Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)
Mangaluru, Mar 20: The tourism development corporation has released Rs one crore to organise 20 Kambala events in Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi districts. The cheques of Rs 50 lac each were handed over to the deputy commissioners of the two districts by minister C P Yogeshwar.
Deputy commissioner of DK, Dr K V Rajendra, received the cheque from the minister.
It may be recalled, with an aim to support the traditional sport of the coastal region, the Kambala event (buffalo race) the state government on March 18 had approved the fund of Rs 100 lac through Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, Bengaluru, to hold the event in DK and Udupi districts.
The government had approved Rs 50 lac for 10 Kambalas (Rs 5 lac to each Kambala) in Dakshina Kannada and Rs 50 lac to 10 Kambalas of Udupi district.