JOIN USDist admn to reclaim 1,700 acre 'DC manna land' in DK
Speaking at Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanthi celebration and distribution of books to poor kids organised by the district unit of Dalit Sangharsha Samithi here on Sunday, he said about 7,600 acre land was earmarked for SC/ST during the British period in the district.
Of which, 5,800 acre land has been given to the beneficiaries. In the remaining 1,800 acre land, 80 acre is with the district administration and the remaining has been encroached. In few places, the encroached land has been earmarked for the school, college, panchayat, play grounds. In many places, the rich and the private persons have encroached the land. The district administration is ready to reclaim the encroached land and distribute it among the beneficiaries, he said.
The district administration has already started the process of identifying the encroached land with the help of taluk administration and a report is being prepared. He said 24 acre land which was reclaimed by the district administration has been handed over to the real beneficiaries.
Ambedkar Bhavan
The DC said owing to the non availability of the land, the proposed Ambedkar Bhavan was delayed in the city. Now the district administration has earmarked two acre land near Urwa High School for the construction of the Bhavan. About 200 acre land identified in Sulkeri in Belthangady taluk will be utilised for the construction of the house for the tribals. As per the Karnataka SC & ST (PTCL) Act, 1978, the land meant for the SC/ST encroached by others will be reclaimed, he added.
Ambedkar a model
Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman Dr Madhav Bhandary said that the life of Dr B R Ambedkar is a model for all. Speaking at the 120th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar organised by Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samithi (Ambedkar faction) here, he said Ambedkar did not propagate blood revolution. Ambedkar’s principles help in instilling self confidence among depressed class. Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement SP T Sarvotham Pai said education is essential than money. The depressed class should attain wealth through education.