Mangaluru, July 24, 2015 : Mayor Jacintha Vijay Alfred has informed that the renovation works of the Town Hall will be completed by November end.Speaking to reporters on July 24, Friday, Jacintha stated that the pending works including installation of AC, seating facility etc have been entrusted to different contractors.
She also stated that a temporary tender has been invited for the other pending works including stage screen, sound and lighting, and false ceiling works at a cost of Rs 98 lakhs. The AC and generation connection works will be taken up at a cost of Rs 49 lakhs while Rs 60 will be utilised towards seating facility, she stated.
The Mayor also admitted that the renovation works had been hampered recently due to some technical issues.
On this occasion, the Mayor informed that DK District in-charge Minister and State Minister for Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake will inaugurate several developmental projects in the city on July 27. The projects that are being undertaken are the Kuntikana-Kavoor Road, Bondel-Pachanady Road, Malady Court Road, Ladyhill-Koragajjana Gudi Road, Durga Mahal-Bokkapatna Road, Subhashnagar-Mangaladevi Road and Mallikatta-Kadri Temple Road.
The Mayor also stated that the Central Market and the markets at Alake, Kavoor, Kadri, Suratkal, Kankanady and Kulshekhar Kaikamba will be developed and upgraded.
Purushottam, Deputy Mayor and Shashidhar Hegde, former mayor were present among others.