Dist. in-charge roots for Alape for future DC office complex

Dist. in-charge roots for Alape for future DC office complex

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 6, 2014: Reports indicate that at a review meeting of development projects for M’lore city,  MUDA - Mangalore Urban Development Authority, briefed B. Ramanath Rai, district in-charge and Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, with two viable options: 10-acre plot at Alape which was allotted to the Karnataka Forest Development Corporation and 40-acre quarters complex at Bondel that houses government officials. Alape near Padil was deemed the best “choice” for the construction of the new office of the Deputy Commissioner.

MUDA Commissioner Mohammad Nazeer said a few old quarters needed to be destroyed at Bondel for a connecting road to the airport to be made; while, the proximity to the Mangalore Junction Railway station provides infrastructural advantage to the Alape plot. The land available suits the plans.

The presentation in the form of a slideshow,  projected the planned new DC office to be tiled roofed, with pillars and arches — in line with local architecture typical of coastal Kanara.

After discussion in detail, the Minister said Alape was “best suited” to house the DC complex. “Alape will also be convenient for those coming from Bantwal, Belthangady, Puttur and Sullia, for they do not have to travel through the congested city,” he said, and added that a meeting will be called with the Managing Director of the KFDC to consider taking over the land.

Officials said the current site for the long-pending Ambedkar Bhavan, proposed to come up on 1.76 acres at Urva, was legally untenable as the site had been declared for parks and gardens.

Foreseeing that leaders of Dalit organisations will resist the move to go for an alternative site, Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim directed the Social Welfare Department to arrange a meeting in Bangalore between the Dalit leaders and Urban Development organisation to convince them.

Bus Stand  :  On another stalled project, the 7-acre bus stand near Pumpwell Circle, Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Ajith Kumar Hegde  said the tenders were being called to design the new bus stand. The meeting resolved to ask for design ideas and select the most suitable one for action.