Govt to provide Rs 50 cr to tackle sea erosion : Baburao Chinchanasur

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, June 22, 2013 :  State Minister for Textiles, Ports and Inland Transport Baburao Chinchanasur has informed that the State Cabinet has agreed to  allocate a sum of Rs 50 crores  in the budget, to  initiate temporary measures to check sea erosion along the coastal belt.

Speaking to presspersons in Mangalore on June 22, Saturday, the Minister  said there is also a proposal to set up an international textile park at Yadgir which will be a Rs 10,000 crore project.

 R Mohan, Director of Department of Port and Inland Transport,  who was also present, informed  regarding the ADB aided artificial reef project  intended to find a permanent solution to the problem of sea erosion   and said the tender has been awarded to RDS Project Ltd of Kochi.

 He said the  project is estimated to cost Rs 126 million and added a sum of Rs 48.54 million will be utilized towards the first phase works at Ullal and Kotepura.

 On the  proposed Maritime Board in Mangalore, the officials informed that the proposal has already been sent to the Centre by the state government and is pending approval.