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Minister in-charge of Mysuru territory H. C. Mahadevappa categorically stated that the KSIC Filature Factory astatine T. Narasipur volition not beryllium unopen down amid speculation implicit a connection to construct a stadium connected a information of its land.
Addressing reporters successful Mysuru connected March 2, the Minister clarified that creaseless functioning of the factory, which supplies earthy silk to weaving units and besides for the accumulation of the celebrated Mysuru Silk sarees, and continued silk accumulation stay the apical precedence of the authorities of Karnataka, and not the projected sports facility.
“The projected stadium is not a prestige contented for the authorities of Karnataka. If it cannot beryllium constructed there, alternate sites tin beryllium explored. There is nary volition to disrupt operations astatine the mill oregon impact workers,” helium said, adding that the contented is being wrongly interpreted and politicised.
This is the archetypal elaborate effect from Dr. Mahadevappa, who is besides the MLA for T. Narasipur, pursuing the contention surrounding the connection to conception a stadium connected KSIC mill land. He emphasised that nary determination has been taken regarding the sports facility, and that the authorities had ne'er made immoderate announcement of a program to adjacent the factory.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (centre) receiving a memorandum from Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (3rd from right) who urged dropping the program to conception a stadium connected KSIC filature mill onshore successful T. Narasipura. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Referring to concerns raised by stakeholders, helium said Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and submitted a memorandum seeking extortion for the factory.
“We guarantee that silk accumulation volition not beryllium affected. The silk from Mysuru has planetary recognition. There is nary question of its closure. In fact, Mr. Siddaramaiah has consistently supported the maturation of sericulture during his tenure,” the Minister said.
The Minister said the KSIC Managing Director and the Secretary of the Sericulture Department precocious briefed him connected the matter. Of the 14 acres of mill land, 3.5 acres had been earmarked for a silk market, which has not materialised. The projected sports installation is said to necessitate lone 1.5 acres.
Dr. Mahadevappa added that helium has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru to behaviour a associated tract inspection on with officials from the Sericulture, Youth Empowerment and Sports departments. A last determination volition beryllium taken aft a elaborate introspection of the proposal. “If the connection affects the factory, its operations, oregon its workers successful immoderate way, alternatives volition beryllium explored,” helium assured.
Workers of the KSIC Filature Factory are connected an indefinite onslaught demanding that the portion beryllium safeguarded, and its operations protected.
NGOs, activists, and members of assorted organisations person besides staged protests, urging the authorities of Karnataka not to conception the projected stadium astatine the outgo of the KSIC factory. They person called for implicit withdrawal of the program to utilise mill onshore for a sports facility.
Mr. Wadiyar and erstwhile MP Pratap Simha person besides demanded that the mill onshore should not beryllium utilized for the stadium project, stressing the request to support the historical silk unit, and safeguard the interests of its workers.
