Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi (MS)
Mangaluru/Udupi, Mar 8: The coastal region received some goodies in the state budget that was announced by chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday March 8.
The coastal region will have establishment of an advanced biotech innovation center for marine products, value addition center for processing of fishery products and impetus to tourist infrastructure at selected beaches.
Rs 25 crore has been allotted to promote research on yellow leaf disease which is haunting arecanut growers and alternate crops.
One Goshala will be established in each district for the protection of cattle wealth.
Diesel will be distributed at tax free rates in the diesel delivery point itself instead of reimbursement of sales tax on 1.5 lac kilolitre of diesel for mechanised boats.
A grant of Rs 2 crore has been allotted for the technical upgradation 16 fish seedling production centres in the state.
Modern processing and value addition centre will be established for the processing of fishery products at an expenditure of Rs six crore through Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation.
Fish Sales Units and Matsya Darshinis will be established at an expenditure of Rs 30 crore throughout the state.
Coastal development authority will be reformed as Coastal development board.
Material recovery facility will be developed with minimum 10 tonne capacity in five city corporations at a cost of Rs 11 crore. As many as 89 community mix manure units in 10 city corporations and 59 city municipalities across the state at a cost of Rs 2.50 crore will be developed.
Five waterways of the state between Mangaluru and Panaji will be developed at a total expenditure of Rs 60 crore with the financial assistance of National Waterways Authority of the central government.
'Plastic Park' will be developed at Ganjimath near Mangaluru at a cost of Rs 66 crore.
Advanced Bio-tech Innovation Center for Aqua-Marine will be established in Mangaluru at an estimated expenditure of Rs 6 crore to encourage the production of light food items utilising the bioactive compounds available from fish and sea weed.
Trasi, Maravanthe, Ottinene and other sea beaches will be comprehensively and upgraded to international standard at a cost of Rs 10 crore.
Rs 10 crore grant has been allotted for the development of tourism at Someshwar beach resort at Byndoor taluk of Udupi district.