DC assures basic facilities to Naxal-hit areas

Ujire, August 27: Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Chennappa Gowda said that drinking water, electricity, road, school and other basic facilities in Naxal linfested areas will be provided on priority basis.

Speaking at a public contact programme held at Navur in Belthangady on Friday, he said those forest dwellers who are living inside Kudremukh National Park will not be asked to evict forcibly. If the dwellers come out voluntarily, then they will be given a compensation of Rs 10 lakh.

When the beneficiaries said that solar lamps distributed by the government are not in good condition, the DC promised to repair it within 20 days.

“Minor hydro electric units will be started in those places where there is natural water resources to supply electricity. Measures will be taken to supply drinking water. By setting up handloom units, the problem of unemployment will be solved to some extent,” he said.

The villagers brought the issue of deplorable condition of roads, delay in distribution of title deeds and loss of crops due to wild elephant menace to the notice of the officials. The Deputy Commissioner said that he will visit any one of the Naxal infested villages within a month.

Superintendent of Police Laburam, Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr K N Vijayaprakash, Assistant Commissioner Dr K Harish Kumar were present.

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Why Mangaluru Could Become India’s Next Offshore Wind Energy Hub

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February 3,2026

Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has urged the Centre to give high priority to offshore wind energy generation along the Mangaluru coast, citing its strategic importance to India’s green energy and port-led development goals.

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377, Chowta said studies by the National Institute of Oceanography have identified the Mangaluru coastline as part of India’s promising offshore wind ‘Zone-2’, covering nearly 6,490 sq km. He noted that the region’s relatively low exposure to cyclones and earthquakes makes it suitable for long-term offshore wind projects and called for its development as a dedicated offshore wind energy zone.

Highlighting the role of New Mangalore Port, Chowta said its modern infrastructure, multiple berths and heavy cargo-handling capacity position it well as a logistics hub for transporting and assembling large wind energy equipment.

He also pointed to the presence of major industrial units such as MRPL, OMPL, UPCL and the Mangaluru SEZ, which could serve as direct buyers of green power through power purchase agreements, improving project viability and speeding up execution.

With Karnataka’s peak power demand crossing 18,000 MW in early 2025, Chowta stressed the need to diversify renewable energy sources. He added that offshore wind projects in the Arabian Sea are strategically safer compared to the cyclone-prone Bay of Bengal.

Calling the project vital to India’s target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, Chowta urged the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to initiate resource assessments, pilot projects and stakeholder consultations at the earliest.

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