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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Mar 3: All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Oscar Fernandes released the manifesto for the upcoming urban local body polls at Congress Bhavan on Saturday March 2.
A corruption free, developed, and clean city with transparency and effective rule is the motto of the Congress in the manifesto.
Other highlights include:
• Udupi being an education city when it comes to job, it has limitation so youngsters are depending more on hi-tech cities so there will be measures taken to attracts IT and BPOs company to invest in the district which will provide more and more job opportunities.
• Drinking water project from Varahi River
• Technical improvisation for water facilities
• Accurate use of Swarna 2nd phase, rain water harvesting, full time drinking water facility
• From the State and National grant, Udupi and nearby areas will be facilitated with a drainage system with manhole facility
• Waste collection and solid waste management- electricity and bio gas project
• Under JNUDM (Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Development Mission) schemes, for the development of the small town township (2005-12) Rs 40,000 crore has been set aside and Udupi will be included in this project
• Through this scheme Udupi will be facilitated with roads, drains, flyover water project, and electric
crematorium
• CNG gas line project will be brought to Udupi and pipeline gas connections will be provided to homes. Vehicle and fishing boat will use lower amounts of diesel.
• Use of appropriate methoods to collect all types of taxes
• Assurance not to hike the tax amount for next three years
• Women’s safety measures, CCTV at places, 24*7 help line and patrolling at night
• New passport office at district level will be started here
• Road development includes broadening and new road construction, four line roads at Adi-Udupi Malpe, MIT, and Parkala. Malpe, Padukere work will be completed.
• Circles at places; lay out road construction, parking improvisation, traffic signals and street light,s and use of LED lights.
• Malpe to Manipal and hi-tech bus stand and swimming pool, health department
• Udupi Government Hospital renovation at Rs 500 crore to make it hi–tech hospital
• Yoga and physiotherapy centers will be included
• Public toilet and its maintenance
• Pest control on the road to get rid of mosquitoes
• SC/ ST and financially poor people will be given financial aid with Rs 20 000, toilets for all homes, Rs 75,000 for house renovation projects
• Administration - implementation of new techniques, online interactive portal services, new staff CMC staff will get staff quarters, 10,000 immigrating workers will get housing facility
• Tourism - beach development, wind surfing and other divisions, Krishna Math maintenance, boarding and lodging facility
• Education - basic facilities for government schools, children will be given free books and computer and laboratory other facilities. Scholarships for students, training programmes for teachers. Parks and growing trees in the city will be priority aspects so also sports.
• “Hi –tech Udupi, dream Udupi” - major cities like Alavoor, Ambalpadi, Kidiyoor, Kadekar, Udyavar, Thenkanadiyoor, Bhada Nidiyoor and 80 Badagubettu will connect with Kalyanpur Bridge , Udyavar Bridge and Alavoor Bridge till Athradi. Including Ring road in the city for easy transportation, flyover, underpass, multi-floor parking lot, and Kinnimulki to Manipal - mono line road (single pillar).