Bantwal, 05 May 2017: The state administration appointed 3 non-officio members including Pius L Rodrigues from Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district for Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.
Venkataram from Mysuru, Suresh Gurappa Talawar from Belagavi and Pius L Rodrigues were appointed as non-officio members for 3-year term.
Pius is a leading electrical contractor and also serves as general secretary of DK District Congress Committee (DCC). He had also served as chairman of Bantwal Urban Development Authority.
He was designated as officio-member on the basis of recommendation by Ramanath Rai, minister for forests and DK district-in-charge.