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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Jun 1: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel along with Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyasa Kamath and Mangaluru North MLA Dr Bharath Y Shetty, flagged off a hi-tech oxygen-fitted ambulance dedicated for the public by Friends Ballalbagh Biruver Kudla here at Sri Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple on Tuesday June 1.
While people are suffering in the second wave of the pandemic, Biruver Kudla led by its founder president Uday Poojary, dedicated the ambulance to the people of Mangaluru.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said, “Several organizations have joined hands to tackle the pandemic. Similarly Biruver Kudla led by Uday Poojary is dedicating this hi-tech ambulance worth Rs 23 lac for the service of people in Mangaluru. The service will be free of cost which is appreciable. During the first wave of the pandemic, the organization had helped the needy distributing ration kits and medicines.”
The priest at the temple performed the opening rituals and MLA Vedavyasa Kamath drove the vehicle to set the good deed going.
MUDA chairman Ravishankar Mijar, president of Kudroli temple H S Sairam, chairman of KEONICS Harikrishna Bantwal, Ravindra Nikkam, Rakesh Poojary, Lathish Poojary, Jagadish Suvarna, actors Roopesh Shetty and and Pruthvi Ambar and others were present.
Uday Poojary is always in the forefront of helping the needy. In 2019, he was conferred with the district Rajyotsava award for his social service. Recognising his service, he was awarded the State Parivarthana Sri Award 2020.
Biruver Kudla is known for conducting tiger dances to raise funds for medical treatment of the needy.
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