Legislature panel to recommend grant of ₹ 1,250 crore to Mangaluru for upgrading, augmenting UGD infrastructure
The Karnataka Legislature Committee on Public Undertakings plans to recommend a grant of ₹1,250 crore for Mangaluru's underground drainage infrastructure. This funding is aimed at meeting the needs of the projected population of 800,000 by 2046. The committee's interim report will be submitted in July during the Monsoon Session of the legislature.
- ▪The committee will submit an interim report in July regarding the need for ₹1,250 crore for Mangaluru's UGD infrastructure.
- ▪Currently, only 65% of the area under the Mangaluru City Corporation has an underground drainage network.
- ▪There is a requirement to build 180 km of new UGD network and upgrade 185 km of existing network.
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Chairman of Karnataka Legislature Committee on Public Undertakings T. Raghumurthy said here on Wednesday that the committee will submit an interim report to the government in July that Mangaluru needs ₹1,250 crore for upgrading and augmenting its underground drainage (UGD) infrastructure in the jurisdiction of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC).Speaking to presspersons ahead of a meeting of the committee, comprising both MLAs and MLCs as its members, the chairman said that the report will be tabled in the Monsoon Session of the legislature in July.He said the officials concerned have told the committee that the fund required is to meet the demand for UGD infrastructure (such as network of underground drainage pipelines to be laid, wet wells and sewage treatment plants to be built) for the…
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