Voting awareness programme at Panambur beach
The Hindu
SVEEP Committee in Mangaluru raises voting awareness through water sports at Panambur beach, attracting tourists and officials.
The Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee of Dakshina Kannada conducted a voting awareness programme through water sports on the Panambur beach here on Wednesday, April 10.
It created awareness through parasailing, jetski riding, banana riding, and through parasailing deep boat rides. The nodal officer of the SVEEP Committee and Chief Executive Officer of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat K. Anandh, Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada C.B. Ryshyanth participated in the awareness programme by displaying voting awareness placards.
As it was a government holiday on Wednesday many tourists gathered at the beach to watch the awareness drive.
Karkala MLA and former Minister V. Sunil Kumar, who came under fire as local Congress leaders in Karkala raised concerns over the authenticity of the 33-ft. Parashuram bronze statue, accused local Congress leaders and the State government of hindering a popular tourism project of Karkala for the past year.