Over Rs 2 crore released for development of Maroli ward

Mangaluru: The state government has released a sum of Rs 2.19 crore for the development of Maroli ward, informed Mangaluru City South MLA D. Vedavyas Kamath.

Kamath in a press release on Monday informed of the various developmental plans that will be implemented in the ward from the funds.

A sum of Rs 58 lakh has been released from Public Works Department, of which Rs 50 lakh has been reserved for asphalting the road in front of Karnataka Bank headquarters at Pumpwell and the remaining amount of Rs 8 lakh will be utilised for building a footbridge in Premnagar in Ujjodi.

Repair works of retaining wall at Bajjodi Bikarnakatta, road repairs at Bajjodi, and repair of a rivulet at Maroli will be undertaken from Rs 27 lakh released under Natural Calamity Relief Fund.

The ward has got Rs 74.5 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Special Grant. It will be used for the continued work of a Bayalu Ranga Mandira at Jodukatte, drain, road and culvert works at Bajjodi and near Sooryanarayana Temple, underground drainage works at Jayanagar, and construction of a retaining wall near Aadu Maroli Marikamba Temple.

The city corporation has released Rs 14.8 lakh from its general fund and it will be utilised for road concreting near Bajjodi, construction of a retaining wall near Chamundeshwari temple and laying a drinking water supply line in Jayanagar. An amount of Rs 20 lakh released from the 14th Finance Commission Grants will be used for developing 4th Cross Road at Jayanagar, the MLA said.