http://www.thehindu.com/2010/03/20/stories/2010032053690300.htm
Karnataka - Hassan Dalits seek facilities Staff Correspondent HASSAN: Dalits leaders complained about harassment and appealed for better facilities, at the Hassan taluk SC, ST Hitharakshana Committee meeting, chaired by Tahsildar Rudrappaji Rao, here on Friday. The leaders appealed for road connectivity to Dalit areas under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act. In Karle village, the approach road to the Dalit colony had been encroached upon, while in Nittur village, there was no road to Ambedkar Bhavan, they said. They also complained that the Dalit families were prevented from taking water from borewells in Ballekere village in Shettyhalli Gram Panchayat. Mr. Rao assured them that action would be taken.
