District in-charge Minister visits sea erosion-affected places in Ullal

District in-charge Minister visits sea erosion-affected places in Ullal

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, June 17, 2014: The State Government has awarded tenders to two companies to carry out the first phase of work on constructing a sea wall, according to B Ramanath Rai, Dakshina Kannada District in-charge Minister. The Government planns a Rs 900-crore project to tackle this problem.

Inspecting the houses affected by sea erosion at Ullal near Mangalore on June 17, he said the Karnataka coast is facing severe sea erosion during the monsoon season and this is firm step to find a permanent solution to the problem of sea erosion in many parts of the Karnataka coast.

 

The Minister said around 70 families in Ullal, who have been affected by sea erosion, have been shifted to a temporary rehabilitation centre. Some portions of a resort on Ullal beach have also been affected by the sea erosion.

To carry out the work on the construction of a sea wall along some stretches of the Karnataka coast at a cost of Rs 223 crore.  An official from the Karnataka Ports Department informed  that a Kochi-based company RDS and the Mumbai-based company RB Chavan have been awarded the work in the first phase. The work on the first phase of the project is expected to be completed by 2016, he said.

The Government has spent around Rs 10 crore as a temporary measure to tackle sea erosion in Dakshina Kannada district till now.