Udyavarites President Speaks

Dear Fellow Udyavarites and well wishers,

We Udyavarites Committee would like to thank you all whole heartedly, for the success of Udyavarites Monti Feast, celebrated on 24/09/2010 at Karama Hotel.

Being a decennial year of this organization, we find immense satisfaction, on our part as we were able to do pretty well, and achieve as we aimed to perform as a charitable organization.

Our special thanks to Rev. Fr. Canute Barboza. He is also from Udyavar. His presence and blessings made the celebration more meaningful and memorable.

We Udyavarites acknowledge strongly, the mighty hand of almighty God, and all your support rendered to us throughout all these years. However we need your continued support so that we may serve better.

We pray and wish that our patron saint St. Francis Xavier may bless and intercede for us all in all our needs.

Thank you one and All…..!!!!!!!

Vivian D'Silva
President - Udyavarites

Udyavarites UAE Celebrates Feast of Nativity (Monthi-Fest)

Report by : Louis Dante
Pics by     : Lancy Martis / Robin Machado

Dubai, Sep 24: It was an occasion for “Udyavarites - UAE” and friends to celebrate the feast of nativity in honour of our lady and to share a meal (fruits of the new corn) together with family and friends. The annual celebration of the MONTI FEAST also had a special significance to the UDYAVARITES who complete 10 years of forming the group and successfully contributing to some worthwhile causes in and around the Udyavar.

“Udyavarites” natives of the restive back water town - Udyavara living in the UAE were joined by well wishers and friends at the Tantra Banquet Hall of the Karama Hotel in Dubai for a day of celebrations with families and friends alike.

The Master of the ceremony Mr. Uttam Menezes set sail on a fun packed day with the melodies from Thushar Kuruvitage and Monica Valder along eminent Udyavarite Robert Fernandes who sang sentimental Konkani numbers and cheered the gathering with great music.

The Udyavarites had the honour of having a priest of their own Fr. Canute Barboza from Udyavar to bless the new corn and to pray for the wellbeing of the families and large number of little children gathered. There was the customery showering of flowers by gentle children who gracefully honoured our mother showering with colourful flowers.

As for the well wishers gathered there were quiz questions much to do with refreshing memories of the native life and style which present generations kids and youngsters were left to think and look for clues.

Little children put up some brave acts walking the ramp and demonstrating some brilliant Fancy Dress presentations. Young bunch of boys and girls presented few “nachbaliye” style dance performances along with singing in Konkani expressing the love for the language back home in Udyavara. Native Konkani language was again the theme of the brilliant skits acted out by the very able and dynamic stage actors among Udyavarites i.e. Antony, Donald, Jefrey, Joachim, Robert, Veena and Vivian under the able guidance and direction of Gilbert. 

There were competitions, spot quiz, prizes and gifts for all who tried their skills and played their part in making the day very enjoyable and memorable one.

The president of the Udyavarites outlined the various good works that were undertaken in support of the needy through the past ten years and called on all the new members and well wishers to be more interactive to make more of the opportunities that present themselves from time to time. He also requested all to log on to the blog http://www.udyavarites.blogspot.com/ to be able to track news and post views and to make the community more vibrant even in the e-world.

It was a day to thank and pray for all the benefactors and well wishers who have been with the Udyavarites in times of need with their good deeds with their generous contributions that go a long way into strengthening making Udyavarites a vibrant community here in the United Arab Emirates.

Udyavarites Nativity Feast Sept. 2010 - ಮೊಂತಿ ಫೆಸ್ತಾಕ್ ಯೆಯಾತ್..

ಉದ್ಯಾವರೈಟ್ಸ್ ಮೊಂತಿ ಫೆಸ್ತ್ ಆಚರಣ್ 2010:

ದೀಸ್   : ಸುಕ್ರಾರಾ 24  ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2010
ವೇಳ್   : 11:30 AM ಥಾವ್ನ್ 5:00 PM
ಜಾಗೊ : ತಂತ್ರ ಕ್ಲಬ್ - ಹೋಟೆಲ್ ಕರಾಮ, ದುಬಾಯ್

ಚಡಿತ್ ವಿವರಾಕ್ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ್ ಕರಾ:
ಜೆರಾಲ್ಡ್ ಪಿರೇರಾ (ಸ್ಥಾಪಕಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ ಉದ್ಯಾವರೈಟ್ಸ್ ಸಂಘಟನ್, ಯು.ಎ.ಇ.)
ಮೊಬಾಯ್ಲ್ : 050 4961235

Udyavarites Nativity Feast Celebrations 2010:

Date  : Friday, 24th September 2010
Time  : 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue: Tantra Club Hall - Hotel Karama, Dubai

All Udyavarites Are Cordially Invited.

For details, please contact:
Mr. Gerald Pereira (Founder President - Udyavarites U.A.E.)
Mobile : 050 4961235



Vivian D'Silva
President - Udyavarites

Udyavar Parisara Samithi’s Style Of Functioning Comes Under Fire

News Courtesy: Canara Times – 16 Sept. 2010

UDUPI: The Parisara Grama Samrakshana Samithi of Udyavar which has taken over the reins of administration of Udyavar Gram Panchayat with a promise to protect environment, has now completely neglected the cleanliness aspect, thereby disappointing the people who elected it to power.

Heaps of wastes are lying indisposed since the past several months on the roadside adjacent to the fish market in the heart of Udyavar town. Today, people living in the vicinity are forced to bear this stench emanating from the piled up wastes.

Though several panchayat members had raised this matter at the panchayat meetings, so far there has been no favourable response from the administration of the panchayat that rose to power on the pretext of protecting environment.

Villagers say if the erstwhile panchayat administration was regular in garbage disposal; the present administration has been testing the patience of the people through its lackadaisical approach.

Picture of Chembukal Rock (Udyavar's Mount Everest)

With a huge wall built of stones on the top, Udyavar's Chembukal Rock (so called Udyavar's Mount Everest by school children) looks totally different.   This picture was taken 3 months ago.

Two Parties Join To Form A Committee In The Interest Of The Village

News Coutesy: Deccan Chronicle

May 2: If every political party worker in Karnataka has taken gram panchayat election as a prestige issue, here’s one place in Udupi district where workers from two political parties have shed their differences to form a committee in the interest of the village.

Shedding their differences, workers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress in Udyavar have joined hands to form the Grama Samrakshana Samithi and work for the development of the village.

With 29 members, Udyavar Gram Panchayat is the third biggest gram panchayat in the region and has been a bastion of the Congress.

However, things are likely to change this time as strongmen in the panchayat belonging to the Congress and BJP have come together to contest the polls under the banner of “Grama Samrakshana Samithi,” or Village Protection Committee. The committee has fielded 28 candidates, including president of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee, Udupi, Vijay Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party), and former taluk panchayat member Bhaskar Kotian (Congress).

“Our main intention is development of the village and to keep it away from harmful and pollutant industries like fish mills. Three fish mills were set up in our village recently despite strong opposition from us. None of the elected representatives came to listen to our problem and fight for our cause. Thus, we have formed a committee for the protection of our village and will contest elections,” Mr Vijay Kumar told Deccan Chronicle.

“There has been no development in our village. Thus, we formed a committee and fielded candidates who will work for the welfare of the village. We hope to win atleast 20 seats out of 28 we are contesting,” he said. Members of the committee admitted that they endured opposition from their party.

Pollution By Fish Mills Is The Main Issue In Gram Panchayat Elections

Udyavar has been a Congress bastion - It has been winning here for the last 30 years

Ganesh Prabhu

News Courtesy : The Hindu
Pollution caused by three fishmeal companies is a major issue.  There are 29 seats in the Udayavar Gram Panchayat

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Udyavar (Udupi District): The pollution caused by three fishmeal companies is the major issue in the elections to the Udyavar Gram Panchayat here.

Udyavar village was in news when violence erupted on February 20 against the laying of pipelines for discharge of effluents into the Arabian Sea, leading to clamping of prohibitory orders.

Hitherto, only candidates supported by the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party were contesting the elections.

The pollution issue has changed the nature of elections. Now, a third non-political outfit namely, Grama Samarakshana Samiti, has come into existence.

This gram panchayat has 8,259 voters, comprising 4,446 women and 3,813 men. It has 29 seats. Congress-backed Candidates have been winning here for the last 30 years.

Leader of the samiti Vijaykumar Udyavar said that the major demand of his organisation was making the three fishmeal companies install effluent treatment plant (ETP) and smell treatment chamber, immediately. The ETP would lead to treated effluents being released into the water.

Release of effluents into the sea was creating pollution. The foul smell emanating from the fishmeal companies could be controlled by the Smell Treatment Chamber, Mr. Udyavar said.

Quick response

Congress leader Udyavar Manjunath said the gram panchayat had dealt with the pollution crisis quickly by withdrawing permission. But the three companies had obtained a court stay, he said.

Deputy Commissioner P. Hemalatha said the companies had submitted a proposal to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board for upgrading the ETP. As a result, they had been allowed to function in the present state till July 3. But the KPSCB had given them a deadline till the end of monsoon for upgrading the ETP, she said.

Public opinion

Raghu, an autorickshaw driver, said the pollution caused by the fishmeal plants was causing health problems to the people.

The smell emanating from the fishmeal plants at night was unbearable. The gram panchayat had not done much about it, he said.

Sharada, a fisherwoman, said that the fair price depots in the village were cheating the people. Rice at subsidised rate was not being offered to the below the poverty line (BPL) card-holders in these depots. “We have to buy rice at Rs. 20 a kg. The pollution has adversely affected fish catch,” she said.

Padma, another fisherwoman, agreed that the fish catch had gone down. Ramesh, an farm worker, alleged that the fair price depots charged higher price for subsidised Kerosene. “We are ignorant of Government schemes for the welfare of poor people”, he said.

Jalaja Poojarti, a resident, said there was no cleanliness in the village. People were dumping garbage in the drains or on roadside. This was choking the storm-water drains, she said.

HDI

Udyavar is in seventh place in the taluk in the human development index (HDI) chart as per the District Human Development Report 2008. The population of Udyavar Gram Panchayat is 11,386. Of them, 5,984 are women and 5,402 men). This panchayat has 500 people belonging to Scheduled Castes and 45 belonging to Scheduled Tribes.