Mangalore : Public works department minister C. M. Udasi, said that the court building will be completed by the end of Dec 2012 to be built at the cost of Rs. 25 crore.

He was speaking after conducting an inspection of the district court building, taluk building, and a building near circuit house, which are under construction, on Jan 2 Monday.

He also said that the construction work has been in progress from last 3 years. The building near Circuit House will be completed by April 2012, he informed.

The state government has earmarked the amount of Rs 4.74 crore for the repair of district roads and state highways, in which 48 percent of the district roads and 95 percent of the state highways have already been repaired. The amount of Rs. 72 crore has been reserved for 69 projects in the region including the construction of 160km of new road. He said that Rs. 59 crore has been released under the state highway development project for the construction of 166kms of state highway.

Speaking on the condition of the Shiradi Ghat stretch, he said that the central government is not releasing the required funds for the repair of the stretch.