Mangaluru: Gujjarakere will be developed as a tourist spot by year end, said Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath, speaking after inspecting Gujjarakere and holding talks with the officials and engineers from the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC). “We want to develop Gujjarakere as a tourist spot. Sewage from an underground drainage (UGD) is leaking […]

Mangaluru : MLA J R Lobo has said that 10 lakes in and around Mangaluru have been identified for rejuvenation work. He said that the work, which will be taken up at a cost of Rs 6 crore, is being initiated through the Minor Irrigation Department. The lakes were once sources of water to Mangaluru […]

Mangaluru: The city police have decided to take strict action against fish transport vehicles discharging waste water on roads; the police will act on lines of their counterparts in Kasargod. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) M Sanjeev Patil on Friday assured that action would be taken; the issue was taken up during the […]

Mangaluru : The ambitious project of the rejuvenation of Gujjarakere has come to a standstill and nearly Rs 3.5 crore, spent on the reviving work of the lake, has gone down the drain as the sole purpose of the project has failed. The sewage from the drainage system continues to flow into the Gujjarakere and […]

Mangaluru : South MLA J.R. Lobo on Sunday directed the Minor Irrigation Department officials to drain out water and remove silt from Gujjarakere as soon as possible, to check from where sewage flows into one of the oldest lakes in the city. The department has begun rejuvenation works, for the third time, at an estimated […]