The first competitive ‘kambala’ (slush track buffalo race) to be held at the Palace Grounds in Bengaluru for two days from November 25, 2023 will have the longest ‘kare’ (slush track) measuring 155 metre against the normal 145 metre-long tack, according to Ashok Kumar Rai, Puttur MLA and president of Bengaluru Kambala Committee.
Speaking as guest of honour at Mangaluru Press Club on October 30, he said that a track in Karnataka’s coastal belt, the land of ‘kambala’ events, is 147 metre long. “It has been decided to have the longest track (in Bengaluru) as ‘kambala’ — which will be held for the first time outside the coastal belt — should be special in all aspects,” the MLA said.
