Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (EP)
Bantwal, Jul 24: “Out of Rs 3,000 crores approved for improvement of state highways as per proposal sent to the union government, Rs 205 crore have been released for the development of different roads in undivided Dakshina Kannada district,” said Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai.
Speaking after ground breaking ceremony for the development of Suratkal-Kabaka road worth Rs 18.83 crore under state highway project at Punchame near Polali on Saturday, July 23, he said that Rs 125 crore and Rs 80 crore have been released for Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts respectively.
Recollecting that he had sent a proposal to the union government under economic development project as per the suggestion of Infosys vice-president in 2010 when he was the MLA, he said that the proposal has helped for the release of funds.
“I am glad to have contributed in the development programmes of this area. The Puttur Vidhana Sabha constituency's Salethur-Vitla-Kabaka road will be developed at a cost of Rs 4 crore out of Rs 18.83 core. The present 5.5 metre-wide road will be widened to seven metres and made two-lane. The road will be laid with concrete in some places besides constructing 23 gutters. Road safety sign boards, warning boards and crash barriers will be erected. A project to develop Kshetra Polali field will be prepared soon.” Rai said.
“While a Samudaya Bhavan is being constructed at Benjanapadavu, Rs 50 lacs have been approved for the boundary wall for the taluk sports ground. Panjemangeshwara Bhavan and Ambedkar Bhavan work near taluk panchayat will be taken up soon,” he added.
Speaking on the occasion, taluk panchayat member Chandrashekar Shetty said that Bantwal Vidhana Sabha constituency is in the second place in development in state. “The efforts and achievements of Minister Ramanatha Rai is the reason for it. All-round development is possible when people support people’s representatives,” he said.
Taluk panchayat member Yashwanth Kotian, Shivaprasad, Mallika Shetty, BUDA president Pius Rodrigues, Kariangala gram panchayat president Chandravathi, former president Chandrashekar Bhandary, Badagabelloor gram panchayat vice-president Yogish Soorla, Congress leader B H Khader, contractor Iqbal Ahmed, PDO Nayana and others were present on the dais.
PWD assistant executive engineer Umesh Bhat presented the technical report. Chandrahasa Pallipadi welcomed. Panchayat member Veena Acharya proposed vote of thanks. Avinash Kadeshwalya compered the programme.