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The Hindu
4 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
Concrete boxes pushing complete, but Mahakalipadpu twin RuB not commissioned
Notwithstanding about three weeks at its disposal to complete the approach roads for the twin Railway Under Bridge (RuB) at Mahakalipadpu, the Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) has been unable to do the job, thereby indefinitely postponing commissioning of the crucial RuB. While Southern Railway's Palakkad division had completed pushing the last of the four concrete boxes for the twin RuB on April 17, and removed the last girder beneath the Mangaluru Central-Shoranur Down line on April 23, MSCL has completed only a portion of the approach road on Jeppinamogaru side. Work on the approach road at Morgan's Gate side was yet to commence, by which time rains began lashing the coast. MSCL had promised to facilitate commissioning of the twin RuB by May-end, thereby ending over four years' ordeal of thousands of road users in Mangaluru who were forced to take a detour via Pumpwell Circle all these days. With rains arriving at the coast much earlier than expected, the MSLC had to stop work on the approach road. Working in dry spells Blaming rains that started on May 15 for the incomplete approach roads, a senior MSCL official said the Smart City would get the road work completed during dry spell projected till June 14. The Railways has to lay a water drain pipeline to pump out water from the RuB till Netravati river, following which work on the approach road on Morgan's Gate side would be taken up, he said. The MSCL and the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) are to complete approach roads from the existing railway level crossing towards the twin RuBs, as the Railways would close the level crossing gate once the RuBs are commissioned. MSCL has also proposed to continue one of the two approach roads on the Moily Kere stretch till Netravati river to connect the Netravati promenade. In-charge Deputy Commissioner K. Anandh said he would instruct MSCL to complete the work on the approach roads at the earliest. Critical works over Divisional Railway Manager Arun Kumar Chaturvedi told The Hindu that the Railways has already completed all critical works, including pushing of the boxes, on its part. 'The drain line to Netravati river could be laid once the Mangaluru City Corporation shifts a water piepline in the path. It is a day's work,' he said.
The Hindu
30-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Model zero-cost MRFs in Dakshina Kannada process dry waste generated by 223 gram panchayats
Having become the lone district in Karnataka to have four material recovery facilities (MRFs) to process dry waste generated by all the 223 gram panchayats in Dakshina Kannada, the coastal district is moving towards having a scientific way of disposing of sanitary pads and diapers. Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K. Anandh said sanitary pads and diapers, collected from houses during the house-to-house collection of dry waste, remains unprocessed and they ultimately land up in the landfill sites. To prevent this, the Zilla Panchayat is working with gram panchayats with a mechanism to send the sanitary pads and diapers to the nearest deep incineration facility where it will be burnt. 'We are convincing the panchayats to make use of their funds to cover the cost of transporting and processing of sanitary pads and diapers. We hope to have a system in place in a month's time,' said Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K. Anandh. Genesis of the idea As part of the Swachh Bharath Mission, the Central government mooted setting up of material recovery facility (MRF) with the capacity of handling 10 tonnes of waste per day (TPD), in a few places in the country, including in Dakshina Kannada. The first MRF with an installed capacity of 10 TPD was set up at Thenka Yedapadavu in Mangaluru taluk. Following the successful operation of this unit, three more MRFs with each having 7 TPD installed capacity were set up in Narikombu in Bantwal taluk, Ujire in Belthangady taluk, and Kedambady in Puttur taluk. Each of these three MRFs came on 7,150 square foot of area. How they work Each of the three MRFs having 7 TPD capacity cost ₹1.95 crore with the major portion of about ₹1.5 crore going for civil works and the remaining towards the machinery. Funds were raised from different grants to taluk panchayats and the ZP and from CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiatives, including ₹46.65 lakh from Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project for the Ujire MRF, and ₹25 lakh from the District Mineral Fund. The MCF provided a truck to the Narikombu MRF. The Tenka Yedapadavu facility is set up on a 10,000 squarefoot area at a cost of ₹4 crore. This facility processes dry waste from 51 gram panchayats (GPs) of Mangaluru, Moodbidri, Mulki and Bantwal taluks. Started in April 2023, this facility has so far received a total of 15.38 lakh kilograms of dry waste. As much as 6.15 lakh kg of inert materials, namely fabrics, rubber and multi layer plastic materials, were sent for co-processing at cement units namely ACC Geocycle, Dalmia, Ultratech, Vasavadatta and JK. A total of 9.23 lakh kg of dry waste namely glass bottle, paper cups, colour paper, e-waste, PET bottles, food packing material, general plastics and metals, were sent for end destination recycling to different units across the state. A total of 20 women and eight men work in this unit. The Kedambady MRF is processing dry waste from 22 gram panchayats (GPs) of Puttur, 21 GPs of from Kadaba, and 25 GPs from Sullia taluks. Started in May, 2024, this MRF so far received 4.44 lakh kg of dry waste. Of this, 1.77 lakh kg has gone for co-processing, while 2.66 lakh kg of waste has gone for end destination recycling. As many as 19 women and 10 men work in this MRF. The Ujire MRF, which was built at a cost of ₹2.41 crore, processes dry waste from 48 GPs of Belthangady taluk. Set up in August 2024, this MRF has so far received 2.86 lakh kg of dry waste. Of this, 1.3 lakh kg has gone for co-processing, while 1.2 lakh kg has gone for end destination re-cycling. A total of 16 women and six men work in this unit. The Narikombu MRF, which was built at a cost of ₹2.7 crore, processes dry waste from 39 GPs from Bantwal taluk and 17 from Ullal taluk. Set up in December 2024, this MRF has so far received a total of 81,900 kg of dry waste. Of this, 32,760 kg has gone for co-processing, while 49,140 kg has gone for end destination re-cycling. A total of 18 women and six men work in this unit. Zero cost model Dr. Anandh said these MRFs work on zero-cost model. These facilities are self sustaining ones. Neither the panchayat pays anything to the MRF operator, nor the operator pays anything to the panchayats. All the GPs collect dry waste from door-to-door and store it in a designated place. Trucks from the MRF visit the collection facility on designated days and transport the waste to the MRF, where it will be segregated depending on the size. Recyclable waste will be bailed through a bailing machine and sent to the recycler concerned, while non-recyclable waste is sent to cement factories as fuel. 'Our model is now being adopted in setting up MRFs in other districts,' Dr. Anand said. The start-up Mangala Resource Management Pvt. Ltd. operates Thenka Yedapadavu, Kedambady and Narikombu MRFs. It also handles MRF in Nitte in Udupi district. Vaishnawi Industries Ltd. manages the Ujire facility. New proposal As large quantity of dry waste is coming from Ullal and surrounding areas, a new MRF with 10 TPD capacity is proposed to come up in Balepuni village, Dr. Anandh said.
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- The Hindu
Prohibitory orders clamped in five taluks in Dakshina Kannada till May 30
In-charge Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, K. Anandh, on Tuesday, clamped prohibitory orders in the Bantwal, Belthangady, Puttur, Kadaba, and Sullia taluks of Dakshina Kannada from 6 p.m. on Tuesday to 6 p.m. on Friday. The orders were issued to maintain law and order in view of the murder of a youth near Kolattamajalu in Bantwal taluk under Bantwal Rural Police Station limits on Tuesday evening. The orders were imposed under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and will be in force under the jurisdiction of the Dakshina Kannada district police. Gathering of five or more persons in public places, holding procession, public meetings and functions without police permission during the period is banned. People should not carry any firearms or burst crackers during the period. The orders stated that people should not engage in any activity that would disturb communal harmony in the district during the period. Cultural programmes and already scheduled religious programmes have been exempted from the ban. The orders will not apply to government programmes.
The Hindu
25-05-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Dakshina Kannada district administration launches UDAL
The Dakshina Kannada district administration, in association with InUnity, launched the Urban and District Advancement through Localising Innovation (UDAL) programme on Saturday to involve students in addressing key issues related to the district. In an official press release, it was stated that UDAL was an initiative mooted by Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan to position academic institutions as strategic innovation partners in solving challenges in areas such as solid waste management, public healthcare, and urban infrastructure. As part of UDAL, students will use technological concepts to develop solutions which will be implemented immediately at the scale of a district or city, and the problems will be re-examined. Ultimately, the programme will lead to building solutions that can be productized, which is the ultimate goal of creating a start-up ecosystem in the district, the release said. In-charge Deputy Commissioner K. Anandh virtually launched the UDAL website, which will serve as the digital backbone for communication, project documentation, and progress tracking. Principals and institution representatives from NITTE, St. Joseph Engineering College, Canara Engineering College, Yenepoya University, SMVIT, and others institutions, participated.
The Hindu
25-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Heavy rain continues to pound Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts
A woman suffered burns in a lightning strike in Byndoor taluk of Udupi district, and four persons were injured after a tree branch fell on a car they were travelling in, in Dakshina Kannada district, as heavy rains continue to pound the two districts on Sunday. In the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. on Sunday, the Dakshina Kannada district recorded an average of 74.8 mm of rainfall, while the Udupi district recorded 76.1 mm. As the southwest monsoon is advancing to cover more parts of Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra, a red alert has been issued in light of the forecast of heavy to very heavy rains with sustained winds until May 29 in a few places of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada districts. In light of the forecast, In-charge Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K. Anandh has requisitioned the services of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). In a virtual meeting to assess damage due to heavy rains on Sunday, Dr. Anandh said one team of NDRF will be posted in Puttur. A centre will be placed in Mangaluru and Kukke Subrahmanya to teach SDRF. Dr. Anandh directed all incident commanders appointed to different places to be on alert and ensure no loss of lives during the period. Mangaloreans faced the brunt of heavy rains on Sunday, with vehicle movement affected across the busy Pumpwell Circle following waterlogging. Despite the Mangaluru Corporation taking corrective steps, water overflowed from storm-water drains and flooded the circle, which is below the Pumpwell flyover. Waterlogged service roads of the Pumpwell flyover. The driver of a car, two women and a child were injured after a huge portion of a roadside tree fell on the car near Ichalampady on the Dharmastala-Subrahmanya State Highway. A woman was injured following the collapse of a portion of the compound wall near the Mahalingeshwara Temple arch in Puttur. Several houses in Sajipa Munnoru in Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada are waterlogged. A portion of the compound wall of St. Ann's School and an under-construction house in Kallaje of Kadeshwalya village, both in Mangaluru, collapsed. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) personnel laid heavy concrete slabs to stabilise the slope of an embankment in Tenkamijar, near Mangaluru. A huge portion of a tree fell in a vacant area in Jeppu Majila in Mangaluru. In Udupi district, one Girija suffered burns following lightning when she was in her house in Shiroor in Byndoor taluk on Sunday. An official release from the Udupi district administration said a total of 20 houses suffered partial damage in Kundapura, Byndoor, Karkala, Kapu, and Udupi taluks.
