Udupi: Newspapers and KRRS leaders had accused Udupi Pejawar Math’s esteemed monk Swami Vishwesha Treetha for meddling in Udupi Power Corporation Ltd., which had polluted water and fields in and around Udupi district and its environments.

Swamiji had even negotiated with UPCL on receiving Complaints from his disciples about polluted atmosphere and grounds around Padubidri, Ellur, and suburbs of Udupi, to see if UPCL could stop production of power by coal.

UPCL has accordingly stopped the power production for indefinite period, as coal stocks were not available from Andhra.

Local minister Dr. V.S. Acharya had protected UPCL along with some selfish MLAs of BJP. The Udupi Swamiji called those who supported such harmful projects, as anti-social elements on November 1.

Udupi MP, DVS Gowda is CM now, and had opposed UPCL. The seer told him during Jan Chetan Rath Yatra in Udupi on October to disapprove of UPCL second unit.

UPCL is now in shocks and does not function. An expert committee formed to study the impacts of UPCL and report to the Governments has not done so. Swamiji categorically stated on November 2 Wednesday, that UPCL should be closed down, of an adverse report is given by the Probe Committee.

He debunked Union minister M.V. Moily for his abusive remarks on Math monks.