Baraguru Ramachandrappa to inaugurate Alva's 'Nudisiri'

September 29, 2011

Moodbidri, September 29: The eighth edition of 'Alva's Nudisiri', a Kannada cultural and literary fest organised by Alva's Education Foundation, which is scheduled from November 11 to November 13, will be inaugurated by well-known writer Baraguru Ramachandrappa.

This year's Nudisiri convention will be conducted with central theme of 'Kannada Mannassu-Sangarsha Matthu Samarasya', said Alva's Education Foundation President Dr. M. Mohan Alva.

It can be recalled that Mr Ramachandrappa had presided over the first Nudisiri convention.

He was born in Baraguru of Tumkur district. He has worked as a lecturer in Kannada Department of Bangalore University. For two years he was president of Kannada Sahitya Academy.

'Suntaragali' has bagged Karnataka Rajya Sahitya Academy award. 'Ondu Urina Kathegalu', 'Kannadabimana', 'Kappu Nelada Kempukayi', 'Marakutika', 'Rajakarani', 'Sutra', 'Kantessa Kavya' are listed amongst his best literary works.

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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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