Mangaluru: The council of Mangaluru City Corporation, at a special meeting convened by mayor Kavita Sanil on Wednesday, approved the agenda pertaining to development works under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded projects.

The Congress-ruled council blamed the opposition BJP, which opposed the approval of the agenda, that it was trying to baulk city’s infrastructure development.

The agenda pertained to Rs 124 crore works to be taken up under AMRUT and Rs 68 crore under ADB-funded projects. Out of the Rs 124 crore, Rs 33.25 crore is meant for drinking water supply, Rs 56.66 and Rs 34.17 crore for UGD network in old city municipal areas in two separate packages.

Under ADB funds, MCC will undertake UGD network rehabilitation work in two packages of Rs 34.32 crore and Rs 33.66 crore respectively.

The Rs 33.66 crore works include providing UGD network to Vamanjoor, Angaragundi, Tiruvail, Mangalanagar and Kudambaru – that hitherto do not have this facility.

The major bone of contention that the BJP had was with what they termed is diversion of funds allocated under AMRUT and dovetailing it with ADB II projects, a move that MCC commissioner Mohammad Nazeer supported on grounds that it was approved by the state high powered committee.