COFFEE BOARD MEMBERS TO GO ON DELEGATION

Madikeri January 22

The members of the coffee board will take a special delegation to the central government to release coffee package on this 27th.

Former vice chairperson of Coffee Board and the present member Thara Aiyyamma, told in a press conference yesterday that they will meet the concerned ministers and secretaries to press the need for releasing coffee package.

She stated that the Coffee Board in its meeting held recently at Bangalore discussed the effects of untimely rainfall, unusual blossom and diseases affecting coffee crop in the district.

She disclosed that the Board has also written letter to the center urging the release of the package and also appealed to waive off loan and installments accrued before 2002.

Member Chandramathi ganesh spoke on the occasion and said that the board has released lakhs of rupees for the benefit of the children belonging to estate workers. 104 applications are received again for the study scholarship.

Another member Nada Belliappa hinted to the planters not to bifurcate themselves as small and big growers. Another member Fiaz Moosakutti was also present.

NATIONAL FLAG CALLS ATTENTION

The national flag caused a flutter at Somwarpet yesterday and the Taluk magistrate had to rush to a school for inspection.

Residents of Somwarpet called on scribes yesterday and alleged that the national Flag is used to swab the floor at St.Josephs school and is dried every day which can be witnessed. A band of scribes rushed to the school and saw that a flag was kept for drying, dirtied by slush.

The complaint reached the taluk magistrate and tahasildar Hiriyanna and he rushed to the spot.

The principal explained that the National Flag was found by a student in a drainage and he instructed him to wash and dry it. He denied having used it to swab the floor. A student was also called and he said that he found it in a drainage near the school. The tahasildar adviced the school principal to be careful with the Flag and treat it with respect.

Meanwhile the Bhajarangadal unit led by its president Mahesh Thimmaiah has given a written complaint to the tahasildar against the school and urged to initiate action against the erred. He has threatened to hold a protest if action is not initiated.