Udupi : A delegation of Malpe Fishermen’s Association led by Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat, met Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and urged him to cancel the order to install 250 HP engine to fisheries boats and to continue with the earlier order making it mandatory for fishing boats to have 350 HP engine itself.
The Chief Minister assured to fulfill the demand and instructed Aravind Jannu, Principal Secretary of the Fisheries Department and Veerappa Gowda, Fisheries Director to revoke the earlier order.
The delegation thanked the CM for his kind gesture.
Udupi District in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari, Hirianna Kidiyoor, President of Malpe Fishermen’s Association, Vasudev Salian, Secretary, Satish Kunder, Vijaya M Bangera, Dayanand K Suvarna and others were present.