Udupi: Brainy district without heart? Migrant labourers, children lead hellish life


Harshini Brahmavar

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP) 

Udupi, Aug 24: Although Udupi has famously been known since ages as the district of the brainy, it is also home to a large number of migrant labourers who never send their children to school. These children face vagaries of day-to-day life and the climate. These labourers have become worried as they have become displaced on account of heavy rains which pounded Karnataka coast this time. 

Migrant labourers who come to this district have to lead a life of the destitute as without homes they have no other shelter to fall back on. 

A large group of labourers who have come to this district seeking greener pastures have been leading pitiable life under the thin plastic roof that is unable to withstand heavy downpour. In the past, these labourers had set up huts here but they were evicted. Now they have come back and opted to lead a vulnerable life again to be able to feed their families. 

 

The highway side also happens to be the spot where they attend to calls of the nature. They use rainwater for bath. Innumerable politicians and government officials move on this road on a daily basis. They either do not notice the plight of these families or do not have to will to bring changes in the lives of these labourers. 

The women folk of these families use water which has accumulated in the pothole on the road for washing their clothes. They can be seen taking bath in semi-nude state by the side of the highway everyday next to a stinking pile of garbage. A number of small children live with their parents here. Already people are suffering from various diseases on account of polluted water. The deterioration in the health condition of these people who use filthy water for their daily chores is hard to guess. Service buses known for reckless driving zoom past on the road where they live and do other activities. There is every chance of accident happening here. 

Social worker, Vishu Shetty, has pointed out that a large number of government buildings and halls have remained vacant in the town and street dogs have made these buildings their homes. He has urged the district administration and child welfare department to make provisions for these migrant labourers to stay in these buildings at least during the rainy season as it extends protection to young children. He said that the families need to be provided with alternative place to live instead of taking legal and disciplinary steps against them, on humanitarian grounds. 

  

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  • Joel D'souza, Karkala

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    The employer's of these migrant labourers should take complete responsibility for providing them with shelter or a good and safe temporary place to stay. Else action should be taken against the people who are providing work for these migrant labourers with kid's.

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  • Sukanya, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    Whose fault is it? Is it the people of udupi? Or the people who chose to live like this?

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  • SmR, Karkala

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    Udupi was brainy till the intellectuals like Manipal group founder M.A. Pai, Corporation bank founder Haji Abdullah, Environmentalist Kota Shivram Karanth and Udupi Ramachandra Rao from ISRO is alive.
    Now even 100% litracy this district of brainy only prefer to vote on Hindutva rather than development.

    When people have lost the ability to think, the mercy in their heart also diminishes. Perhaps migrant laborers and children are born with this fate.

    Jai Hind

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  • Amma, Udupi

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    People have to earn a living and take care of themselves. Nobody gives Udupi people free house or amenities when they go to other places. Government can help by eliminating corruption and lethargy in its departments.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    Next year we will overtake China population wise!

    Only solution is controlling the population or there will be no end to this!!

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  • Prakash, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    Its a painful situation throughout India. DC's should be given authority and funds for a makeshift arrangement every monsoon.
    Calling ourselves brainy is also a non brainier thing maybe!!

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  • Socialist, Udupi

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    Our government officials and PDO's are sooo hungry for money, they wont give permission for building homes, arranging borewells, wells, etc unless they get money undertable. For all applications they find one other mistakes and reject it, saying public opposed, members opposed, rules like that rules lile this.... If give money no rules. Even Tahasildar to Last to last member in district administration working on money.
    So, what else poor peoples or farmers can do?
    Government starts online services, but for each and every service one must go to panchayath or taluk, whats the use of online service?? Why they not functioing properly? Because if worked properly how these officials will get money !?
    Medias not interested in helping comon peoples.

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  • AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    You are speaking about brains without heart. What about the restlessness at Yediyurappa's office as many MLAs fight to be made minister to minister/serve the helpless people of the State? The desire to serve is so great, it keeps these MLAs sleepless nights together.

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  • suhail, mangalore

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    The above problem purely belongs to State and Central Governmemt, the goverment should make india from slum free India, ................. in many cases Indian Govermnet, NGO and Chirstan Missionerys provides all the famility to the tribs and street vendors, but end of the day they tribes dont change their life style or imporove their living conditions and prefer to live the same way... Old habbits Die hard ....

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Seattle

    Sat, Aug 24 2019

    Please don't let create slums in Udupi like in Mumbai. Congress has unlimited experience in it, leading to haftas, adhar card allotment, roadside business of all 'sorts' and encroachment.

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