Udupi: The work on a proposed fish mill unit near Balekudru School at Hangarakatte in progress since January 15 has been stopped in response to an indefinite protest against the unit. The protest was going on under the aegis of students and Balekudru Hitharakshana Vedike.
Following the protest by the people and students of the nearby school, Haladi Srinivas Shetty MLA visited the spot, promised support to the people and requested Assistant Commissioner Shilpanag to come to the spot. He met protesters and reviewed the documents of the fish mill unit. Later, the officials ordered to shut the work on the plant immediately as it doesn’t have the necessary permission to function in the area.
BJP leader Sheela Shetty, ZP Vice President Nalini Pradeep Rao, Taluk Panchayat President Raghavendra Kanchan and Jyoti Uday Kumar were present among others.