Udupi sand stir: Pejawar Seer to fast on Nov 10th

Team Udayavani, Nov 2, 2018, 11:13 AM IST

Udupi: Pejawar Seer has said that he will fast for a day on November 10 when the district will be observing a dawn to dusk bandh in protest against ban on sand extraction. The seer also met members of Maralu Horata samiti who are protesting for an eighth day in front of DC office in Manipal on Thursday, November 1^st.

“Excess sand extraction is harmful to the nature. We need agriculture and industry, but it should go hand in hand. Kerala flooding was the example as how the nature can react to anti-nature activities,” observed the Seer.  

“If there is no sand, there will be no development in the district. At the same time nature and the environment should not be get affected because of it. “Let this issue get a scientific end. May SC/ST community people also get permit to extract sand. Let the state government and officials take action to solve the problem,” he said.

The Seer chanted ‘Vishnu Sahasranama’ on the protest ground and prayed that sand issue gets solved in a positive manner.