With no bridge or road, these K’taka villagers travel in coracle to cross river each day
The alternative route by land from Holekudige village of Chikkamagaluru district, too, has been encroached by a sprawling estate.
Development
After almost 42 years, this tribal colony in Karnataka is finally getting electricity
Being surrounded by forest, drawing power lines here was prohibited and so the Malekudiya tribal colony near Mangaluru had an unreliable supply of electricity.
Watch: This ‘scooter’ can climb arecanut trees in 30 seconds
Based on the mechanism of the bike, 60-year-old Ganapathi has been developing the machine over the last two years.
Techie turned agriculturist Yathish Shetty’s online-portal for farmers
Close 50 locals farmers have listed their produce on the portal and its ‘organic-stalls’ have already been featured at IT campuses, local parks and trade-fairs.
Why Mangalore citizens feel that the #10yearchallenge was made for them!
Last year some residents even held a mock ‘birthday party’ of the flyover, along with birthday pops, complete with songs, cakes and celebration just to draw the attention of the authorities.