MSEZ's pipeline sparks protest

December 8, 2011

Mangalore, December 8: Dakshina Kannada District Congress staged a protest at Jappinamogaru on Wednesday against the controversial waste disposal pipeline assembled by Mangalore Special Economic Zone Nethravati river.

The protesters condemned the district administration for its silence on the ongoing work and demanded to stop it immediately as it is affecting fishery and sand mining.

Addressing the protesters at the riverbank, KPCC secretary Ivan D'Souza expressed his apprehension that, something is 'wrong' with this project.

“The district administration says that it never gave permission to Mangalore SEZ Limited to lay the pipeline. Mangalore City Corporation has no clue on the same. The MCC also wrote a letter to Deputy Commissioner, but the DC has no answer. Forest, Environment and Ecological department too did not give permission. District- in- charge Minister didn't spoke a word on the issue. And the list continues,” he wondered.

Jappinamogaru Corporator Nagendra Kumar too flayed the Deputy Commissioner. Despite knowing the issue, the Deputy Commissioner did not take any action against the project.

“If people take law into their hand, the district administration will have to carry out its responsibility,” he warned.

Meanwhile, Mogaveera community leader Devappa Putran said that this project is going on for the last nine months and there was no one to support the fishermen. He appealed the people not to politicise the issue.

District Youth Congress President Mithun, Corporater Appi and others were present.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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