stance, saying he too would head to the national capital if summoned by the party leadership.

Comments