Mangaluru: Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath informed that the government has released Rs 2.19 crore for the development of Maroli ward.
Kamath in a press release informed that out of Rs 58 lakh released from the Public Works Department (PWD), Rs 50 lakh has been reserved for asphalting the road in front of Karnataka Bank headquarters at Pumpwell and Rs 8 lakh will be used for building a footbridge in Premnagar in Ujjodi. Under Natural Calamity Relief Fund, Rs 27 lakh has been released, which will be used for repair of retaining wall at Bajjodi and Bikranakatta and repair of a rivulet at Maroli.
The ward has got Rs 74.5 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Special Grant, which will be used for the continued work of Bayalu Ranga Mandira at Jodukatte, drain, road and culvert work at Bajjodi and near Sooryanarayana temple, underground drainage works at Jayanagar and construction of retaining wall near Adu Maroli Marikamba temple. MCC has released Rs 14.8 lakh from its general fund which will be used for road concreting near Bajjodi, construction of retaining wall near Chamundeshwari temple and laying draining water supply line in Jayanagar. A total of Rs 20 lakh released from the 14th Finance Commission Grants will be used for developing 4th Cross Road at Jayanagar, the press release said.
