Karkala: Villagers rise in unison against stone crushing unit


R B Jagadish
With Additional Pics by Umesh Marpalli
Daijiworld Media Network – Karkala (EP)

Karkala, Jul 24: The villagers of Renjal and Irvattur on Thursday July 24 held a massive protest against a stone crusher unit run by a company named RMC. The protestors, led by Grama Hitarakshana Samiti, said that life had become a living hell for them due to the stone crushing unit that has been operating in their village for the last four years.

The protestors said that when the crushing unit was established four years ago, the locals had protested, and the company officials had at that time responded to the demands of the people, but so far the company has not acted on its promises. This is said to be the main reason for the protest.

They also alleged that the unit being run by RMC has been functioning illegally without following any rules, regulations and precautionary measures.

"The owners are using powerful explosives without taking precautionary measures to ensure that the fragments do not fly, thus allowing the ash to mix with the water bodies in the area, and in turn rendering the fields barren. They have illegally acquired fertile land for their activities and the pieces of stones flying due to explosions have fallen on the cattle grazing in the area, injuring or killing them," they said.

They also alleged that the lorries carrying heavy loads of stones from the quarry passing had converted the tar roads into mud roads.

"People who have approached the company with grievances have been assaulted and threatened by rowdies hired by the company. Though the aggrieved have complained about it to the government, the people's representatives and the district administration, there has been no response," the protestors said.

The protestors also expressed ire against the district administration for not taking action against the quarry even after repeated appeals. The protest is expected to continue till evening.

Grama Hitarakshana Samiti president Mahaveer Hegde, taluk panchayat member Nagappa Mera, gram panchayat president Surekha Kotian, Ramesh V Shetty, Vasu Shetty, Praveen Shetty, Rajesh Renjal and others were present, along with hundreds of villagers.

  

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  • Vincy, Bangkok

    Fri, Jul 25 2014

    Why we cannot see any orange color flags?. Are they dumb and deaf?

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  • Henry Sequeira, Kateel USA

    Fri, Jul 25 2014

    Could there be some depth to such articles where hundreds of people are shown protesting. All need julli but what promises RMC made to the villagers. If the rumor is there that it is operating illegally for 4 years who in the administration responsible for check and balances. In the future please shed some more light.

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  • GKR, Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    I tried to check on the validity and found that the unit named RMC has all the permissions, in fact pollution, factory, mining etc., surprising though.....!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    BJP swallowed money and ran away ...

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  • Girish, USA

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    Karkala MLA is busy with collecting 'haftha' from contractors & mining owners..

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    We used to give hafta those who run govt yaar...

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  • Girish, USA

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    thats the trouble..he is very strict, thinks he is the king of Karkala..asks commission in each and every govt work happens in Karkala..heard its 15% of the total contract

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  • james.held, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    Dear Sir,
    License is issued by government not by MLA, Be like educated guy

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  • George A. Borromeo, Angelore, Mangalore, India

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    People's movement should not become individual movement. Four years and nothing happened, shows that they had no backing from their MLA and MP. Hope they have to wait till another Election approaches.

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  • Abdul Rafiq, Uchila / Dubai

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    Where is Karkala MLA now? May be he is busy with spreading communal hatreds around the state.

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    What state govt doing ??? cancel crushing licence...

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    What Kumbakarna CM is doing?Perhapes not come out of Biriyani mood!!!

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  • ashok shetty, shirva

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    Where is the present and X MLA both are filled there pocket and now nobody is there to see peoples problem very bad.

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  • ravichandran, mangalore

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    WITHOUT STONE CRUSHING
    HOW YOU WILL GET JELLI TO CONSTRUCT HOUSE..
    YENO BANTU GRAHACHARA I JANAGALIGE,
    STONE CRUSHING UNIT BEDA
    HOLE HOIGE TEGEYOUDU BEDA
    KEMP KALLU TEGEYOUDU BEDA

    MANE HEG KATTETIRO INNU MUNDE

    IGANE HOIGE, JELLI, KEMPUKALLU BELE
    CHINNAD BELE YAGIDE.

    INNU MUNDE VAJRAD BELEYAGTIROD NIJA

    I JANGALIYELLA DEVRE BUDDI KODBEK KANO.

    JANGALIG BERE KELSA ILLA
    REPORTARIGE BERE SUDDI YILLA

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Jul 24 2014

    Wish you all the best.
    However, of late, I must inform you that 'rising in unison' has not achieved much.Initially you rise and then you sleep.

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