Mangaluru: A special postal cover in memory of late Ullal Srinivas Mallya considered as the architect of undivided Dakshina Kannada has been released.

It was released under the auspices of Department of Posts, Mangaluru division in the National Institute of Technology -Karnataka (NITK) post office at Surathkal recently.

The cover was released on the occasion of 115th birth anniversary of late Mr. Mallya, a release said.

Mr. Mallya born on November 21, 1902 in Mangaluru and died in New Delhi on December 19, 1965. He was a Member of Parliament for 18 years from 1946 to 1965. He was instrumental in Dakshina Kannada getting several development projects.

Some of them included New Mangalore Port, Mangaluru airport, Mangaluru station of the All India Radio and the erstwhile Karnataka Regional Engineering College (now NITK).