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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Koragas warn stir over low-quality food
Udupi : Members of the Koraga community , designated as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) and residing in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts, have expressed grave concerns regarding the poor quality of nutritional food supplies distributed through govt welfare programmes. The community members stated that they were facing health issues such as anaemia, tuberculosis, malnutrition, and a declining population. In response, the govt supplied nutritional food to Koraga families for many years. However, in the past two months, the quality of the nutritional supplies, including ghee, oil, chickpeas, pigeon peas, sugar, jaggery, green gram, rice, palm oil, and eggs, was poor, making them unfit for consumption and causing several health problems for the Koragas, stated Federation of Koraga Associations president Susheela Nada and coordinator Puthran Hebri. A petition was submitted to the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) office, but there was no response to the main demands of the Koragas. Subsequently, a request was also submitted to the deputy commissioner of Udupi, urging the govt to immediately cancel the old tender, call for a re-tender, and ensure the supply of quality nutritional food. If the serious issues of the Koragas are not addressed promptly, a severe protest will be organised in front of the Udupi deputy commissioner's office by the Koraga organisations, they added. When contacted, ITDP officer Narayana Swamy said that the issue was brought to the notice of the department and a meeting in this regard will be convened by deputy commissioner K Vidya Kumari on Monday. The tender to supply nutritional food was invited at the state level. The contractor was directed to replace the poor-quality nutritional food that they supplied. Further, notice was also served to the contractor, who will also be attending the DC's meeting, he added.
The Hindu
21-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
MLA demands compensation, housing for Koraga woman rendered homeless in Kollur
Holding the Udupi district administration responsible for a Koraga woman being rendered homeless in Kollur, Udupi district, Byndoor MLA Gururaj Gantihole on Monday, April 21, demanded the administration to make suitable arrangements for her housing and immediately pay compensation. Visiting the demolished house site, Mr. Gantihole said though the family was residing at the place that was said to be under dispute for many years, the administration did not make any housing arrangements to her. This has culminated in the demolition of her accommodation by a private entity citing a court order, he said. Terming the action inhuman and expressing deep regrets, the MLA said the district administration was solely responsible for the developments. The administration should pay her compensation within three days and allot a house site and provide assistance to build a house, the MLA said. If the administration fails to give justice to the Koraga woman, he would lead a protest along with the aggrieved family, he cautioned. Mr. Gantihole noted that the Koragas were categorised as the particularly vulnerable tribal groups who were eligible for various government schemes and facilities. On April 17, a private trust demolished the house in which Gange Koraga was residing with her family for the last four decades, citing a court verdict. Leaders and members of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samithi had held a demonstration condemning the demolition on April 19 and demanded justice to the family.
