Vishwa Cariappa is a native of Kodagu and currently resides in Bengaluru. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Vasan Infrastructure Private Limited.
Madikeri:
A native of Kodagu has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging for the establishment of a multi-speciality hospital in the district. The uniqueness of Kodagu has been highlighted in the letter alongside the immediate need for a multi-speciality hospital.
Vishwa Cariappa is a native of Kodagu and currently resides in Bengaluru. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Vasan Infrastructure Private Limited. He has written to the Prime Minister urging for the establishment of a multi-speciality hospital in Kodagu.
In his letter, Vishwa highlights the uniqueness of the district and the people’s increased contribution to the Indian Military. The contributions of Field Marshal KM Cariappa, General Thimmayya and other noted personalities have been highlighted in the letter. Further, the dire situation of the people of the district post the 2018 natural disaster has been brought to the fore and the absence of good road connectivity and the absence of improved medical facilities especially in hilly regions have been highlighted.
The plight of the patients who are forced to travel out of the district to get medical treatment has also been highlighted. He has then requested the Prime Minister to establish a multi-speciality hospital in the district and Vishwa has assured to donate Rs One Crore to the government for the establishment of the same. He also assured to help the government find land in the district for the establishment of the hospital. The letter has been posted to the PM and other cabinet ministers of the central government.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Bosky Khanna / Express News Service / March 20th, 2022
M.M. Uthappa has been awarded Ph.D in Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Sciences by the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for his thesis ‘A study of motivational factors and its impact on project team performance (A study conducted at selected private and public sector companies in India)’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. A.N. Santosh Kumar.
Macharanda Madappa Uthappa is a Mechanical Engineer graduated from BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru and earned his post-graduation — Master of Technology (M.Tech) and Master of Engineering Management (MEM) from VTU. He received his Doctorate during VTU’s 21st Annual Convocation held on Mar. 10 at Belagavi.
Uthappa is a Chartered Engineer (C Engg) and also an elected Fellow Member of Institution of Engineers India (FIE).
He started his career with Tata Group and after a 25-year corporate service till 2015 in various capacities, he quit the job in 2015 and registered as Full Time Research Scholar at VTU’s Research Centre in Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysuru.
Also a folk singer and lyricist, Uthappa has translated many Kannada devotional songs to Kodava paaje.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / March 17th, 2022
Journalist Ithichanda Ramesh Uthappa’s four books focusing on the mysteries of the elephant world will be released at a programme jointly organised by KSOU, Karnataka Forest Department, Wildlife Conservation Foundation and Bengaluru’s Akshara Mantapa Prakashana, at KSOU’s Cauvery auditorium in Mukthagangothri campus here at 3 pm on Oct.4.
The books to be released are: Abhimanyu the Great, Kusha Ki Kahani – A True Love Story, Aane Lokada Vismaya and its English translation The Talking Elephant.
KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. S. Vidyashankar will inaugurate the programme. PCCF (Wildlife) Vijaykumar Gogi will deliver the keynote address. MP Pratap Simha, Mysuru CCF T. Heeralal, Chamarajanagar CCF Manojkumar and Wildlife Conservation Foundation’s Rajkumar Urs will release the books.
Karnataka State Wildlife Board Member and journalist Vinod Kumar Nayak will speak on the books. Golden Howdah carrying elephant Abhimanyu’s Mahout Vasanth and Photo-journalist Nagesh Panathale will be felicitated by MCDCC Bank President G.D. Harish Gowda on the occasion.
Abhimanyu the Great is about howdah elephant Abhimanyu’s traits and about the bonding between humans and elephants. The book also focuses on the special relationship that Abhimanyu has with his Mahout.
Kusha Ki Kahani’ is about the ‘love life’ of Dubare elephant camp member Kusha. The foreword for the book is written by Cinema Director Kaviraj, who is also known as a ‘romantic poet.’ Many in the cinema world believe that this book can become a story for films.
Aane Lokada Vismaya is about the individual success stories of many elephants that have earned global fame for their extraordinary acts. The Talking Elephant is the English version of Kannada work Aane Lokada Vismaya, which has been translated by writer K.R. Premalatha.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / October 02nd, 2021
Yavakapadi, a village in Kodagu houses the second palace of the Rajas who ruled the region between 1633 to 1834. It is called Naalnaad Aramane and is located among the hills in the forest. It is a two-storey structure built in the style of the traditional houses of Karnataka and Kerala. Beside this is the Aramane Government school, where the students seem to be distracted by tourists who come to the palace regularly .
Altogether, 13 students from the neighbouring tribal settlements study in the primary grades. And, nearby is a settlement called the Kaplakeri, the only one with members of the Kapala tribe.
Scholars claim that the tribe is a mixed race, the members are descendants of the Siddis. It is said that when the Arab and Portuguese sailors brought Bantu speaking Africans from Ethiopia to India, they were employed in the courts of Indian kings. Some of them resided in Uttara Kannada, Belagavi and Dharwad districts. The Rajas of Kodagu had relatives ruling kingdoms such as Nagara, Sode, and Kittur in parts of these regions. If the Kapala really has Siddi ancestors, then the Rajas must have brought their ancestors to the palace.
There are many theories about the origin of the word Kapala. According to the researchers, the word meant a protector, as they guarded the king in former times. Yet, another theory says that the word Kapala comes from the word kafir used by the Arabs for non-Muslim African natives at one time.
The Kapala community speaks the Kodava language, dresses like Kodavas and believes in the same religious practices. Every April they propitiate their gods in the theray ceremonies, the spirit worship of Kodagu.
According to researchers, Ashok Patel and Sumitra, the tribe has 159 members and 33 families. The Raja had settled them behind the palace and gave them a piece of land. But now the land is not enough for them to make a living. Hence, the Kapalas earn by working in the neighbouring farmlands. They belong to three different kudi (clans): Aranat Kapala, Bollaat Kapala, and the Paalekat Kapala. The different clans differ in the religious activities they take part in. They form blocks, or administrative divisions, along with the Adia, the Paale and the Kudiya tribes of the village.
Aranat Kapala is one among the different families remembered during festivities at the Padi Igguthappa Temple of Kakkabe. They claim to be from Arangutur village in North Malabar. Members of this family are ‘ceremonially possessed’ by the spirit of Kunhi Boltu.
During Shivaratri and other festivals the children of the Aranat Kapala dress up in disguises as part of the festivities. Thammi, a Paalekoot Kapala, and a member of the local gram panchayat, says, ‘‘the Kapalas are politically significant at the village level but insignificant at higher levels because of their small number.’’
The children study until the fifth standard at the Aramane School, where they are taught Kannada and English. Then they go to Kakkabe Government school which is three kilometres away.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Spectrum> Spectrum Statescan / by Mookonda Kushalappa / August 04th, 2018
Maverick & Farmer Coffee opens its doors to all the coffee lovers in Bengaluru, offering a farm to cup café experience. The café serves a collection of coffee from the brand along with international cafe food. With the distinction of being the world’s first café painted with coffee, the place is a haven for coffee enthusiasts.
The centrally located café, with a serene open-air seating area, spans over 5000 sq. ft. overlooking the green expanse of the Rbanm’s Grounds. As you enter, along with the waft of freshly ground coffee, you come upon a wall that dons an interactive art experience.
Created by muralist and mixed media artist Jessica George who captures the essence of the café in a larger than life format. The coffee flower, cherry, beans and the espresso extraction are brought to life with splashes of vibrant colour with a coffee swing perched at one end that makes for a great photo opportunity.
Homegrown coffee brand is one of India’s few bean to cup companies. With decades of experience and a legacy in coffee farming, the brand conducts experiments in its estate in Pollibetta, Coorg that serves as a laboratory where some of the most inventive brews are conceptualised by the best minds in the business.
Novel flavour profiles and tasting notes are thus brought to the café with brews and blends like the – Cinnamon Almond Coffee, The Parama Cappuccino, Vietnamese Coffee, The Coffee Cherry Soda, made from the fruity part of the coffee cherry, this drink is refreshing, fruity and contains antioxidant, The Clarified Cappuccino, an 8 oz cappuccino made with the perfect milk-espresso ratio is ‘clarified’ using a technique borrowed from a different stream of food science.
What the drinker experiences is a near-clear ‘cappuccino’ infused with some fruit flavours and rosemary and last but not the least, The cold smoked coffee, served in a carafe filled with fruit-wood smoke (wood from their estate in Coorg), made using a unique and indigenously developed process to infuse cold smoke into harvested coffee cherries.
Ashish D’abreo, founder-partner at Maverick & Farmer Coffee, said, “The idea is to create something maverick, while sticking to the traditional Indian technique of coffee making. We grow and roast our own coffee to create artisanal blends using unique methods and techniques. Our in-house experiments like cold smoking and fermenting break the mold to give you a burst of fresh flavour profiles.”
Along with exceptional coffee, the cafe serves international cuisine – from The Square Burgers, Pastrami Sandwich, Pulled Pork Sandwich to Chocolate Banana Cake and Apple Pie; it’s the perfect space to hang out and unwind with a cup of coffee and terrific food.
Sreeram G, founder-partner, who has a background in advertising and branding, talking about the experience at Maverick & Farmer Coffee, said, “We aim to serve perfection in brewing to a third-wave of coffee drinkers in the city. The café tells you the story of how our coffee travels from the heart of Coorg to swanky Bangalore. It showcases our myriad coffee creations using some pretty cool single-serve brewing equipment. The food menu is light and complements our coffees while the open space of the café ensconced in greenery charms you with old Bangalore vibes.”
source: http://www.fnbnews.com / FnbNews.com (Food and Beverage News / Home> Top News / by Fnb News Bureau, Bengaluru / March 16th, 2022
Field Marshal K M Cariappa and General K S Thimayya, both from Kodagu, broke down several barriers for Indians in the army.
The entrance to the General Thimayya museum. Photos by author
The General Thimayya Memorial Museum commemorates the life of the Indian General and is meant to inspire the younger generation to join the armed forces.
The museum was originally called Sunnyside and was the family home of Gen Thimayya. But not many people know that it was his mother Cheppudira Cheethavva (aka Seethamma) who inherited the house from her father.
Thimayya’s two brothers went on to serve in the army as well. Thimayya himself had a four-decade-long career in the armed forces from 1921 to 1961. A distinguished combat officer, he saw action in the Second World War, then in the 1948 war against Pakistan and went on to serve as Army Chief from 1957 to 1961.
After his retirement, he was sent on a peacekeeping mission to Cyprus, where he passed away in 1964.
But his illustrious career in the armed forces could have turned out differently. At one point, as a young lieutenant, he wanted to quit the army and join the Indian freedom movement, but was dissuaded from doing so by the Motilal Nehru.
“Nothing will please the British more than your resignation. For 30 years we have fought for Army Indianisation. We are now winning the fight. If you give up, we shall have lost it,” Nehru told him. “We are going to win independence. Perhaps not this year or the next, but sooner than later the British will be driven out. When that happens, India will stand alone. We will have no one to protect us but ourselves. It is then that our survival will depend upon men like you.”
Nehru’s prescient words led Thimayya to stay on in the army. The rest is history, and is on display at Thimayya’s family home.
For some years, the Sunnyside House served as the RTO office in Madikeri. This was until the Field Marshal K M Cariappa and General Thimayya Forum, whose president Col (retired) Kandrathanda C Subbaiah and convener Major (retired) Biddanda Nanda Nanjappa renovated and converted it into a museum.
This museum is spread over 2.6 acres and located on G T Road in Mahadevpet in Madikeri, and was inaugurated in February 2021 by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
An old-style building, many rooms in the house have been dedicated to various members of Thimayya’s family. One room has been dedicated to General Thimayya’s wife Codanda Nina. Another room is dedicated to Thimayya’s brother Freddie, the painter, while a third has been dedicated to General Thimayya’s home regiment, the Kumaon.
One room also displays Kodava culture: there is a Kuppya Chele (traditional male costume) on display accompanied by a hand-wound, Pani-katt, white turban.
The house itself has several pictures from Thimayya’s life, along with a video film. There is a famous photo of the General riding a Lambretta scooter. There are also pictures of Thimayya during his wedding.
A photo of the General on his scooter at the museum. Photos by author
Besides this, a replica of his uniform and medals are on display.
The museum also houses 24 weapons donated by General Bipin Rawat.
Outside the house, near the entrance, stands a battle tank called Himmath, donated by the Army training centre in Pune, a decommissioned MIG21 supersonic fighter jet and interceptor aircraft, a 24-feet INS Shivalik ship model, a Sindhughosh submarine and a Navy gun mount (anti-aircraft gun).
A rocket launcher is just one of the many weapons on display at the museum. Photos by author
Both the tank and the jet were used during the 1971 war.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Spectrum / by Mookonda Kushapallpa / DHNS / March 19th, 2022
Federal officials say up to 23 million Americans may have developed long COVID health problems that last long after an initial infection.
Although research on long COVID is still in the early stages, there are already plenty of programs offering help.
Even simple things are big accomplishments for 71-year-old Rick Cannon, 18-months after he first got COVID-19.
“I remember being in the ER and then falling asleep. And that’s the last I remember till I woke up in middle November,” he said.
But it took another five months – until April 2021 – before Rick went home.
He was 121 pounds, couldn’t taste or smell, had stroke-like weakness on his left side, neuropathy and drop foot in both feet.
Dr. Mithra Maneyapanda of Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital says every patient in the Post-COVID program is different – some with one symptom, some with many.
“Brain fog, trouble with memory, word-finding difficulties. They can also have physical symptoms, whether it’s difficulty with weakness, fatigue – some patients are still displaying shortness of breath and chest pains,” he said.
Others have mood issues. Because the causes are still unknown, the treatment focuses on each symptom.
“They might see physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathologists, psychologists…,” said Dr. Maneyapanda.
Rick’s drop foot was surgically fixed, so his recovery is finally gaining speed.
“I can walk six or seven minutes without getting exhausted,” he said. “I can go up the steps, down the steps. I can get in the shower.”
Physical therapists say hard work by patients here and at home is paying off.
“I just had somebody the other day that said, ‘ have felt like myself for the past four days’,” said Julie Biely, P.T.
Each patient like Rick is also helping expand Bryn Mawr Rehab’s knowledge, and that will help future patients.
“Once the science catches up, we’ll have more targeted treatments to offer,” said Dr. Maneyapanda.
source: http://www.6abc.com / abc- Action News / by Tamala Edwards / March 17th, 2022
Veteran Indian drag-flicker and former Olympian V.R. Raghunath from Kodagu has been appointed as the Hockey India Selection Committee Member.
Raghunath is one in a long line of illustrious hockey players from Kodagu, one of the nurseries of Indian hockey in the country. He made his first foray into the national side with the 2003 Sub-Junior Asia Cup in Dhaka, which India won.
Raghunath made headlines for the first time when he was drafted into the national side at the 2006 World Cup. Raghunath is a good drag flicker and has scored many beautiful goals for India at the crucial moments.
He played almost all the senior events in 2007 and 2008 and went on to play for a decade more. He got Arjuna in 2016 and retired from international hockey after the Rio Olympics.
Harbinder Singh is the Chairman of the Selection Committee (men) while Syed Ali is the Chairman of the Selection Committee (women). Mohammad Riaz, Dr. Dilip Tirkey, Dr. R.P. Singh, Rajnish Mishra, Sardar Singh, Joydeep Kaur, Asunta Lakra and Surinder Kaur are other members.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / March 16th, 2022
The Dry waste Collection Centre at Ponnampet Grama Panchayat, with collection from all the wards, became operational in January 2019. Pic courtesy: Clean Coorg Initiative
There is something about a hill vacation, travelling across narrow winding roads upwards, landscape dotted with lush green terrain, tantalising water streams, foggy foothills, chirping birds, the buzzing sounds of insects and clean air. But now, contrast this with unsightly scenes of rubbish by the roadside — styrofoam, plastic wrappers, bags and bottles, and more. The garbage keeps growing, competing with the hills, and becomes a monstrous man-made mountain in the midst of a landfill, laden with grotesque man-made objects that speak volumes about our use-and-throw culture and our complete lack of consideration for the environment.
Coorg, nestled in the Western Ghats, also known as the Scotland of India, and a popular tourist destination has, however, managed to make significant progress in fighting the waste menace. The town has demonstrated their commitment towards zero waste, with the closure of two landfills.
“Zero waste” is a concept that entails minimum or zero pollution to land, water and air due to solid waste management (SWM) practices and zero waste going to landfills. This initiative was a collaborative initiative by the volunteers of Clean Coorg Initiative, Hasiru Dala, the Gram Panchayat and the local government.
The 30-year old Ponnampet landfill as it stood in 2019. It would burn most of the time, the dump going down to nearly 40 feet./ Pic courtesy: Clean Coorg Initiative
How it all started
Alarmed that Coorg could soon degenerate into a dumping ground, in 2016, Prashanth Chinnappa, a local resident of Coorg brought several like-minded people together, to form ‘The Clean Coorg Initiative (CCI),’ a voluntary platform to promote a clean and healthy Coorg, with a core focus on promoting segregation of waste at source.
According to Pooja Uthappa, Volunteer at the Clean Coorg Initiative, “Waste is a relatively new phenomenon in this landscape. With rapid urbanisation, the quantum of garbage is also rapidly increasing. The other concern is around waste disposal practices. Dumping in one area or on the sides of the road and open air burning are common practices. Unfortunately some of the dumping areas are in the fringes of the forest areas, and the wild animals unknowingly consume them (the garbage dumped).”
Pooja also points out that Coorg residents depend primarily on groundwater; so when waste is dumped in open lands/ dumping grounds or landfills, it eventually contaminates water sources. But that’s not all. “Talakeveri, in Kodagu district, is considered the source of the river Cauvery and is an important lifeline for inhabitants in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu; incidents of indiscriminate garbage dumping adds to the problem downstream,” she says.
Pavan Aiyappa, Volunteer, CCI says, “We have a simple mission, which is to preserve the fragile ecology of Coorg for future generations, adopt sustainable initiatives, manage waste, promote responsible tourism, and preserve our natural resources”.
The group soon realised that clean up drives were a temporary solution, with no place for disposal of the litter collected, and that systemic changes were needed, along with on ground awareness. They started by undertaking a survey, observing practices, existing infrastructure and dumping spots. Savita Chengappa*, a volunteer from CCI, says, “We surveyed the entire stretch, till the Kerala border and we realised that we need somebody on the ground, who could go to the gram panchayat, create awareness and build capacities of the local team, using the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules 2016 framework. We also had to envision and plan the concept of stream-based processing of waste.”
The team also wanted to build on the success of Dry Waste Collection Centres (DWCCs) in Bengaluru, and wanted to understand the workings of the same in a rural set-up. Aparna, another active volunteer with CCI, says, “For us, all these were still theoretical and we needed to put these concepts into practice.”
Partnerships and initiatives
The group then decided to collaborate with the government and other organisations and approached Hasiru Dala, a social impact organisation working with waste pickers to assist with onground implementation and solutions.
Nalini Shekar, Co-founder Hasiru Dala, says, “Initially we were happy to support the group with necessary IEC and training, but soon realised that Coorg has a unique challenge, given its terrain. It has a large tourist footfall and considering the floating population, it is challenging to ensure that information and education programmes reach all of them. Secondly, while collection happens, there is no recycling industry in the area. Thirdly, there are limited workers in the solid waste management space, as most workers are employed in the coffee estates, agriculture and the tourism industry.” But given their expertise in dry waste management, it appeared that a system could indeed be put in place.
Pooja says, “Our first priority was capacity building for the municipal workers, the ASHA workers, the Self Help Groups (SHGs) and the officers, towards implementation of decentralised waste management. The training included the concepts of segregation of waste at source, the management of DWCCs, roles and responsibilities of officers, management of reject waste. For the general public, the sessions focussed on responsible disposal of waste through segregation at source.”
She shares that the group also conducted several outreach programmes like clean up drives, cycling awareness, sustainable menstruation and reached out to schools. CCI volunteers, in partnership with Wasteless Auroville, introduced a subject titled ‘Garbology’ as part of the school curriculum in Deviah memorial Preparatory School, Bittangala. Their outreach programme touched more than 800 government school children and teachers.**
CCI also hosted a Parivarthana Mela, to showcase sustainable lifestyle practices. This included composting workshops.
Awareness programmes were held in several schools in the region. Pic courtesy: Clean Coorg Initiative
Besides working on door-to-door awareness programmes, the team reached out to shopkeepers and explained the system of fines for non compliance. Pooja acknowledges the contribution of Kodava Koota from the United States of America, for supporting the outreach programmes.
Closing the landfills
The group then went on to streamline and simplify the waste collection process and a Dry Waste Collection Centre was set up. Puttaraju, Panchayat Development Officer ( PDO), Ponnampet who worked towards the closure of Ponnampet landfill shares, “After CCI and Hasiru Dala’s intervention, we felt the need for a decentralised set up and a DWCC. We zeroed in on the location and approached the Zilla Panchayat for permissions. They were very supportive and passed a resolution for the construction of the DWCC.”
Hasiru Dala team also came up with a simple manual bailing system, which was then given to different GPs and this ensured that low value and multilayer waste could be sent for co-processing. Aparna, Volunteer CCI adds, “This process, then led to the natural question, do we really need dumping grounds or landfills?”
Aiyappa adds, “The rationale was much more than aesthetic beauty. We were also concerned about groundwater contamination and leachate from landfills, but also, given that the landfill was 30 years old and the waste was going about 30 feet down, we were also worried about landfill fires.”
The team then approached the GP, who in turn took to the implementation of the Karnataka Plastic Ban. The Panchayat passed a resolution on the plastic ban and introduced the “bring your own bag” concept, drawing in from the 2Bin1Bag concept and imposition of fines for littering, Aiyappa shares that thereafter, they went about methodically working with the GP to close the landfill in two areas, Ponnampet Taluk and Karmadu, Virajpete Taluk.
Hasiru Dala introduced Manual Baler to some of the Gram Panchayats in South Coorg, to pack the non-valuable materials through this and save money in transportation. Pic courtesy: Clean Coorg Initiative
Stiff penalties for violation
Niren Nannaiah, President, Karmadu Gram Panchayat, adds,“We had various meetings on the need for closure of the landfill. We have cordoned off the area with a metal sheet, installed CCTV cameras and put up a board notifying the penalty for dumping garbage in and around the place. We decided that it was futile to impose nominal fines of a hundred or couple of hundred rupees, so we fixed it at Rs 5000. We have penalised a few people. But that’s not all, we have also issued notifications on the need to use reusables or fibre cutlery at all events, especially marriages and functions.”
Nithin B S, PDO Karmadu, says the closure of the Karmadu landfill involved several stages: first sensitising people, then streamlining collection, seeking support of the elected representatives, passing resolutions and issuing the necessary notifications. But the most important was the imposition of fines.
The cordoned-off Karmadu landfill area. Pic courtesy: Clean Coorg Initiative.
We also made an announcement in the neighbouring gram panchayat that no dumping will be entertained, but they are free to drop segregated waste at our processing or dry waste centre. We spent about three lakh rupees in setting up the entire system, apart from separate investments in the installation of the CCTV camera,” said Nithin B S.
Finally an order was passed to close the landfill. The next question was, what do we do with the landfill site? The team then worked with the GP and proposed a design for a public park.
Mr. Suraj Ajiikutiria, SBM, Virajpet and Ponnampet Taluk, says, “ In order to actualise the vision of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, we will need to close dumping sites in all 104 villages, plan for decentralised infrastructure and streamline collection just like we did in these Taluks.”
The most important takeaway from these experiences in Coorg is the need for a coming together of all stakeholders and a model that is both socially and environmentally inclusive, and which enables us to proudly proclaim, ‘landfills have no business.’
[The author wishes to acknowledge the contribution of Nirmala Shekar, Beula Anthony, Ramya K and Rohini Malur, for this article. ]
source: http://www.citizenmatters.in / Citizen Matters / Home> Waste Management / by Pinky Chandran / March 16th, 2022
The BJP government in Karnataka launched the Revenue Documents at Your Doorstep programme. Karnataka’s Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai while speaking at an event in Chikkaballapur said that it was a pity that people were made to run from pillar to post to get basic documents like the caste certificate and RTC. Revenue Minister, R Ashok formulated this novel programme to end the plight of the poor, he also said.
Bommai also said that the most significant work done by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is that he created awareness among the people about their rights.
This dream programme of Bommai and Ashok was also launched in Kodagu district, where it has always been a nightmare to get property documents done. The programme attended by Kodagu MLA, K G Bopaiah and MLC, Suja Kushalappa was launched at Kavadi Village, Karmad Panchayat, Ammathi Hobli, Virajpet Taluk.
While launching the programme the BJP government assured that the revenue documents will be handed over at doorstep of the respective owners. The event was attended by the Tahsildar, Revenue Inspector and Revenue Department officials also.
Bopaiah, while speaking at the event said that this programme has been launched keeping the plight of the citizens in mind. They no longer have to run from office to office and waste time at revenue department offices. We have taken interest in delivering documents at your doorstep, he also said.
Documents such as the RTC, Income and Birth Certificates and Caste Certificates, survey maps will be delivered at your doorstep, Bopaiah also said. He explained that an application with 22 point checklist will be provided and the owners of the land will have to fill it up, following which the revenue department official will collect it at your doorstep. The MLA also assured that the corrections in the documents will be done at the earliest. There is no longer a need to stand in queues and run from pillar to post and office to office, he also added.
He said that the main issue that people were facing is the deletion of the pattedara’s (family head) name from the RTC (pauthi khatha). This new programme will ease out that process also, he assured.
Bopaiah however added that this programme is not an election gimmick, but has been introduced only with the view of easing the pain of and helping the people of the state.
MLC, Suja Kushalappa speaking at the event said that this is one of the best measures taken by any government in recent times. He said that the Revenue Documents at Your Doorstep programme is like a balm for the people who have been facing pain all these years.
Kushalappa assured that this programme would be a complete success and generations to come will thank the BJP government for this novel gesture. He said that he would ensure that the programme is a complete success and would personally oversee it in case anyone faces any difficulty.
source: http://www.oneindia.com / OneIndia / Home> News> Bengaluru / by OneIndia Correspondent / March 14th, 2022
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