Newskarnataka – Mangalore

By Sandhya Soans

Mangalore: Under the leadership of former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty, the Netravati Rakshana Samiti staged a protest by blocking Hampankatta signal as they sat and shouted slogans against the government demanding to withdraw the Yettinahole project.

Addressing the protestors Vijaykumar Shetty, said, “I am overwhelmed that the whole district has stood-up against this unscrupulous act of diverting our Netravati River although on the other hand it is also sad that around 200 people have been arrested in Chikaballapura for protesting against the project.”

Warning that the protest may get fiercer if government does not withdraw the project, he said, “We will continue this protest till justice is done  and the project is withdrawn. Although this is a voluntary bundh,  the government is indirectly responsible for this dark day in the district.”

The agitators burnt the Paramashivaiah project report and the Yettinahole project report copies displaying their condemnation towards the initiative.. They moreover urged the state government to  reject both the reports and drop the project.

Denis D’Silva, Shashiraj Shetty Kolambe, Dinesh Holla, Uttam Alva, Dinkar Chandra Shetty and others were present.The members also called upon the public and the youth to support them for other protests to Save Netravati  in the up-coming days.