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More relief for district sought

Staff Correspondent

`The district has suffered damage owing to excessive rainfall; sea erosion has intensified; houses have collapsed; roads damaged; and lands inundated'

MANGALORE: The executive committee of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Janata Dal (United) has urged the Government to release adequate financial assistance to the district administration to enable it take up relief works.

In a press release, the party said the district has suffered extensive damages owing to vagaries of nature.

Maximum assistance

B. Mahalinga Bhandary, party functionary, said the district has suffered damage owing to excessive rainfall.

The problem of sea erosion has intensified, agricultural lands have been inundated causing loss to crops, houses have collapsed, and almost all major and minor roads have been rendered unmotorable, he said in the release.

Mr. Bhandary urged the Government to provide maximum assistance to the district administration from the Calamity Relief Fund.

The executive committee adopted a resolution to this effect and has forwarded it to the Government through the authorities concerned, he said. The Janata Dal (U) also urged the Government to come to the aid of arecanut farmers, who are suffering because of pest attack.

Noting that the farmers are already facing financial troubles owing to the crash in price of arecanut, he said only effective Government intervention can save them.

Redressal

The party in a separate resolution also urged the State Government to redress the grievances of "permanent contract" workers of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd., who have been staging a dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner's office for the past two months seeking reinstatement.

The party urged the authorities concerned to expedite their resettlement process.

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