State Government to provide additional fund for city development

21.03.10 Mangalore :  The government is planning to sanction an additional fund of Rs 100 crore for the development of Mangalore, said Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa revealed during a press conference held on March 21, Sunday.

He also said that the government would revise the state’s tax system from April 1, 2010 since the state ranks first in the collection of tax in the country.

Pointing out the issues related to electricity, he said that the government is giving priority to urban as well as rural development. He also informed that the state plans to produce 5000 MW of power in the coming 5 years in a move toward self-sufficiency.

He also said that the government has a lot of land within the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) limits, but has not been maintained. Hence the officials will be encouraged to utilize this property to the fullest.

The state government has allocated a fund of Rs 10 crore to shift the Mangalore Jail away from the centre of the city and that a fund of Rs 20 crore will be allocated to provide proper facilities for school teachers.

Krishna Palemar, the minster for environment, inland transport, and ports as well as district-in-charge minister; MLC Yogish Bhat; former district-in-charge minister Nagaraj Shetty; Captain Ganesh Karnik; MLC Bharathi Shetty; MLC Shrikar Prabhu, the president of the Mangalore North Block of BJP; and Monappa Bhandary, the former BJP district president, were also present.