Mangaluru: Cargo service from Karnataka to Lakshadweep stopped, Kerala reaps benefit


Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Jun 2: For the past one and a quarter year, since the coronavirus pandemic began, Karnataka has not transported any goods to Lakshadweep Union Territory (UT) with which the state has a huge economical tie. This has caused hundreds of crore of rupees of revenue to the state exchequer. In turn, Kerala has taken the advantage and is supplying all goods to the UT since the onset of coronavirus pandemic.

Around 30% of items like groceries, daily use items, cement, iron, asphalt and sand were transported to Lakshadweep from Old Port at Bunder in the city. Rest were being supplied from Cochin and Beypore ports in Kerala. However, for the past one and a half year 100% goods are transported from Kerala to Lakshadweep as Karnataka imposed lock down.


Ship from Mangaluru to Lakshadweep (file photo)

Around four to five ships used to transport more than 100 tonnes each of goods to Lakshadweep from Old Port in Bunder every week. In addition, one ship used to leave from Old Port carrying passengers and material.

Entrepreneur and secretary of Bunder labourers’ union B K Imtiyaz says that since last year only three times the goods vessel was allowed to transport material to Lakshadweep.

Hundreds of labourers have lost their livelihood because of stoppage of goods transport to Lakshadweep from the city. There are around 300 to 400 labourers dedicated for this work. Every year many people of Karnataka go to Lakshadweep to work. Residents of Lakshadweep come to Mangaluru and buy things. But all these activities are stopped due to the prohibition imposed by the state government.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • roy Indian, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    i head our MP nalin kumar is from Kerala is it true . if it is true so only he is quite in this issue .

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  • Dhiraj, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    What are our MP's and other leaders doing.? It is a huge economic loss for Mangalore. Relationship between Mangalore and Lakshadweep has been age-old. The leaders must immediately stepin and restore normal trade and cultural relations.

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  • BhakSala, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    I strictly instruct Modi ji to make Kerala a union territory not long a go to Lakshadweep was a part of grater Mangalore but due to some wrong mapping by central government Lakshadweep became UT and people from Kerala took full advantaged by fishing in Lakshadweep and exploiting the natural resource and now again they are taking advantage due to this pandimic i strictly instruct Karnataka navy to take immediate actin on Kerala fisher man and start airlifting of essential items to Lakshadweep and also keep our navy and air force on alert and this is my order ..Jai Mangalore Lakshadweep jai Karnataka

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  • SHILPA, chickmagalur

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    MR PILI MANGALORE what connection you have with the lakshwadeep , try to visit one time and see in what condition the people are living. the people were living over there, without any crime, fighting, blaming and what is your expectation now. it is like a union territory. try to face the finger on your side, what are you doing now and how you are helping the citizens during the lock down period and to how many people you fed so far, just keep quite now and do not create panic to the present situation. see how the individuals and trustees working hard during the lock down and helping the needy ones by feeding them.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Are you official spokesperson of Lakshshadweep ?

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  • Pili, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Two children, ban beef, property takeover ..with these new rules from lakshadweep it will become Croredweep.

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  • francis lobo, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Has anybody read about a law passed by the LG Praful Khoda Patel, of Lakshadweep that only goods to be transported from Mangalore port and not from Kerala port. Then why the LG is not enforcing the new law ?. Is he only passing the law and sleeping? What our MP & MLA's doing to implement ?.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nallasopara

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    People in Kerala are Educated ...

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  • Hussein, Moodbidri

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Yes. Only state in India, where you cannot mislead them. There were many attempts to break their unity. But, they continue their unity, hardwork, education and their culture.

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  • John Tauro, M'lore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    So much educated that highest number from this state had joined ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

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  • Rony Thomas, Cochin

    Thu, Jun 03 2021

    I am from Kerala and I am sick of hearing this self praise called Kerala is 100% literate. Yes so what?! Knowing how to read is not enough in 21st century. We r still backward, we don't have industries, our food comes from TN and Karnataka and we have a creeping jihadi problem. Apparently, we are reading all the wrong things because ISIS had the most number of recruits from Kerala. So, enough of this self glorification. I want development in Kerala at par with Mumbai, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Noida. Can Kerala compete with any of these cities? Of course not. All our people go outside Kerala because we lack a development vision. We r satisfied with reading and that's about it. Grow up and make some product that benefits the country or event the state.

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  • Mera Desh, Bharat

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Karnataka state now worsts than Somalia....in fact there are 27 B J PPPPP useless MPs and 7 BJPPPP useless MLAs. Then what they are doing....hiding somewhere inside due to 2nd wave deadly Corona outbreak in the entire rural area of Mangalore-Udupi.

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  • Kitta, MLORE

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    NO RESTRICTION FOR BARKING IN INDIA

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  • BSR, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    @kitta, sad that truth sounds like bark to you? Because of their competent leaders they are reaping benefits. And because of our useless leaders here we lost existing deals. Instead of doing some actual work all they do is blaming others

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  • Netizen, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Bengalis and Keralites are only two state in India believed to be having intelectual brains.

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  • Sameer, Riyadh

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Mangalore is a loser in all sense. Every outsider has siezed the opportunity to claim what belonged to Mangaloreans including airport, banks, train services and now airport. Even IT office was supposed to be shifted to Goa. Mangaloreans get 'babaji ka thullu'

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  • kujuma, mangaluru

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    generally speaking keralites work hard compared to the mangas of mangagala ooru... sad to say that I was also born brought up and liviing in mlore..here the laboures work one day and take two day holiday and play cricket and drink gangasara.. so it is quite natural that nothing will get developed in mlore. Even hospitals keralite nurses, educational institutions also.. Kudla is only for nonsense works like beef catching, love jihad type issues and all kinds of nonsense by the right wing hindu groups..

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  • Kabir, Cape town

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Kujuma. Your name and comments sounds funny. Mallus are worst than mangaloreans workers. There every work depends on the union hafta.

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  • kujuma, mangaluru

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    kabir,,andaz apna apna....

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  • Jason Dias, Niddodi/Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    You also have feel ashamed for the nation that you are born into !!! Nobody is forcing you to stay in our Mangaluru, we are find with the way we are !!! Kerala government is protesting for the LD administrator's move to shift using of Managluru port for the UT trades !!! Keralites are so union baaz that never allow any industry to flourish in their state, people go out to ork in other states or the gulf !!!

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  • Niranjan, Hiraidka

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Kujuma...if you so fond of kerala..why not go and settle down there..although your ancestor's place. You travelled long back to mangalore to do petty businesses as not any enivornment suitable in Kerala. Now again you praising Kerala...wherein killing stands number one in india. People are not safe in kerala as its hub of anti national activities. Most of keralites even do not know much of other states and there IQ is below zero. Do they converse in any other language apart from malalyee. While they meet anybody for the first time...even person wearing turban..will ask indaa malalyeela..eenda district....veetda eerara oondoo. These people spoiled job opportunities of others in the matter of pay packet. Always seen 24 hours boozing.

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  • John Tauro, M'lore

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Yes, Keralites work hard to oust people from other states. That's why Bal Thackeray was compelled to oust them from Mumbai.

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  • rolf, Dubai

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Kearla people was sucessfull in eliminating BJP virus. now they benefit.

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  • Niranjan, Hiraidka

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Pinarayi Vijayan is a Hindu.....!! Big blow to secular party congress where in people avoided them the most...which is earlier ' akshya parthe ' to them. BJP never in race either in Kerala or in TN. Even congress not able to win in Pudcherry a small state...inspite of having so huge workforce.

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  • rolf, Dubai

    Wed, Jun 02 2021

    Mr Niranjan. Penari Vijayan is true Hindu he has the vision of secular Ram Raj he do not devide he unite . Jai Go matha of Kerala.

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