Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Aug 26: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister J Krishna Palemar said that the City Corporation here, has been asked to prepare a blue print for implementing the Rs 2000 crore development plan for the city under the Jawaharalal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM). He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the two-lane concreting of the road between Kankanady and Morgans Gate in the city on Tuesday August 25.
Palemar added that the state government has hand-picked the city for the implementation of this scheme and the blue print that the City Corporation will prepare, would then be approved by the union government.
Palemar noted that the people of the city are unhappy about the inordinate delays caused in the completion of various roads taken up for concreting. "Contractor Ram Kamat has promised to complete this road, which connects the National Highway and other rural belts, within six months. The people have to keep a watch on the quality of the road works," he said.
City mayor Shankar Bhat, standing committee chairman Vijay Kumar Shetty, corporators, commissioner Dr Vijay Shankar, Father Muller Medical College Hospital dean Dr Sanjeev Rai and administrator Fr Dennis D'Sa were present.