Silvester D’Souza
Daijiworld Media Network – Byndoor (EP)
Byndoor, Aug 18: Byndoor town is upgraded as Panchayat. Mini Vidhana Soudha costing Rs 10 crore will come up in the area of 2.22 acres land, said MLA B M Sukumar Shetty. He was speaking at a news conference in Byndoor on Tuesday, August 18.
Drinking water problem will be solved in Byndoor in the next two years. Sowkooru irrigation works worth Rs 73 crore is in progress, tenders are being invited for Kindi dams, Rs 93.80 crore is released for Gangolli Jetty, port and navigation channel. Further, Rs 65.15 crore is released under Namma Rasthe project, Shetty informed.
"An estimate for fisheries roads worth Rs 14.20 crore is submitted. The amount will be released in another two months. The two-lane road work from Hemmady till Nempu is also in progress. The residential quarters work for Heranjalu staff is in progress. Rs 4 crore will be released for students' hostels in Byndoor," the MLA declared.
"Around Rs 1.2 crore has been approved by the education department for a school building. 100 houses have been allotted under the fisheries department. A proposal for Rs 5 crore is submitted to construct a temporary shelter for people and cattle during floods," he added.
Kits and masks are distributed to the poor. Meanwhile, school fees worth Rs 70 lac has been waived for poor students. The family members of fishermen who perished in the Koderi boat tragedy are to receive Rs 6 lac, MLA Sukumar Shetty announced.
District panchayat member Suresh Batwady, Shobha Putran, Byndoor taluk panchayat vice president Malini K, Byndoor Mandala BJP president Deepak Kumar Shetty, chief secretary Prakash Poojary, Balachandra Bhat and others were present.