Urban Development minister, Vinay Kumar Sorake inaugurated the formal function and delivering his inaugural address said, “Aati celebration shows the difficult time and food habit of those days. Due to urbanisation traditional celebrations of Tulunadu is missing. Somewhere village tradition has extended to towns also. In past certain traditional celebrations were taking place in Aati month and now in order to keep the tradition alive associations are holding programs on Aati. This is helping present generation to know about past celebrations”, he said.
Speaking about the government support for Tulu Mr Sorake said, “State government has sanctioned Rs 5 crore to protect and develop the birth place of Koti Chennaya in Puttur. This will preserve 230 garadis and nemotsava places of Tulunad. With the help of all Billava community leaders Koti Chennaya birth place will be developed”, he said.
Study chair named after 'Narayana Guru Swami' is proposed with the fund of Rs 2 crore in Assembly. This will help to spread the message of seer, he added.
'Greater Mangalore' project
Speaking at the sidelines of the formal function Vinay Kumar sorake said, “Mangalore is proposed for “Greater Mangalore” project. Under this project Mulky and Ullal urban local bodies will come under Mangalore City Corporation. A plan to upgrade and join Hubli and Dharwad is going on. Double-decker busses will be extended for another 20km and planning to introduce to Mangalore too”, he said.
“We have found the permanent solution for drinking water crisis and drainage problem in Mangalore. Soon second phase work of vented dam will be started and drainage plans under KUDSEMP. Asian development scheme which was in Bangalore and Mysore is going to get extended to Mangalore also”, he said.
During the formal function Vinay Kumar Sorake and MLA, Karkal, Sunil Kumar was facilitated.
President of Akhila Bharatha Billavara Union Naveen D Suvarna, President of Billava Mahila Sangha Sumalatha N Suvarna and others were present.
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