Mangalore : Karavali Jeevanadhi Netravati Rakshana Samiti members, staged a ‘Rail roko’ protest under the leadership of former MLA Vijay Kumar Shetty, to opposing the proposed Netravati river diversion( Yettinahole project) at Kankanady railway station on Tuesday January 28.

More than 80 members gathered in front of Karwar – Bangalore train for about 20 minutes. They demanded that the state government should be withdrawn proposed project.

The foundation stone laying ceremony for this project is scheduled on Januray 31. The committee members said that the central and state government must cancel the project, the central government, the chief minister, and state ministers and other officials to understand the river diversion issue.

Leaders P V Mohan, M G Hegde, Dennis D’Silva, T K Sudhir, Krithin Kumar, corporator Prakash, Ramanand Poojary, Suresh Shetty, Hemanth Garodi, Hussain Katipalla, Abdul Sattar, Jayakar Samarth, Nelson and others were present at protest meet.