Chlorine leakage in water purification unit: Several fall ill

March 6, 2012

Mangalore, March 6: Over two dozens of people including fire personnel fell sick following chlorine leakage in two chlorine cylinders kept inside the municipal water purification unit at Jakkirabettu in Bantwal taluk on Monday night.

According to police, the pump house of the Bantwal TMC had two chlorine cylinders for treating the water during monsoon. However, at around 8.30 pm, it started leaking. As people were not aware of the leakage, many approached the pump house without precautionary measures and fell unconscious.

When the local residents complained of staunch smell emanating from the pump house to the Bantwal TMC, the pump operator Koraganna opened the door of the pump house and complained of nausea.

In fact, the fire and police personnel rushed to the spot without any precautionary measures in the beginning. Fire service personnel from Mangalore, who rushed to the spot and neutralized the gas effect and later buried the chlorine cylinders below the ground.

Those who fell sick have been admitted to the hospitals in Mangalore and Bantwal.

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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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