<p class="title">Port, Fisheries and Muzrai Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary, along with his wife Shantha, offered ‘bagina’ to River Swarna, which is in full spate near Sheembra on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was accompanied by MLA Raghupathi Bhat. Poojary later told reporters that the sand problem will be resolved within 15 days as the district administration was addressing the issue on a priority basis.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>‘Resolving problem’</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The administration is keen on resolving the problem at the earliest, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Responding to the tragic incident of Suvarna Tribhuja fishing boat, the minister said that the Central government will offer compensation to the families of the fishermen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“A missing fisherman’s family was not been able to repay the Rs 25 lakh loan. But the chief minister has promised to extend all help,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On his new responsibilities, Poojary said that he would attempt to improve the dilapidated ports and harbours across the coastal districts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Fisheries sector also has been encountering problems. I will focus on the problems and recommend fishermen to be placed under the unorganised sector labour,” he promised.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>‘Remove legal obstacles’</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that elaborate plans had been chalked out in order to remove legal obstacles in the process of bringing fishermen under the unorganised sector.<br />A meeting was held on the proposal with officials concerned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister, responding to a demand by Krishnamurthy Shivatthaya, trustee of the temple committee for an approach road, promised to chalk out plans to improve facilities at the religious place.</p>
<p class="title">Port, Fisheries and Muzrai Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary, along with his wife Shantha, offered ‘bagina’ to River Swarna, which is in full spate near Sheembra on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was accompanied by MLA Raghupathi Bhat. Poojary later told reporters that the sand problem will be resolved within 15 days as the district administration was addressing the issue on a priority basis.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>‘Resolving problem’</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The administration is keen on resolving the problem at the earliest, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Responding to the tragic incident of Suvarna Tribhuja fishing boat, the minister said that the Central government will offer compensation to the families of the fishermen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“A missing fisherman’s family was not been able to repay the Rs 25 lakh loan. But the chief minister has promised to extend all help,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On his new responsibilities, Poojary said that he would attempt to improve the dilapidated ports and harbours across the coastal districts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Fisheries sector also has been encountering problems. I will focus on the problems and recommend fishermen to be placed under the unorganised sector labour,” he promised.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>‘Remove legal obstacles’</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that elaborate plans had been chalked out in order to remove legal obstacles in the process of bringing fishermen under the unorganised sector.<br />A meeting was held on the proposal with officials concerned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister, responding to a demand by Krishnamurthy Shivatthaya, trustee of the temple committee for an approach road, promised to chalk out plans to improve facilities at the religious place.</p>