Mangalore : Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has directed the authorities concerned to complete all the pending road works in the district before monsoons.
Presiding over the District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee meeting held at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, in Mangalore on Thursday, February 7, he also questioned the officials for the delay in the completion of Maani-Sampaje road works.
The meeting even saw heated debate over the road issue. The KRDCL officials said the Mani-Sampaje road would be completed by May. NH Officials informed that the government has sanctioned Rs 13 crores for the Shiradi Ghat road. An officer of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana said that over the last four years no amount has been released by the government under the scheme. A proposal for 54.5 crores for 82.4 kms of road has been sent to the central government, he said
N Prakash, Deputy Commissioner, DK, asked officials to make sure that the pending road works in the district are completed as fast as possible. During the meeting, the MP took to task the Executive Officer of Bantwal for going against the protocol and not inviting him for the inauguration programs of Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendras in the district.