Mangaluru : This year Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) to illuminate the city’s roads during Mangaluru Dasara and Navaratri festivals.

The festival will be celebrated at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple, Mangaladevi Temple and other temples from October 7 to 16.

For the first time, MCC will sanction funds to illuminate all major roads in the city. A resolution in this regard was adopted at an MCC council meeting recently. Nominated corporator Radhakrishna moved the proposal, and it was approved by the council unanimously.

The civic body had sanctioned Rs 38 lakh to decorate the streets surrounding Kudroli Temple and other major roads. Following similar demand from other corporators, the corporation agreed to sanction funds to decorate roads surrounding Mangaladevi Temple too.