Mangaluru: Dharmadikari Dr. D Veerendra Heggade on December 9 conferred the Ullal Srinivas Mallya Honorary Award on the International Saxophonist Dr. Kadri Gopalnath at the Town Hall here..
The award, instituted in memory of Ullal Srinivas Mallya by the Mangaluru City Corporation consists of Rs 1 Lakh cash and a citation.
On the occasion, Yakshagana Bhagwath Raghuram Rao, K A Rohini (Education) and Poovamma (Sports) were honoured with a cash award of Rs 50,000 each and a citation for their contribution in their respective fields.
Dr. Veerendra Heggade, in his address, said, “Ullal Shrinivas Mallya was a parliamentarian who would solve problems with his great intellect. He was also known as a trouble-shooter. Though Mallya spoke very less in the parliament, his contribution to the district is immense. With his intellect he used to solve the political problems. He had a vast vision for the future of this district and was successful in materialising the dream. Ullal Shrinivas Mallya was successful in bringing the international airport, railway station, national highway and independent radio station to the district.”
District In-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai, MLA J R Lobo, Mayor Kavitha Sanil, MLC Ivan D’ Souza and others were present.
Corporator Shashidar Hegde welcomed the gathering.