Human chain formed on International Day of Democracy in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts

Human chain formed in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts to mark International Day of Democracy, with over 230k participants.

A human chain was formed in parts to mark the International Day of Democracy in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Sunday, September 15.

The chain from Shiroor in Udupi district to Sampaje in Dakshina Kannada via Udupi and Mangaluru cities covering 237 km had breaks in between.

The chain in Udupi was from Shrioor to Hejmady Tollgate while in Dakshina Kannada, it was from Hejmady to Sampaje. Though students from government, aided, and private educational institutions took part, it was not a complete chain.

The district administrations allotted specific locations to education institutes to assemble and form the chain. Principals and teachers too joined students to form the chain. For example, the chain was not complete between KPT Junction and Thumbe. There was a break in between Shiroor and Maravanthe in Udupi district.

The Mangaluru police had barred the movement of vehicles between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. on one side of the National Highways 66 and 75 between Hejamady and Arkula, to enable students to form a human chain. Two-way movement of vehicles was allowed on the other side of the two highways. This restriction was on the Hejamady – Bappanadu - Honnakatte - Baikampady - Panambur – Kuloor – Kottarachowki – Kuntikana – KPT Junction – Paduva Junction – Nantoor Junction – Bikarnakatte – Kaikamba – Padil – Kannur – Adyar – Sahyadri – Valachil – Arukula route.

Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament, Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur, Manjunath Bhandary, MLC, and councillors T. Praveenchandra Alva, M. Shashidhar Hegde, A.C. Vinayraj, Naveen R. D’Souza and Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan participated in human chain formed near KPT Junction.

According to an official release, 84,200 people took part in Dakshina Kannada.