Udupi : Kota Srinivas Poojary Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council released the manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) polls, here on Friday.

Addressing presspersons here, K. Raghupati Bhat, MLA, said that if voted to power, the BJP would reduce the trade permit fee to ₹ 500 in the first meeting of the CMC instead of the present system which was based on square feet.

It would improve the functioning of street lamps. A system would be put in place to repair street lamps within 48 hours of any complaint.

Leak-proof manholes would be constructed and all wet wells would be concreted.

The underground drainage system would be extended to areas such as Manipal, Malpe and Santhekatte. The scheme to bring drinking water from the Varahi to Udupi would be redrawn and villages en route would be provided treated water.

A fee of ₹ 30 would be charged for door-to-door collection of waste in the city and Stree Shakti women self-help groups would be involved in this exercise. All important roads would be widened in the city, including the Manipal-Ambagilu Road, Manipal-Industrial Area Road, Beedinagudde-Alevoor Road and Brahmagiri-Bannanje Road.

The National Highway 169A would be widened from Malpe beach to Parkala. A modern market would be constructed in the place of the present Visvesvaraya Market in the heart of the city with parking facility in the basement.

Fish markets for women would be constructed in wards wherever necessary. This would help in making fisherwomen self-employed. The health insurance coverage to families belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes would be increased from ₹ 50,000 to ₹ 1 lakh in the city.

Public ponds in the city would be developed on priority with the help of Minor Irrigation and Urban Development departments. A Zilla Ranga Mandir would be constructed.

A single complex would be built to include both the KSRTC City Bus Stand and the Private City Bus Stand, and a multiple parking complex would be constructed nearby to solve vehicle parking problem.

The Padukere beach would be developed. A new cricket stadium along with an open air theatre would be built at Beedinagudde. Residential flats would be constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana for the urban poor, he said.