With the competitive Kambala (slush track buffalo race) scheduled to kick-start in Bengaluru for two days from this November 25, between 100 and 130 pairs of buffaloes are expected run in the race, according to K.S. Ashok Kumar Rai, president, Bengaluru Kambala Committee and MLA of Puttur in Dakshina Kannada.
Addressing presspersons here on Saturday after holding a preliminary meeting with the owners of Kambala race buffaloes, the MLA said that the Kambala will be organised on Palace Grounds for the global exposure to “folk sports” of Karnataka’s coastal region. The event will be held with the slogan “Bengaluru Kambala, Namma Kambala” under the auspices of Kamabla Committee of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod (Kerala) districts and Bengaluru Kambala Committee.
The participating buffaloes will be transported in lorries from the coastal belt on November 23 with their handlers, jockeys and owners. All the pairs will start from one identified place and will proceed to Bengaluru in a procession. They will halt in Hassan for about two hours where the animals will take rest. They will be provided with food and water at the resting place. There will be veterinary doctors and veterinary ambulances with the team to attend to any emergencies and health problems of animals.
