BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad tests positive for Covid -19

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December 23, 2020

Bengaluru, Dec 23: Bruhut Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the civic body to ask people who met him to get tested.

Prasad initially reported breathing problems on Monday and gave the sample for the RT-PCR test. Tuesday the results confirmed the infection with mild fever and currently in isolation at Mallige Hospital,” he said.

BBMP officials revealed that the Commissioner had taken part in several events. He had interacted with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday regarding an event, while on Monday, he flagged-off the MyCity MyBudget bus initiative along with special commissioner D Randeep and had taken part in several meetings He was present at the BBMP Covid war room till 7.30 pm.

The Commissioner was maintaining social distance and had always worn a mask while holding the meetings. Yet, we appeal to citizens and members of various organisations who may have come in contact with him in the last four to five days to get tested for Covid-19,” a senior BBMP officer said.

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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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