Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (KD/MB)
Udupi, Jul 28: MP Manorama Madhwaraj has urged the Union government to open a full fledged passport office in Mangalore.
Addressing the mediapersons here on Friday she said Mangalore is the fast developing city in Karnataka, and it has a major port and iswell connected with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other parts of the Gulf by air.
She said that city needs a full-fledged passport office instead of the existing collection centre. This centre would cater to the people of eight districts and as there had to be a minimum of 50,000 applications from any area to set up a passport office.
Maorama said as of now the city receives 56,000 applications annually.