Bidar: RDPR minister Eshwar B Khandre has directed Bidar district administration to investigate the discharge of toxic chemical waste from certain factories in Humnabad Industrial Area into Maniknagar stream and Guruganga and Meerja rivers, and to take strict action in accordance with the law. Having directed the DC in this regard, the minister stated that…
Bengaluru: With the rainfall deficit burgeoning, the govt has stepped up measures to ensure drinking water supply and generate employment in rural areas to prevent distress migration.Eshwar Khandre, minister, rural development and panchayat raj Monday said 178 taluks are facing rainfall deficiency, while 60 taluks have recorded a severe deficit. He said the govt has…
RDPR Minister Eshwar B Khandre displays video footage to substantiate his claim that the land allotted to HMT in Bengaluru is forest land. During his previous stint as Forest Minister, Khandre had ordered the reclamation of the land from HMT, triggering a bitter face-off with Union Industries Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Bengaluru: The HMT land…
Hassan: Forest minister Eshwar B Khandre on Tuesday said the govt has planned to set up an elephant soft release centre over 2,000 hectares to reduce human-elephant conflict.Speaking to reporters at the Gendekatte Forest Guest House, he said hundreds of elephants are straying outside the forests in Hassan, Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru districts. The elephant soft…
