Number of NYF participants grows beyond expectations'

January 11, 2012

Mangalore, January 11: More than 3,500 representatives from various states, union territories as well as from SAARC nations have registered their names for the 17th National Youth Festival-2012, which would be held here from January 12 to January 16, according to Additional Chief Secretary of Government of Karnataka K Jayaraj.

Addressing a press meet at Mangala Stadium after inspecting the arrangements for the mega event, he said that the participants, most of them from rural areas of the country, have expressed satisfaction over the arrangements.

He also said that the number of participants would increase as the registration process is still on. “The number of participants has exceeded all expectations”, he added.

Ahead of the formal inauguration of the five day event, a colourful procession will be taken out from Nehru Maidan to Mangala Stadium at 3 pm, he said.

Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda will be inaugurating the event at 5.30 pm while Union Minister for Corporate Affairs M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken, Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade will be the chief guests.

All the cultural events will begin from January 13. Cultural dance events of Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Manipuri and Oddissi will be held at Sri Gokarnatheshwara temple hall. Town Hall will host mono act, musical events will be held at SDM Law college hall and folk music events will be held at Koragappa Kalyana mantap in Sri Gokarnanatheshwara temple.

On January 13—Hariharan and Leslie Louise will enthrall the participants. On January 14—Euphoria, On January 15—Shivamani, Kadri Gopalnath, Praveen Godkhindi and Narasimhalu Vadavatti will perform. Vasundhara Das will perform on January 16.

Principal Secretary of Youth Affairs and Sports Department I R Perumal said as part of Youth Festival, food festival and 'Yuva Krithi' will be held at Karavali Utsav grounds, grounds sports at Nehru Maidan, water sports at Panambur beach.

The special attraction of the Youth Festival will be boat race at Panambur beach on January 14, beach volleyball and throw ball on January 15. Kambala and flower show will be held at Pilikula on January 15.

Media Centre:

Director of Information Department K S Bevinamarada said that a media centre to facilitate the media persons had also been set up at Mangala Stadium with more than 25 computers, broadband internet, fax, xerox, television sets for live coverage of the events, telephones and press conference hall.

Chief Secretary of Youth Affairs and Sports Department I R Perumal, Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda, City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh and District in Charge Secretary Ram Prasad were present.

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

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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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