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Govt. reviewing proposal to upgrade Udupi CMC as city corporation, says Laxmi Hebbalkar
State government is reviewing a proposal to upgrade Udupi City Municipal Council as city corporation council, Laxmi Hebbalkar, Minister in charge of Udupi district said on Friday.
Delivering Independence Day address in Udupi the Minister said that the proposal for up-gradation was sent to the government sometime ago.
The Minister said that the district received 30% above normal rainfall during the current monsoon. The government so far paid ₹1.14 crore as compensation to loss of life and damages to houses and other properties.
Pre-monsoon showers damaged standing crops on 31.63 hectares. Steps have been taken to provide compensation to farmers, she said.
Ms. Hebbalkar said that the government has sent a ₹30 crore proposal to the Union government to construct retaining walls to prevent landslides at identified locations in the district under NDRF mitigation scheme.
Ms. Hebbalkar said that the government has identified 1,207.34 acres of land for establishing new industrial areas in the district. The lands are in Shivapura, Kerebettu, Nitte, Uppuru, Santhuru, and Yelluru villages. The process required to get the lands ready for industrial purposes has begun.
She said that the government is investing ₹151 crore in the current financial year to build vented dams under Paschimavahini scheme in the district. The dams not only will irrigate 192.52 hectares of farm land but will also prevent intrusion of salt water to farm lands through rivers.
Referring to fisheries berth and port development projects the Minister said that Maravanthe port is being expanded at a cost of ₹85 crore and Hejmady Kodi port is being developed by investing ₹180.84 crore. In addition, Hangarkatte and Gangolli coastal berth projects have been taken up at a cost of ₹78.28 crore and ₹95.88 crore, respectively. Gangolli fisheries harbour is being upgraded by investing ₹22.18 crore, she said.
The Minister said that 10 sea walls are being built in the district at a cost of ₹4.50 crore to prevent sea erosion.
The Minister said that 7,008 students are being provided with free food and accommodation at government hostels in the district.
The Minister recalled the contributions of freedom fighters from Udupi like Kota Shivarama Karanth, Abul Khader, Pangala Manjunath Nayak, Govinda Rao, Cherkady Raj Gopal, Ramakrishna Karantha, S.U. Paniyadi, Haji Abdullah Saheb, Mukunda Pai, and Sathyamitra Bangera in the fight against the British rule.
