Can we all use this to bring the attention of goverment on the issues: I saw this in one of the thread. I am going to send this to all my friend and tell them to make use of this.

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New Initiative of Govt. of INDIA


Government of India has an online Grievance forum at http://www.pgportal.gov.in

Can you imagine this is happening in INDIA ?

The govt. wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like

1) Railways
2) Posts
3) Telecom (incl. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) & Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL )
4) Urban Development ( Delhi Development Authority (DDA) , Land & Development Office (L&DO) , Central Public Works Department (CPWD) , etc)
5) Petroleum & Natural Gas
6) Civil Aviation ( Air India , Airports Authority of India , etc)
7) Shipping , Road Transport & Highways
8) Tourism
9) Public Sector Banks
Allahabad Bank Andhra Bank Bank of Baroda Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra Canara Bank Central Bank of India Corporation Bank Dena Bank Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab & Sind Bank Punjab National Bank Small Industries Development Bank of India State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur State Bank of Hyderabad State Bank of India State Bank of Indore State Bank of Mysore State Bank of Patiala State Bank of Travancore Syndicate Bank UCO Bank Union Bank of India United Bank of India Vijaya Bank
10) Public Sector Insurance Companies
GIC of India Life Insurance Corporation of India National Insurance Company Ltd. The New India Assurance Company Ltd. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. United India Insurance Company Ltd.
11) National Saving Scheme of Ministry of Finance
12) Employees' Provident Fund Organization
13) Regional Passport Authorities
Regional Passport Office, Ahemadabad Regional Passport Office, Amritsar Regional Passport Office, Bangalore Regional Passport Office, Bareilly Regional Passport Office, Bhopal Regional Passport Office, Bhubaneswar Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh Regional Passport Office, Chennai Regional Passport Office, Cochin Regional Passport Office, Coimbatore Regional Passport Office, Dehradun Regional Passport Office, Delhi Regional Passport Office, Ghaziabad Regional Passport Office, Goa Regional Passport Office, Guwahati Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad Regional Passport Office, Jaipur Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar Regional Passport Office, Jammu Regional Passport Office, Kolkata Regional Passport Office, Kozhikode Regional Passport Office, Lucknow Regional Passport Office, Madurai Regional Passport Office, Malappuram Regional Passport Office, Mumbai Regional Passport Office, Nagpur Regional Passport Office, Patna Regional Passport Office, Pune Regional Passport Office, Raipur Regional Passport Office, Ranchi Regional Passport Office, Shimla Regional Passport Office, Srinagar Regional Passport Office, Surat Regional Passport Office, Thane Regional Passport Office, Trichy Regional Passport Office, Trivandrum Regional Passport Office, Visakhapatnam
14) Central Government Health Scheme
15) Central Board of Secondary Education
16) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
17) National Institute of Open Schooling
18) Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
19) Central Universities
20) ESI Hospitals and Dispensaries directly controlled by ESI Corporation under Ministry of Labour

Many of us say that these things don't work in India .

Couple of months back, the Faridabad Municipal Corporation laid new roads in his area and the residents were very happy about it. But 2 weeks later, BSNL dug up the newly laid roads to install new cables which annoyed all the residents. A resident used the above listed grievance forum to highlight his concern. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice and the guy received a copy of the notice in one week. Government has asked the MC and BSNL about the goof up as it's clear that both the government departments were not in sync at all.

So use this grievance forum and educate others who don't know about this facility. This way we can at least raise our concerns instead of just talking about the 'System' in India .

Invite your friends to contribute for many such happenings.

Read full news article on Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/browsearticles.php?arttype=Feature&articleid=1582)

decision: car street should be for contemporary cars than vintage buildings.

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Moode, kotte will be available in reconstructed malls or in museums?
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Srinivasa (Balaji) theatre, this was how old theatres were. Ramakanthi, Jyothi are other good examples.

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Look at the old balance, when did I last time saw it?
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they used to sell rangoli powder somewhere. rangoli finds a place in new rang of car street?
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Soon modernity is going to walk on car street? Will there be a right mix of new and old in future? Modern amenities with old architecture?
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Balli elli? ille athava matthello?
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time ayitajji. tata! bye bye! hosatige shubha korona!
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* Fruit vendors seen occupying parking space
* ’Call fresh bids if any contractor fails to follow contract terms’
* Officials told to ensure cleanliness in market, bus-stand

MANGALORE: The stench from a bus shelter at the city bus-stand, unhygienic conditions at the fish market, fruit sellers occupying the area meant for vehicle parking inside the city bus-stand, and the poorly maintained bus-stand was what J. Krishna Palemar, Minister in charge of Dakshina Kannada, saw when he went for an inspection on Thursday.

The fish market and the city bus-stand are near the State Bank of India bus terminus here.

When the Minister visited the city bus-stand, he was taken aback to see the area meant for parking of private vehicles being occupied by fruit vendors. He came to know that the bidder who had been awarded the contract for collecting the parking fee had sublet it to fruit vendors.

The Minister took some corporation officials to task for allowing such activities. He directed them to get the vendors evicted on Friday. He asked them call for fresh bids if any contractor failed to follow the contract terms.

Women selling fish in the fish market adjacent to the city bus-stand complained that the Health officials of the corporation had failed to make the contractor maintain cleanliness both in the fish market and the city bus-stand.

The Minister took Health Officer of the corporation Manjaiah Shetty to task.

Mr. Palemar instructed the corporation engineers to clean the shelter and the bus-stand.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/25/stories/2009122559500300.htm)

What about hawker's zone?

SAS scheme likely to get govt nod: Palemar (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/SAS-scheme-likely-to-get-govt-nod-Palemar/articleshow/5375396.cms)

Mangalore, Bangalore Railway Stations Will be Made World Class: Muniyappa

Davanagere, Dec 25: Union Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa has said the railway stations in Bangalore and Mangalore will be made “world class” and over 29 railway stations will be made “model” stations in the State in the next few years. A committee has been formed to work out modalities for the construction of these railway stations.

Speaking to presspersons here on Thursday, Muniyappa said a shopping complex, restrooms and other facilities would be provided at the stations.

He said that the Government wanted to involve private parties in laying new railway lines and constructing railway stations.

Muniyappa said that the Railways had been dogged by funds shortage. Hence the Government had invited private parties to be a part of the new projects. The Government would contribute 20 per cent of the total cost of the project while the private parties would contribute the remaining 80 per cent and complete the project.

Some of the interesting point of Car Street:
1. Mr. Balli makes very delicious bajji. There will be so much rush there, many a times people give advance order and take the delivery after few hours. He has got more than 15 workers to make different verity of bajji's. Some special items are Biscuit rotti (Mangalore kachori), Mangalore bajji, Cauliflower bajji, Biscuit ambaddi (Round vada without hole), Onion pakoda, chatta ambaddi ( made of thoor dal) and many more.

2. Tajmahal hotel which was earlier situated here had three outlets later they closed two and one was functioning till sometime back. Their specialty is patented coffee (very good), Tuppa dosa, Tikka rotti with dal-tovai or sambar, Gulla bajji. Banana halwa and Jelabbi. It is one of the hotel I have seen charging extra for taking chatni, sambar and dal along with Dosa. If you are going there careful about your pocket. But taste is ultimate.

3. There are hotel in and around Car Street worth mentioning the specialty of these hotels are very delicious food, plenty of verity and cheap charges
3a. "Ushakiran hotel" it is situated just next to Balaji Theater.
3b. Hotel Hanuman: They have sweet shop too along with hotel. They have branch in
Belgam and Mumbai
3c. Hotel Rama lunch home. They have another outlet near PVS building called
Ayodhya

4. Ayurvedic shops: We used to see lot of Ayurvedic shops on Car Street. Out of all the most important is "Ganappayya ayurvedic shop", He produce a Leyya which is very famous and available in all Mangalore store situated in all over Bengalure, Mysore, Mumbai, Pune and Dubai.

5. Another Ayurvedic shop is "Vivek traders" this is situated some 200 meters from Car Street; they are largest Ayurvedic Whole seller in Karnataka.

6. The famous Mangalore Citi butter from Citi bakery ( a bakery product) is made here. It is also a must available product in Mangalore stores world over.

7. Other eatery are charmuri stall near temple square opposite to "Sri Venkataraman Temple" they make many Varity of charmuri. Looking at the crowd you can make out their popularity. One of them famous is "Sukurundi charmoori" he has a history of more than 50 Years.

8. School book company shown in the photo is shifted to new building some 25 year back. They are one of the largest whole sale and retail writing books in Karnataka

9. Sharada press: Located in the serene settings of Car Street, Mangalore. Sharada Press, a household name in the coastal landscape of Mangalore- symbolized by the iconic Sharada Calendar- was founded in the year 1900, as an offshoot of a pharmacy business by Mr. V Srinivas Kamath ( 1883- 1932). Mr. Kamath was also the luminary who combined his fledging pharmaceutical concern, specializing in the distribution of Ayurvedic medicine, with the new and upcoming printing business- Sharada Press, to form The Mangalore Trading Association (Pvt.) Ltd. This undertaking was incorporated in 1932, the year its founder died, and today is a prime business address in Mangalore’s economical settings. Lately, The Mangalore Trading Association (Pvt.) Ltd is represented for all logical purposes by its printing and binding oriented faction- Sharada Press, which has seen a century and above of steady growth mixed with the realization of being a true Mangalorean icon- an integral part of the city’s rich cultural and demographical heritage.

Sharada Press has enjoyed a very fruitful existence that has seen it being associated with India’s freedom struggle as also the propagation of fundamental education especially in times when the said ‘commodity’ was the privilege of a select few. Swadeshabhimani, a popular Kannada publication (1895-1952) and a potent regional instrument in India’s fight for liberation was printed here. At one glorious point in history, Sharada Press was the largest book printer in the combined Mangalore district and printed Kannada text books for pre-independence Bombay Presidency which had Kannada districts including North Canara and Belgaum. The press also printed Navodaya School Text Books on its own account. Among them were the popular Maths text books by Prof. K A Krishnamurthy of St. Aloysius College. Sharada Press prints upwards of about 2 lakh calendars annually under the Sharada Press brand name as also handles customized calendars and diaries for other contracted companies. Having started with a few essential requisites, Sharada Press has come a long way in being an integral tread in the fabric that is Mangalore’s everyday life.

10. Vishwakarma Sahakara Bank head office is located here

11. Mangalore Co Operative Town Bank Ltd Head office is located here

12. Some of the antiquities shops like Goli soda shop, Nashya shop you can see here

13. Traditional Hand painting art shop " Shavaguru arts " is located here.

14. Old khadi shop "Swadeeshi stores" is also located here

7. Other eatery are charmuri stall near temple square opposite to "Sri Venkataraman Temple" they make many Varity of charmuri. Looking at the crowd you can make out their popularity. One of them famous is "Sukurundi charmoori" he has a history of more than 50 Years.


Wow man Churmuri rocks...........................Churmuri took its origin in mysore.....

Plz do visit Mysore some time Visnaya.........and let me know when ur visitng.......:cheers:

Mangalore, Bangalore Railway Stations Will be Made World Class: Muniyappa

Davanagere, Dec 25: Union Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa has said the railway stations in Bangalore and Mangalore will be made “world class” and over 29 railway stations will be made “model” stations in the State in the next few years. A committee has been formed to work out modalities for the construction of these railway stations.

Speaking to presspersons here on Thursday, Muniyappa said a shopping complex, restrooms and other facilities would be provided at the stations.

He said that the Government wanted to involve private parties in laying new railway lines and constructing railway stations.

Muniyappa said that the Railways had been dogged by funds shortage. Hence the Government had invited private parties to be a part of the new projects. The Government would contribute 20 per cent of the total cost of the project while the private parties would contribute the remaining 80 per cent and complete the project.

What exactly does he mean by world class??? What better facilities can we expect???

Mangalore: District minister visits fish markets- finds conditions inhuman

MANGALORE, December 24, 2009: The district in-charge minister Mr. J. Krishna Palemar who visited various fish markets in the city has expressed great dismay about the conditions in those markets. Speaking to the Mangalorean.com after the visit Mr. Palemar said "I had a rough idea how bad the conditions could be in fish markets in a general sense, but what I saw at the fish markets in the city the conditions were much beyond my wildest imagination".

The conditions are filthy, there is not sitting place for fisherwomen, no hygiene, no proper drainage for the water to flow nor adequate availability of water for cleaning. I am aghast at the conditions and I have directed the Mangalore City Corporation officials to immediately take steps to make the markets safe for consumers as well as the market functionaries, he said.

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He said the government has already taken steps improve the fish markets in the coastal areas and the fisheries minister has told him that funds were being mobilised for improving the conditions of the market,

Mr. Palemar interacted with the market functionaries at the fish market at State bank circle area. He told the fisherwomen that he would monitor the development of markets in Mangalore and good facilities will be created for them. He was accompanied by the officials of the Mangalore City Corporation and officials of the Fisheries department.



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looking at pics I feel the most well maintained fish market is in Belgaum.

The flyover at Hamkanakatta serves a different purpose . It is for smooth flow of traffic and safe pedestrian movement. Occupation of footpath by poor vendors is a different issue. I am not sure if there are any strict laws regarding this or is it just that the rules are not enforced. The evacuation business has been going on for years .But the sad part is that they are back the next day. The cause of the problem has to be addrssd. Why not give them a space or set up a hawkers zone.One should remember that there are many poor people who buy from these vendors.

gud reply. forgot about hawkers. hawker zone is a must. but these ppl want selling near busstop causing inconvenince inspite of hakerzone. 4 evacuating them just 4/5 constabls are enof. but 4 evacuating huge cars and items kept by shopkipers on roads and footpath huge trucks and cranes are required. polis offisrs shud b very powrful. so huge amount is rqurd to pay ther salary.

flyovr is a long way to go. lot of diging & wast of muny.

^^ Hawkers is a problem always. I also like to have separate hawkers zone but not sure whether they move there.

MCC razes petty shops at State Bank in City (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=70121)

The best way would be to get rid off poverty as early as possible. Issues of criminals and maoists may come down once people earn enough money to sustain life.

Rather than flyovers I am more interested in things like pedestrian walkways, for example, near Hampanakatte and PVS circle as people walking are facing lot of problems near the turn at Wenlock out patient ward and at PVS building turn. Earlier there was railing but now they removed the railings and allowing autos to run at Wenlock and two wheelers to park at PVS.

Mangalore, Dec 27 : The port city of Mangalore will soon have one more glistening addition to its glittering landscape in the form of Siliconia, the 20 floor Residential Apartment which is coming up at Kuttar Junction, just eight km from Mangalore city. Far removed from the chaos of the city, the maddening crowd, traffic and pollution, Siliconia offers discerning home seekers a quiet and serene atmosphere to calm their senses and fill the mind with joyfulness. Though separated from the fast-paced city life it has access all around with resplendent green foliage as a bonus, to make living in this milieu a pleasure and heavenly experience.




Kuttar Junction – Fast Developing Destination


Located in the new and emerging destination of Mangalore, Kuttar Junction, which is developing as the new educational and IT Hub of Mangalore, Siliconia offers everything to fulfill the long cherished dreams of people who are in the hunt for modern yet affordable homes. Kuthar Junction is emerging as a new destination of development with three medical colleges and four engineering colleges in its vicinity within a radius of 2 kms, making it the most sought after place. K S Hegde Hospital, Yenepoya Medical College and Fr Muller Homeopathy Medical Colleges are located just at a stones throw from Kuthar Junction. Kuthar Junction is also located close to P A Engineering College, Kanachur groups of School, Aloysius Engineering College and Infosys Campus. The Junction is on the way to the road to Mangalore University and as such makes it a convenient dwelling place for everyone, with easy access from all sides.

Siliconia is located in a sprawling 2.75 acres of land and has 400 flats to offer with 20 flats on each floor. Built with maximum space utilizing design and modern lifestyle amenities, it will truly be like a home people usually dream of, designed keeping in mind the needs of contemporary lifestyle. The apartments will be ready for occupation within 24 months which means the project will be ready by 2012.

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Pasting posters, banners, handouts on the walls of a government building and its compound wall is banned in Mangalore City limits.

Even writing on the compound walls and government buildings in block letters are banned, said Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj.

According to a press release, handouts are not pasted on private building walls. The pasting of handouts and writings spoil the beauty of the building. Stringent action will be initiated against those who indulge in it. Officials also should be alert in this regard.

The handouts pasted on RTO, Taluk Pachayat, Wenlock hospital are found even to this day. In this background, it has been decided to take action against those who do not take license from Mangalore City Corporation for pasting handouts in the city limits.

The concerned department heads should see that handouts are not pasted on the building, the release added.


Source: DHNS

Here may be a solution

Hi Folks
If you been to Bangalore recently, most of the Public componds/walls have been beutifully painted by some unknown artists, I believe its an initiative by BBMP.
These paintings also create awareness on cleanliness, pollution control, health and heritage of Karnataka.
Similarly I would suggest MCC/MUDA should take a clue for this and do something similar in Mysore which will enhance the beuty of Mysore.

This will also prevent the menace of pasting illegal movie posters on walls.

This if one the of the good thing we can adopt from Bangalore :cheers:

Posters only spoil the beauty of the city walls. But, banners and hoardings occupying quite an amount of pavement areas of footpaths may cost pedestrians lives itslef.

Foundation stone to be laid for apartments today
Mangalore, Dec 27, DHNS:

The foundation stone for the budgetary apartments ‘Siliconia’ by Mohtisham will be laid on Sunday at Kuthar Junction, on the outskirts of Mangalore.

According to a press release, Siliconia is a joint development project along with Rohan R Monteiro, Proprietor, Property Real Estate and Developers, Mangalore.

A payment plan with an interest free loan scheme will be offered.

Under which interest on the housing loan during construction period will be borne entirely by the promoters, the release added.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/43415/foundation-stone-laid-apartments-today.html

What exactly does he mean by world class??? What better facilities can we expect???

World class Railway Station

Safe platforms (railway has plan to add more platforms)
Organized petty shops on platforms (not hindering passenger movements), (automatic vending & dispensing machines may not be needed as we have enough man power?)
Security Cameras
Automated stair cases
Computerised signaling systems
Passenger information systems (LED display of platform informations, delays in departure and arrivals, etc along with display on TV screens?)
Ticket & reservation counters with sitting arrangements for people in queues (automatic ticket dispensing machines needed???)
Tourist information counters
Parking facilities
Autoriksha & Taxi facilities
Bus facilities
Clean toilets
Clean and spacious rest rooms
Entertainment facilities
Restaurants & canteens
shops
Economical lodging facilities
So on ...
And dedicated staff for keeping the station clean, safe and secure




Proposal for Bus stop on Railway Colony

A train halting at Mangalore Central means begining of processions. One towards State Bank Bus stop and the other towards Hampankatta. Of course, people with enough money to spend go by autos and others walk. Whenever I see the people walking such distances carrying all their luggages to catch bus or catch train I feel sad.

What I have done is quite simple. Cut Service and City Bus Stops near State Bank. Merged and pasted them together on Railway Colony space next to Mangalore Central Railway Station. That is it! No more processions!

For locating Railway Colony visit: http://wikimapia.org/1555104/Mangalore-Central-Railway-Station

Railway department can develop Railway Colony as a bus terminal after shifting small houses there to a suitable location. This should be a part of 'Upgradation of Mangalore Railway Station' proposed in the budget 2009-10.

Ground floor is for buses. Passengers can climb down or up from any bus plaform to the bridge connected to railway platforms. The bridge has branches to other sides of roads, and also branches to auto, car parking areas. First floor is for parking visitors vehicles and has pick up points for autos and taxis. Second floor can also be used for parking. Can have market zone on one of floors including a limited number of Vegetable, fish, meat sellers.

Above these floors Railway Yatrinivas (Railratna Budget Hotel) and other facilities may come up. If it is developed as twin tower, above the terminal, then one tower could be for Yatrinivas and the other one for Railway Staff Quarters. Number of floors are drawn arbitrarily in the diagrams. Yatris staying in Yatrinivas will have all transportation and food facilities at their door steps. Just get into a lift and go to first floor then catch taxi or use pedestrian bridge to get into bus or rail platforms.

On the opposite side of bus stop some space may be reserved for a small depot to halt buses which are on short rest. The roads from Maidan Road to the New Bus stop should be broad enough to accomodate bus and other vehicles traffic. The buses leaving New Bus Stop either take a turn at AB Shetty circle or move in usual State Bank - Bibi Alabi Road. Similarly buses coming from AB Shetty circle can take a U turn at clock tower to enter the New Bus Stop.

Note that in the diagrams the green arrows are for movement of buses to and from the terminal, they do not mean that the roads are one way.

The gap between railway station building and new bus terminal building should be sufficient enough for two way traffic and fire engine operations. Except for ground floor all other floors are for railways use.

As far as trees are concerned one big peepal tree and many other small trees will go. But, the good thing is that Nehru Maidan is going to have another lush green garden. Although other trees may grow within about 10 years to their current size to have another peepal tree of the same size may be require more than 50 years.



1st Proposal

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The drawback is that many houses have to be demolished for road construction.


2nd Proposal

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The same drawback, many houses have to be demolished for road construction.


3rd Proposal

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Note that North is towards left in these two pictures, and also note that the railway station ground level is about 6 to 7 meters below Maidan Road level.

Although only about 4 houses in railway colony, a small railway office and a police station to be demolished the drawbacks are the reduced space and the road connecting railway station to maidan road has to broadened enough to accomodate two way bus traffic along with other vehicles either by demolishing a few houses in Police Quarters or a few buildings on the other side of the road.


Other alternatives

One more option for utilizing full width upto water tanks for bus stop is to have the road turning right after water tanks in that case many houses on that road will go.

As another alternative, buses could be allowed to enter through Railway Station Road (Hampankatta to Railway Station road between Wenlock Hospital buildings) and leave through road towards Town Hall (both are marked Old Kent Road on google map). But, this may not go well with the idea of two way flyover ramping on Maidan Road at Hampankatta? For this a part of flyover has to turn to left towards Railway Station Road. (and the bridge connecting two buildings of Wenlock hospital will go.) And turning buses coming through Bunts Circle, if they not come through flyover to Hampankatta, is also a problem as space available on Railway Station Road is limited after constructing ramp.

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Feasible or not? No idea what would be the cost of this type of bus terminal. Hope not too much. Have any other cost effective options? Alternative suggestions?

Note: It took three full days to draw these drawings.

^^ Man that is amazing............:banana:

I will surely mail this to palemar or DC.:cheers:

Typo hits MCC's solid waste plans

Jaideep Shenoy, TNN 27 December 2009, 11:19pm IST

MANGALORE: A small `typo' in the government order on the much-vaunted three-package system for solid waste management has posed a minor irritant
for the Mangalore City Corporation, which is trying to implement it. While the city has 60 wards, the GO has made a mention of 47-wards to be brought under the new system, failing to take into consideration the 13-wards where pourakarmikas are employed for cleanliness.

Commissioner K N Vijayprakash told TOI here on Sunday that the state government has approved the three-package system. However, this small typographical error, which leaves out the 13 pourakarmika wards will have to be set right before MCC can push ahead with it, he said adding that a request letter has been sent to the directorate of municipal administration to correct the GO and make it applicable to all 60 wards.

As per the new system, the city's solid waste management will be divided in to three parts. The city will be divided into two zones - north and south, and one package each will be dedicated for these zones. The third package will focus on the operation and maintenance of compost plant at Pachchanady near here, Vijayprakash said adding that if allowed to function properly it will be a unique effort towards solid waste management.

Door-to-door collection

The main focus of the new proposal is strengthening the door-to-door collection of solid waste. While North zone will have 29 wards, the South zone will have the remaining 31 wards. The bidding agencies, which get the contract of each package, will have to focus on door-to-door collection of waste in toto. This in one aspect of solid waste management across the city, which leaves a lot to be desired at the moment, he noted.

Agencies that successfully bid for the package will have to sweep the streets, cut vegetation, clean road dividers and other sanitary works. The agencies will have to transport solid waste collected to the compost plant and dumping yard at Pachchanady. The commissioner said he has simultaneously started the process of tender modalities so that the same can be set in motion once MCC receives the revised GO.

At present, six agencies are handling the solid waste produced in the city in as many packages as against nine packages earlier. Their contract term expires in July, 2010. The number of contractors packages was posing a challenge to the corporation to ensure cent per cent implementation of door-to-door collection. Under the new proposal, only two agencies involved in door-to-door collection and they can focus on the task on hand.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Typo-hits-MCCs-solid-waste-plans/articleshow/5385390.cms

^^ Man that is amazing............:banana:

I will surely mail this to palemar or DC.:cheers:

Thanks Akash. I think a few of government officials are already aware of SSC. They may be regularly visiting threads like SSC, Praja, Charmuri, etc.

I found following points left out

* Monorail or Metrorail connectivity issues

* Parking area for tempos carrying goods to canteen and shops and a need for separate lift for goods.

MANGALORE: National Institute of Technology - Karnataka has signed two memoranda of understanding with a leading Japanese university and a global major in power generation and rail transport. These MoUs, according to director of NIT-K Sandeep Sancheti will put NIT-K, recently recognized as the best technical institute in India by the Indian Society for Technical Education, on the fast track to educational success.

NITK's first MoU was with Kumamoto University, Japan, signed during the 24th Indian Engineering Congress held on NITK campus in the second week of December. The areas of cooperation between the University and NITK include academic exchange of students and faculty, exchange of technical publications, collaborative research in areas of mutual interest in the field of science and technology.

Sandeep Sancheti and Morozumi Mitsuo, dean of the University, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institutions. Kumamoto University is a National University established in 1949 and fully funded by the government of Japan. It is located in the heart of Kyushu island of Japan. It has seven faculties, seven graduate schools and 13 research centres, supporting a wide spectrum of educational and research activities.

The second MoU was signed during the 39th ISTE annual convention held at NITK with ALSTOM Projects India Limited. The MoU provides opportunities for NITK students to do their internships at ALSTOM offices and/or industrial sites, offer guest lectures upon request, set up scholarships for meritorious students, sponsorship of important technical festivals of NITK, organize industrial visits for NITK students.

It also facilitates students to participate in conventions, organize group discussions with NITK faculty, provide case studies for faculty and students to analyze, organize network events between the two institutions, help faculty to submit research projects to ALSTOM. NITK will also help organize training sessions for the company's employees. Sancheti and Amaresh Singh, HR director (India), signed this MoU.

ALSTOM have supplied more than 25% of the world's installed power generation capacity using green technologies. They have provided turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources. They are global leaders of railway transport equipment and specialize in a wide range of technology, especially in the field of high speed rails systems (TGV).


Source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/National-Institute-of-Technology--Karnataka-inks-major-pacts/articleshow/5385385.cms)

NITK has been conferred the first ever ISTE-KIIT National Award for the Best Technical University (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/42044/nitk-conferred-technical-university-award.html)

NITK involvement in Rail Transport is a good development.

It would be nice if some students of Mangalore engineering colleges come up with preliminary models for Monorail, Integrated Multi Modal Transit System for Mangalore.

Thanks Akash. I think a few of government officials are already aware of SSC. They may be regularly visiting threads like SSC, Praja, Charmuri, etc.


Krishnamoorthy,I know that in praja lot more better discussions/debates with official involvement happens,as I have seen the DC of mysore himself posting in praja.But I don't see the same here on SSCI,only if we could make them aware of this site and also if they acknowledge here on SSCI then probably our mission is achieved.:)

It is Good if some officials are watching this thread.:cheers:

Monday, December 28, 2009 9:36:19 AM (IST)

Mangalore: Government Approves New Solid Waste Management Proposal

The Hindu

Mangalore, Dec 28: The solid waste management in the city is expected to change for the better with the State Government approving the proposal of the Mangalore City Corporation.

According to it, three contract agencies will handle the solid waste management in the jurisdiction of the civic body in three packages. The focus of the new proposal is on strengthening the door-to-door collection of solid waste.

Zones


The 60 wards in the corporation will be divided as north and south zones. The north zone will have 29 wards in one package and south zone will have 31 wards in another package.

The agencies, which secure the contract of each package, will have to do the door-to-door collection of waste fully. Now, it is not being done fully in the city.

In addition, the successful bidder will have to undertake street sweeping, vegetation cutting, road divider cleaning and other sanitary works. They will have to transport the waste collected to the solid waste compost plant and dumping yard at Pachchanady.

The third package covers operation and maintenance of compost plant and sanitary land-fill site at Panchchanady.

R. Manjunatha Shetty, Environment Engineer at the corporation, told The Hindu that the civic body had prepared the tender documents and forwarded them to the Directorate of Municipal Administration for approval after the Government approved the three-package proposal in the first week of this month. He was hopeful of getting the approval shortly.

Later, the civic body will have to invite bids for selecting the three contract agencies. The entire process might take four to six months, he said.

Mr. Shetty, who was instrumental in drawing the new proposal and preparing the tender documents, said that now six contract agencies had been awarded the management of solid waste in six packages. The contract term of these agencies will expire in July, 2010. Earlier, there were nine packages. Hence, the corporation was finding it difficult to ensure cent per cent implementation of door-to-door collection. When the new proposal is implemented, there will be only two agencies for door-to-door collection and it will be easy to make them implement the door-to-door collection fully. He said that once the bidders were selected, the corporation would launch a campaign to create a public awareness on the door-to-door collection and seek people’s cooperation in making it a success.

Mr. Shetty said that the new package covered mechanised sweeping of roads in the south zone.

It included heart of the city such as Hampankatta, Pandeshwar, Bendoorwell, Bejai and the like, where concrete roads are being laid.

The north zone package covered cleaning of the beaches at Surathkal, Mukka, Tannirbavi and Kasba Bengre.

The city has 120 metallic solid waste bins now. Vehicles fitted with hydraulic lifting equipment are transporting the solid waste to the dumping yard. This practice will continue in the new package. Once the door-to-door collection of solid waste picked up, cement bins in the city will be removed.

He said that if the civic body could select the bidders for the new package before July next, the services of the existing contractors, who are now handling the solid waste under six package-scheme, could be discontinued by giving them a month’s notice. There was no need to wait for implementing the three-package system till July next, he said.


http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=70178&n_tit=Mangalore%3A+Government+Approves+New+Solid+Waste+Management+Proposal+

:banana:

^^ With door-to-door collection I hope that those big metallic wastebins on footpaths will disappear. Still I doubt effectiveness of door-to-door collection unless they collect waste daily. But, they may be planning to collect once or twice in a week.

Typo mistake need correction as per TOI post earlier.

Government approves new solid waste management proposal (http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/28/stories/2009122858180300.htm)
http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/28/images/2009122858180301.jpg

^^ With door-to-door collection I hope that those big metallic wastebins on footpaths will disappear. Still I doubt effectiveness of door-to-door collection unless they collect waste daily. But, they may be planning to collect once or twice in a week.

Typo mistake need correction as per TOI post earlier.

Government approves new solid waste management proposal (http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/28/stories/2009122858180300.htm)
http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/28/images/2009122858180301.jpg

Krishnamoorthy,I remember in mysore there is door to door collection in some localities and its really effective,In some residential areas in mysore u don't find those yellow bins at all,but only in some city areas u find those kind of bins especially near the central bus stand area,vegetable market areas.....

Deralakatte is fast becoiming destination for real estate activities.

BRP Heights, Madyar near Deralakatte (http://www.brpdevelopers.in/)

http://infomangalore.com/brp/final/two/images/brp_heights_large.jpg

BRP (http://www.brpdevelopers.in/) Blue Heaven Residential Township (http://canarawaves.com/realty/project_detail.php?cw=cGFnZTE0MTU9MSZlbnQxMzE1ND1QUk9KRUNUJmVudDk0PTcmQVBSSjk0PTc=), Kotekar Beeri

http://canarawaves.com/scene/pg/img/1237967587432823_township_entrance.jpg

http://infomangalore.com/brp/final/two/images/amn_play_001.jpg

http://infomangalore.com/brp/final/two/images/amn_play_004.jpg

Plama Developers to expand in South (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/28/stories/2009122852221300.htm)

Plama has lined up eight projects in Mangalore in the next 12 months. These projects would come up at Deralkatte, Yeyyadi, Kulshekar, Bejai, Derebail, S.L. Mathais Road, Falnir and Kottara Chowki.


Soon other builders may also declare projects all along Konaje-Deralakatte-Thokkottu-Kotekarbeeri region.

http://www.marianinfrastructure.com/images/Marian_Celeste_02.jpg

Source: Marian Infrastructures (http://www.marianinfrastructure.com/project.html)

PVS Junction to get wider

Stanley G Pinto , TNN 28 December 2009, 09:54pm IST


MANGALORE: After a gap of six long years, the narrow stretch on M G Road near PVS Junction is being widened putting an end to the travails of pedestrians as well as motorists.

The stretch has caused numerous accidents involving both motorists as well as pedestrians.

The road which is nearly two kms in length was concreted in 2003 at a cost of Rs 4 crore when Derebail corporator Shashidhar was the mayor. This was also the first four-lane concrete road developed through acquisition. The stretch near Hotel Deepa Comforts was narrow on both sides as land had to be acquired.

But negotiations did not work out and the corporation went in for acquisition, which was completed
recently.

Now the corporation has started constructing retaining walls on both the ends to make the road wider.
Commissioner Vijay Prakash told TOI that the road at these two points will be seven mts wide on both sides, as opposed to five mts earlier making it less congestion prone. The retaining walls on both ends are being constructed at a cost of Rs 18 lakh. A total of 8.4 cents has been acquired at a cost of Rs 2 lakh per cent. Shashidhar said the aggrieved parties have not claimed the compensation but money has been deposited in the bank.

Also, if the corporation has its way, the PVS Junction will also be wider as plans are afoot to acquire the building on the left hand side of the road (while going from M G Road to Bunts Hostel Road). This will facilitate free left traffic. Here also the two lane narrows down to less than five mts, which makes free flow of traffic on this arterial road difficult due to buses occupying one half of the lane blocking smaller vehicles from taking a free left.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/PVS-Junction-to-get-wider/articleshow/5389105.cms

^^ One more free left to add to pedestrians miseries.

Mostly Theosophical Society Building's front portion will go? If so, are they going to restore it back?

Dongarakeri Road (Nava Bharath Circle (officially Rashtra Kavi M Govinda Pai Circle) to New Chitra Talkies) will also be expanded. Canara Bank and Karnataka Bank founder members offices are located on this road.

Traffic police station for Puttur (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Traffic-police-station-for-Puttur/articleshow/5389109.cms)

MANGALORE: It was literally a Christmas Day gift for the Puttur sub-divisional police. Their boss and home minister V S Acharya played Santa Claus for the police at Puttur, Kadaba as well as Vittla inugurating the new buildings for Puttur Town as well as Kadaba police stations, and laying the foundation stone for the new building for Vittla police station.

Inaugurating the new building of Puttur town police station, Acharya said the government has sanctioned a traffic police station for Puttur town, which is growing as one of the biggest towns in Dakshina Kannada district. This new police station will become functional from 2010, Acharya added.

The new station in all likelihood could be housed at the old Puttur town police station, sources in the police department stated.

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* While some are against -acquisition, others want good price for the land
* Road corridor to come up in Jokatte village
* Price was fixed arbitrarily, say aggrieved people

MANGALORE: Residents of Jokatte Gram panchayat, close to the Bykampadi Industrial Estate, have opposed the move to acquire their lands for the Mangalore Special Economic Zone’s road corridor. However, the residents, who staged a protest in Jokatte village on Sunday, with the support of the Karnataka Pranta Raitha Sangha and the Democratic Youth Federation of India, appeared to be divided over the issue.

While some expressed their dissatisfaction over the price fixed for the land acquisition, others said they were apposed to the acquisition per se. Nevertheless, the agitators launched a signature campaign against the acquisition.

Demand

Speaking to presspersons, several residents said that the Rs. 8,000 for a cent of land fixed by the district administration was not acceptable to them. They argued that the land prices in the area were much higher and demanded that the price be fixed at a minimum of Rs. 25,000 a cent.

Former gram panchayat member Jaya Shetty said that land would not be sold under any circumstances, whatever be the price offered. “Just leave us alone and do not create problems for us,” he said.

Allegation

They alleged that the Deputy Commissioner, who was supposed to convene a public hearing to fix the price of the land, did not conduct any such meeting.

“The price was fixed arbitrarily without taking any of us into confidence,” said a resident.

No communique

Members of the gram panchayat alleged that the district administration and the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) did not pass on any communiqué or seek consultation with the local body.

Grouse

Addressing the agitators, district president of the DYFI Muneer Katipalla said, “There has been a great influx of large and polluting industries in the district. But, neither the common man nor the region has benefited from these industries.”

Citing the case of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., he said that despite being a public sector undertaking, the refinery had never taken larger public interests into consideration.

“Its policies and practices have been anti-people since its inception. Now, the MSEZ is threatening to follow in the same direction,” he said.

Advice

Mr. Katipalla advised the residents to part with their land only on their own terms. “Once you sell your land, nobody will care about you. Whatever bargaining has to be done should be done now,” he said.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/29/stories/2009122958530300.htm)

Infrastructure left a lot to be desired

Raviprasad Kamila

KSRTC’s failure to start city service, tardy progress of roadworks mark the year

Day train to Bangalore introduced

Number of flights to Dubai increased to 10 a week this year

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/30/images/2009123058430301.jpg

— Photo: R. Eswarraj

HIT BY DELAY: Four-laning of some roads such as this one near A.J. Hospital Kunitkana on NH-17 in Mangalore is yet to be completed.

MANGALORE: Hopes of the people about travelling by city buses of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) did not materialise this year.

There was no significant progress in completing the four-lane highway works between B.C. Road and Surathkal. On the other hand, Mangalore City Corporation took up concreting of more major roads.

Air India Express introduced night flight services to Dubai in January. Expectations of the passengers that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will commission its new terminal building at Mangalore airport were dashed.

Although the Railways began operating tri-weekly day train between Mangalore and Bangalore from August, people from all walks of life came together to oppose the extension of the night train between Mangalore and Bangalore up to Kannur in Kerala. On the sea front, two major container vessels called at New Mangalore Port, in addition to some cruise vessels. G. Hanumantha Kamath, president, Nagarika Hitarakshana Samiti, Mangalore, said that Transport Minister R. Ashok’s statement that the KSRTC would introduce city buses in Mangalore remained a mere assurance.

Mr. Kamath criticised the district administration and Mangalore City Corporation for not bothering to resolve the issues pertaining to utility shifting and land acquisition for the ongoing four-lane project between Surathkal and B.C. Road. On the other hand, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should have speeded up the works on the stretches that were made available to it, he said. He alleged that although the NHAI had deposited the required amount with the city corporation for shifting the pipelines, the latter was taking its own sweet time to complete the shifting.With the introduction of Air India’s night flight services to Dubai on January 12, the number of flights from here to Dubai went up from seven to 10 a week, according to Chellam Prasad, Station Manager, Air India, Mangalore. The airport handled Haj pilgrims for the first time this year.



http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/30/stories/2009123058430300.htm

I want Mangalore to have KSRTC services,especially Volvo buses and want to enjoy the bus ride sailing on concrete roads.:banana:

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/30/stories/2009123058430300.htm

I want Mangalore to have KSRTC services,especially Volvo buses and want to enjoy the bus ride sailing on concrete roads.:banana:

Akash,

I think Mangalore in transitional phase now and sure all our dreams will come true for every citis of Karnataka.:cheers:

No consensus on CDP at MCC meet
Mangalore, Dec 30, DHNS:

Mangalore City Corporation failed to arrive at a consensus and clear off the confusions pertaining to Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) and legalisation of residential set ups under Karnataka Municipal Councils Act Section 112 (C).

The discussion held over the last two general body meeting was carried over to Wednesday.

During the beginning of the meeting, Member Mariamma Thomas said that the ruling given by Mayor during the last meeting for implementation of Karnataka Municipal Councils Act Section 112 (C) strictly without any deviation has not yet been taken up by the officials. She questioned if the officials value and respect the ruling of the Mayor or not.

She sought explanation from the Municipal Commissioner about the obstacles preventing them from implementing the law.

Commissioner K N Vijayprakash said that though there are no confusion with regard to residential set up under Section 112 (C), there are problems in application of the same for commercial set ups. He said that Corporation has written to letter to the Government seeking clarification over the same and they are awaiting reply, which should be reaching them in a week or so.

Mayor M Shanker Bhat however ending the discussion said that if government does not reply to the queries within a week then he will go to Bangalore, meet the minister for Urban Development and seek answers.

Meanwhile, Member Naveenchandra informed that in many commercial set ups, though the blueprint has space left for parking, when execution, the owners manage to use it for commerical purpose by getting door number and trade license. Due to this practice, the road widening works seem futile as all vehicles remain parked on the roadside.

The members unanimously agreed that action must be taken against the officials and the building owners who deviate rules and utilise parking slot for commercial purposes.
Opposition members demanded withdrawal of 15 per cent penalty that can be imposed under single site clearance for legalisation of illegal residential set up.
They said that the system is faulty as the said 15 per cent is payable to Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

“Corporation does all the work and Muda walks away with the money. This is incorrect. Further those with larger land holding can afford to pay the penalty but what about those who have got small chunk of ancestral property,” they questioned and urged that the said 15 per cent must be withdrawn by the government for the sake of common men.

Slaughter house
Corporator Premananda Shetty said that Health Officials raided Kudroli area and closed down only one slaughter house stating it is illegal, while the fact is that there are many more illegal ones functioning. Endorsing the view of Shetty, members Aziz and K Ashraf said that officials must take step to close down all the illegal slaughter houses.

Health Officer Manjaiah Shetty said that they have raided and the one they found has been closed.

They will take action in future if they receive complaints on functioning of illegal slaughter house.

Members raised objection to the fact that MCC hires JCB shelling out a sum of Rs 43,67,880 annually for the same.

Members raising question at the utilisation of the JCB said that instead of paying so much for the JCBs, MCC can manage to purchase one for itself. However Mayor said that purchasing a JCB and then paying for its fuel, maintenance and personnel would workout costlier than the existing system.

Control of stray dogs, asphaltation of interior roads, maintenance of pay and use toilets were some of the other issues discussed during the meet. The house condoled the demise of singer Ashwath and actor Vishnuvardhan.


http://www.deccanherald.com/content/44024/no-consensus-cdp-mcc-meet.html

Moorthy ,I was impressed by your bus terminus designs. please send a paper copy to the DC and Mayor.I have just come back after a paris trip. Ws impressed by Champ elyses which is a 6 lane road and having pavement which itself has got a width equivalent 6 lanes on either side. At one point pavement has entry for underground car parking.on either side are real posh shops...too expensive.

Car Street Shree Mahamayi Temple to Canara School road will be expanded to 30 feet road. Pillars will be erected on sides of Mahamayi Lake to support the road. The road works was inagurated today by Mangalore MLA N. Yogish Bhat.

Newfield road will be widened.

Venkataramana temple to New Chitra interior road will also be widened.

Venkataramana temple to Ullala Nursing Home will be widened to 30 feet.

People are ccoperative for widening.

-- Udayavani (http://www.udayavani.com/epaper/PDFList.aspx?Pg=H&Edn=MN&DispDate=12/30/2009)

^^ Thank you Ajay.

Nice,Main roads in Mangalore touched upon & now interiors roads as well getting widened....:)

Mangalore surely is seeing unprecedented infrastructure revamp.

Mysore wake up :gaah: Roads in Mysore are the worst,Really don't understand where JNNURM funds are going?? .....:bash:

Now it seems another 1000 crore for mysore or rather for Politicians????? :toilet:

* Women and child welfare gets the highest share of Rs. 22.69 crore
* Minimum support price of Rs. 100 a kg for arecanut sought
* Government criticised for reducing grants, curtailing panchayat’s powers

MANGALORE: The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat council at its meeting on Thursday approved the draft budget of Rs. 119.4 crore for 2010-11.

The draft budget has reserved Rs. 22.07 crore for primary and secondary education; Rs. 12.67 crore for family welfare; Rs. 22.68 crore for women and child welfare; and Rs. 1.79 crore for medical and rural health. It has allocated Rs. 13.18 crore to gram panchayats as statutory grants.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the panchayat P. Shivashankar told the House that the Government had initially asked the panchayat to prepare an action plan for a Rs. 9.17-crore project for developing roads in the district under grants from the 12th Finance Commission. However, in August, 2009, it directed the panchayat not to proceed with the preparation till further instructions. It had not cited any reason for withholding it, he said.

Chandrashekar Kamath, member from Bellare constituency, told the House that arecanut growers were in deep trouble as the recent spell of rain across the district had affected the yield and quality of the harvested ripe arecanut.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/01/stories/2010010159510300.htm)

I am for alternative crops instead of arecanuts.

New director for Mangalore airport (http://www.blonnet.com/2010/01/01/stories/2010010151911700.htm)

^^ Mysore footpaths are good, Mangalore had a few good footpaths but now everything is stolen by roads and vehicles. All railings on edges of footpath (e.g., Wenlock, PVS building) have been removed to make free way for vehicles. Just curiously waiting for the utilization of Rs. 25 crores.

Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/01/stories/2010010159510300.htm)

I am for alternative crops instead of arecanuts.

New director for Mangalore airport (http://www.blonnet.com/2010/01/01/stories/2010010151911700.htm)

^^ Mysore footpaths are good, Mangalore had a few good footpaths but now everything is stolen by roads and vehicles. All railings on edges of footpath (e.g., Wenlock, PVS building) have been removed to make free way for vehicles. Just curiously waiting for the utilization of Rs. 25 crores.

I would say they were good ,JUSCO came dug up all major roads to replace water pipelines and no funds from JNNURM have been earmarked for replacing and fixing those roads and pavements.Politicans pockets are getting filled big time.
CM's 100 crore grant was being utilized efficiently until Shobha left

I would say they were good ,JUSCO came dug up all major roads to replace water pipelines and no funds from JNNURM have been earmarked for replacing and fixing those roads and pavements.Politicans pockets are getting filled big time.
CM's 100 crore grant was being utilized efficiently until Shobha left

Kindly read my suggestion on requirement for roads. If we don’t have requirement defined properly this is what happens. Vehicle and walkers are not the only users there are indirect user of roads. Corporation lays road and footpath, but after weeks or month telephone wala ( they are multiple now), Drainage, water, storm water, transformer, Hasiru oosiru ( for laying plants) every one will dig it and no one take responsibility to repair it. If they repair also once the foundation is disrupted road soil become loose and you will never get the same strength for road.

Now in Bangalore every department is having money from Jn-Nurm Hence this is a common scene. I will post some photo to show you the example shortly. We need to see have single owner for the road and model road should be in place designed by National or state road standard agenesis, There should be plan to how each people use it( direct or indirect).

One thing we need to learn from British is standardization. Which we lack. Ajay you can give some suggestion how these things are taken care in U.K.

Kindly read my suggestion on requirement for roads. If we don’t have requirement defined properly this is what happens. Vehicle and walkers are not the only users there are indirect user of roads. Corporation lays road and footpath, but after weeks or month telephone wala ( they are multiple now), Drainage, water, storm water, transformer, Hasiru oosiru ( for laying plants) every one will dig it and no one take responsibility to repair it. If they repair also once the foundation is disrupted road soil become loose and you will never get the same strength for road.

Now in Bangalore every department is having money from Jn-Nurm Hence this is a common scene. I will post some photo to show you the example shortly. We need to see have single owner for the road and model road should be in place designed by National or state road standard agenesis, There should be plan to how each people use it( direct or indirect).

One thing we need to learn from British is standardization. Which we lack. Ajay you can give some suggestion how these things are taken care in U.K.

True Visnaya,one contractor will get foothpath contract some jack ass will get tarring contract,we mostly find tarring work done before footpaths which is totally unscientific all the dust and dirt remains on the tarred road in the process of paving footpaths.

What we need is uniformity,which MCC has not understood for that matter any corporation in the state,except for Belgaum.

Kindly read my suggestion on requirement for roads. If we don’t have requirement defined properly this is what happens. Vehicle and walkers are not the only users there are indirect user of roads. Corporation lays road and footpath, but after weeks or month telephone wala ( they are multiple now), Drainage, water, storm water, transformer, Hasiru oosiru ( for laying plants) every one will dig it and no one take responsibility to repair it. If they repair also once the foundation is disrupted road soil become loose and you will never get the same strength for road.

Now in Bangalore every department is having money from Jn-Nurm Hence this is a common scene. I will post some photo to show you the example shortly. We need to see have single owner for the road and model road should be in place designed by National or state road standard agenesis, There should be plan to how each people use it( direct or indirect).

One thing we need to learn from British is standardization. Which we lack. Ajay you can give some suggestion how these things are taken care in U.K.


In the UK accountability is paramount and everyone respects law. In that respect this is a unique country.Pedestrians and cyclists are the kings here and everyone driving a car gives way for the other by flashing their headlights. It is not uncommon to see a cyclist driving on a two lane road and about 20 cars following him like ants as here if we have to overtake a cyclist we take a slight deviation so as to not go close to the cyclist while overtaking.

Coming to repairs all companies have to take responsibility to restore the road to its original state. So if someone digs the road then it is his responsibility to restore it .Law is very clear and no one can escape it. I can tell you that there is absolutely zero corruption till the highest level.I am not too sure of the politicians though.Similarly if a builder or a plumber does work at anyone's house ,once the work is over they make sure to clean and vacumn the area. This is a cultural thing.In India there is sadly no acountability and so people just do not bother.Just giving money for the companies is not the answer. If there is no accountability then they will pocketthe money. Many of these private companies in India make huge profits . There should be a law and the most important thing is that law should be respected. There is no shortage of 'laws' in India.

DEAR FORUMERS


WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR AND WISH FOR A WORLD OF FAIRNESS , EQUALITY AND PEACE.


REGARDS
AJAY

Dear members and Friends,

I wish a Happy and Prosperous new year to you all; I wish we will have a collective and planned growth next year. Hope there will be Many more participation on this forum and government listens and implement our voice. Happy 2010.

Regards

Future real estate projects wil be concentrated around Derlakatte,and Airport Road. Mahabaleshwara has proposal for two 18 storied high rises on Airport Road and there are proposals for hotels projects.The 25 storied apartment com[lex by Inland is already under construction. Looks like real estate developers own huge land banks on the Derlakatte ,University road. Another area to look to the future is along the proposed Mangala corniche ring road.Will the five star hotel under construction at Jeppu be a part of the Mangala corniche development?

What has happened to SKS Enclave?Any news.

Mangalore's image was dented in 2008 by someunsavoury incidents but the city has come back with a bank. It is surely a destination for everyone to visit and especially one of the top cities to visit for Christmas and New year celeberations.

Read on...



http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=162639

Mangalore walls get a makeover

Stanley G Pinto, TNN 1 January 2010, 09:50pm IST

MANGALORE: The New Year will bring in good tidings for the much abused city walls, marred by hideous posters and handbills. For starters, the
Balmatta Government Women's PU and Degree College wall got an arty look on Friday with catchy graphics and social awareness messages painted by artists.

The joint initiative of the Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) and Rotaract Club Mangalore City is being assisted by artists from Lahari, the sand sculpture team from Mangalore.

Harish Kodialbail, a professional artist from Lahari, told TOI that at present they will beautify two of the city walls, one at Balmatta and the other at Lalbagh (near the corporation Swimming pool) with social awareness messages.

"Our intention is to change the walls of the entire city. We got permission to paint only two walls from the corporation. We expect them to give us more," he added.

Four artists, Dinesh Holla, Jeevan Salian, Ambica Bhat and Harish are on the job with help from members of Kishora/ Kishori clubs in rural areas promoted by NYK. They have been given training in painting by Lahari.

Dinesh Kodialbail, president of the Rotaract Club, says apart from making the walls look beautiful and artistic, these walls will be rid of posters and bills which mar the beauty of a city. He said the art work will last at least three years. The team needs walls which have been plastered with concrete for this work.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Mangalore-walls-get-a-makeover/articleshow/5402949.cms

Mangalore following Bangalore.........................:cheers:

^^ Mangalore need not follow Bangalore blindly.

The walls should be painted with environmental friendly paints only.

I know a few of Mangalore private walls were they are having vertical gardens. If enough space is available then vertical gardens may be a good option but may occupy considerable amount of footpath if not done judiciously. There are a few houses were wall creepers are grown. Who knowns, one day somebody may come up with a technology to have 'rangoli' of different colored creepers on walls, just like the arts of ikebana, bonsai, etc.

In India, we have too much stone walls compared to western countries were they still opt for traditional wooden fences. In a way, in India also, option of going for "gated community housing estates" will save space wasted for walls between independent houses.

Some walls have already started disaappearing - one between City Center and Mahabaleshwar building next to it. Slowly others will also disappear when we adopt with modern security systems?

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

* There were complaints of officers harassing the people
* 240 applications seeking building licences are pending
* 82 requests made before October 1, 2009 to be cleared

MANGALORE: The New Year day did not go well with the town planning officials of Mangalore City Corporation, as they attracted the wrath of district in-charge Minister J. Krishna Palemar, who paid a surprise visit to their section for inspection.

The Minister visited the section following complaints that the officials were harassing the people for issuing building licences.

He took the officials to task for the delay in issuing building licences.

Later, the Minister told presspersons that the corporation had received 880 applications between April 2009 and December, 2009 seeking building licences. Of them, only 516 applications had been cleared. Of the remaining 364 applications, 124 files had been sent to Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) for clearance. Hence 240 applications were yet to be cleared, he said.

The Minister said that the corporation had recently issued notices to 82 persons, who had applied for building licences before October 1, 2009 when the revised Master Plan came into effect. In the notice, the applicants had been asked to apply once again for the licence after modifying the building plan according to the provisions of the revised Master Plan.

But, it was not proper on the part of the civic body to do so as they had applied before the implementation of the revised Master Plan, Mr. Palemar said.

He said that he had instructed the officials to issue licences to those applicants.

The Minister said he would soon convene a meeting of councillors to discuss certain issues pertaining to the corporation.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/02/stories/2010010258130300.htm)

But, building code wise Mangalore should follow national and state building codes blindly.

Hyderabad company chosen for four-laning project

Raviprasad Kamila

Land in 65 villages in two districts to be acquired for the 90-km roadworks

The Rs. 674-cr. project will be taken up on BoT basis

The work is unlikely to commence immediately

MANGALORE: Navayuga — KPCL Consortium, a Hyderabad-based company, has bagged the contract for widening the 90-km stretch between Kundapur and Surathkal and Nanthoor and Talapady on the National Highway 17 into four-lane.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has chosen this company for the project on build-operate and transfer (BoT) basis. The project is estimated to cost Rs. 674 crore, sources in NHAI told The Hindu.

However, this may not mean that the work will commence immediately. The NHAI, some time ago, adopted a policy under which it will take up any project only after the State Government completes issuance of final land acquisition notification to 80 per cent of the properties to be taken over. It also expects the State Government to complete the issuance of preliminary notifications to the remaining 20 per cent of properties. Considering this, the commencement of work on this particular project may be delayed, even as the Karnataka Government is lagging behind in acquiring land.

Sources said that of the properties to be acquired in the 65 villages in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, the Government had issued final notifications only in six villages between Surathkal and Mulky in Dakshina Kannada. The preliminary notification had been published in 35 villages between Mulky and Kundapur in Udupi district. The process of publishing the preliminary notifications on land acquisition in nine villages between Nanthoor and Talapady in Dakshina Kannada is under way. In what is termed a lapse on the part of Dakshina Kannada administration, the Government had published preliminary notifications in eight villages between Surathkal and Mulky. But, when the final notification was published, the lands notified in Karnad and Mulky had been dropped. As a result, the preliminary notification issued for acquiring land in the two villages lost its value. This is because the law specifies that the final notification should be issued within one year of the preliminary notification. The Government will have to issue fresh preliminary notification for acquiring land in the two villages. In all, properties have to be acquired in 48 villages between Mulky and Kundapur. Sources said that the Union Government was likely to sign a State Support Agreement with the Karnataka Government before taking up Kundapur-Talapady project. Once the agreement is signed, it will make the State Government legally bound to extend all support for the smooth completion of the project. The distance between Surathkal and Kundapur is 74 km and it is 16 km between Nanthoor and Talpady.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/03/stories/2010010358600300.htm

I doubt that this project will ever take place..............:ohno:

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/03/stories/2010010358600300.htm

I doubt that this project will ever take place..............:ohno:

I think, this project may get implemented and the hurdles that are currently seen will be off in few days. People are already having problems plenty with the current NH, which is not being maintained properly.

If I am not wrong, any proposed contruction activities within 100 ft. on both sides of the NH have been permitted from last 10-15 years sighting the possibilities road expansion. Therefore this is expected to go smooth. However the contruction company has to reveal its plans to tackle the situation of existing structures that lie almost on the NH.

I am sure barring few labour pains the project will go on smooth.:cheers::)

Dear members and Friends,

I wish a Happy and Prosperous new year to you all; I wish we will have a collective and planned growth next year. Hope there will be Many more participation on this forum and government listens and implement our voice. Happy 2010.

Regards

Visnaya ,you are right. There are some cases in India where action has been taken against the offenders but sadly it has occured only in a few cases but will definitely set as aprecedent for future actions.

Bajpe, January 3: Parking has been banned on both the sides of road from Bajpe market to bridge from Jan.1 which will make the journey smooth.

Parking facility has been provided in the place where wastes were being dumped earlier. Only after parking the vehicle in the mentioned place people should attend their business. This decision has made the city clean and traffic free which was taken in the consultation meeting held in the presence of Bajpe station house officer.


Source: Udayavani (http://www.udayavani.com/showstory.asp?news=0&contentid=730694&lang=1)

Proposal for direct road from Bajpe to Manipal via Athradi by Karavali Development Authority (http://www.udayavani.com/showstory.asp?news=0&contentid=730885&lang=2)

Now in Bangalore every department is having money from Jn-Nurm Hence this is a common scene. I will post some photo to show you the example shortly. We need to see have single owner for the road and model road should be in place designed by National or state road standard agenesis, There should be plan to how each people use it( direct or indirect).



Visnaya why don't you consider this as a model road for other Tier 2 cities of Karnataka

This is the irwin road from Railway station to ayurveda Medical college,Mysore

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9364/17172557.jpg

See it has neat pavements,nicely marked lanes,Pavements are broad and even on both the sides.....:banana:

^^ That looks excellent. The advantage of the place may be not much residential buildings to be connected to electrical posts, drainages, telecom boxes, so on and not much waste generated. Where are they parking vehicles?

public office building road

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/2910897217_b88bbaa955.jpg

gun house..........

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2910903723_00801b9a64.jpg

Mysore city corporation front view

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3729/dsc01624yn8.jpg

MCC front view 2


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procession road

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^^ That looks excellent. The advantage of the place may be not much residential buildings to be connected to electrical posts, drainages, telecom boxes, so on and not much waste generated. Where are they parking vehicles?

well Krishnamoorthy there are many roads in Mysore where you can find old buildings such as these,There is enough parking space in the railway station itself..............

Mysore main roads have good pavements................

Where ever there are residential buildings we have a seprate lane marking for parking will post them also.......

Akash, conditions of Mangalore and Mysore are different. Mysore has enough space, Mangalore has space constraints. Mangalore has to acquire so much private space if it wants to create the luxury of car parking space along road sides. For parking in Mangalore either every building should have enough parking space including visitors vehicles or parking complexes because of space constraints on road.

You can show some pictures of telecom boxes, electrical transformers & posts, dustbins (small ones), etc to know how orderly they are kept without obstructing pedestrians. Also how well gradients to basement or first floor for parking is taken care of without making walking on footpath difficult. In Bangalore I have faced so many problems on footpath due to ramps to underground house garages occupying footpath.

Akash, conditions of Mangalore and Mysore are different. Mysore has enough space, Mangalore has space constraints. Mangalore has to acquire so much private space if it wants to create the luxury of car parking space along road sides. For parking either every building should have enough parking space including visitors vehicles or parking complexes in Mangalore because of space constraints on road.

You can show some pictures of telecom boxes, electrical transformers & posts, dustbins (small ones), etc to know how orderly they are kept without obstructing pedestrians. Also how well gradients to basement or first floor for parking is taken care of without making walking on footpath difficult. In Bangalore I have faced so many problems on footpath due to ramps to underground house garages occupying footpath.

True Mysore,Belgaum are the best examples among tier two cities in Karnataka for satifactory pavements........Some areas roads require some touch up to give them a good look.

Mangalore is facing space constraints which is evident from its vertical growth.Mysore,Belgaum have enough space for expansion.

Even roads in Davagere are good neat and well paved (mostly main roads)

Mangalore can actually go for demolition drives which is really the need of the hour..

Bangalore has no pavements at all.Today I read an article in THE HINDU open page titled " Footpaths,an Utopian dream in India".Which perfectly mentioned about footpaths conditions in our country.......

http://www.daijiworld.com/img_news1/daya_020110_boatsr2.jpg

http://www.daijiworld.com/img_news1/daya_020110_boatsr5.jpg

http://www.daijiworld.com/img_news1/daya_020110_boatsr10.jpg

http://www.daijiworld.com/img_news1/daya_020110_boatsr12.jpg

http://www.daijiworld.com/img_news1/daya_020110_boatsr16.jpg

For more pictures visit Diajiworld (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=70421).

Soon there may be parking problems on revers and river banks also. I meant both vehicles on water and land.

KDA moots direct road linking airport to Manipal

TNN 3 January 2010, 09:56pm IST

MANGALORE: The Karavali Development Authority (KDA), which conducted its special general meeting here on Saturday, has mooted the idea of constructing a direct road link from Bajpe airport here to Manipal.

A press release from K Prabhakar Rao, secretary of KDA here stated that it was decided at the meeting decided to set up Karavali Development Corporation, upgrade fish markets in coastal Karnataka, and provide solar power to backward villages.

Likewise, KDA will also focus on the rehabilitation of people affected by the mammoth landslide that devastated the Zarawada region of Karwar in Uttara Kannada district. It was decided to set up a special three-member committee comprising Gujjadi Prabhakar Nayak, member, KDA, J V Joshi, member, State Planning Commission, and Prabhakar Rao to formulate draft rules and regulations to convert KDA in to a corporation.

On plans to renovate local fish markets in the three coastal districts, the release stated that the KDA has taken into consideration representations received from D K District Parisarasakta Okkoota, College of Fisheries, and fisherwomen's representatives. A feasibility report will be prepared based on all inputs received. The main aim is to ensure that fisherwomen have hygienic working conditions, which is beneficial to all alike.

Likewise, a feasibility report will also be prepared to aid the speedy rehabilitation of those affected by the landslide in Zarawada during the recent monsoon. Five most backward villages each in the three coastal districts will be identified and houses and roads leading to these residential clusters will be provided with solar-based lighting systems during the next financial year. The process of identifying the villages will be taken up soon.

A feasibility report will be prepared to explore the possibility of providing direct connectivity from Manipal in Udupi district to Bajpe airport via Athrady state highway 67 and tenders will be invited to prepare the report. B Nagaraj Shetty, president of KDA placed on record the authority's appreciation for the keen interest shown by cheif minister B S Yeddyurappa to the various activities being planned and to be executed by the authority.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/KDA-moots-direct-road-linking-airport-to-Manipal/articleshow/5407919.cms

Mangalore golf course........

Near pilikula park

Nice one...never knew Mangalore had one..

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5847/37688329.png

Akash, murthy,
One thing is true that the mysore has lot of flat land compared to mangalore and is not dense as mangalore, But more important is these roads are planned hundred years back by then maharaja of mysore, thier minister and dewans Like Sir M.Vishveshwarayya and with the help of Brithisher.

Now if we have to plan any citi roads we need to plan keeping in mind next fifity years of development. one of the simple theam can be from Japnees House keeping "PEEP" Which means "Place for every thing and Every thing in place". If we do this roads will be in right shape.

Mangalore golf course........

Near pilikula park

Nice one...never knew Mangalore had one..



Akash,this has been there for quite some time now. There is aproposal for a bigger 18 hole one at Tanirbhavi.

regarding roads,Mangalore is a congested city with its eastern part devoid of flat land and Arabian sea on it West. In the North layouts are possible only beyond NITK..23 Kms .sadly Mangalore did not have Maharajah's . Otherwise I am sure they would have planned it better.

Mangalore Jan 4: The District Administration here will launch an innovative scheme Urban Statistics for Human Resource Assessment (USHA) Clean City initiative from January 18. The Central Government, which has ordered the implementation of this scheme, has suggested that various Self-help Groups (SHGs) be involved in it. The first phase of this scheme, includes taking a survey of all the slum areas and, later, conducting meetings in it, announced the Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj at the meeting held here.

The District In-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar, who addressed the meeting said since the elected representatives of Mangalore City Corporation were related to the scheme, they should exhibit total commitment and involvement in the successful implementation of the scheme. The USHA report would have to be submitted to the Centre, Mr Palemar said, adding the move of the Centre to admit slum dwellers in the list of Common Public License(CPL) should be hailed.

The minister also suggested that a workshop must be arranged for the parliamentary and Assembly constituency, besides Taluk Panchayath, Zilla Panchayath level Self-help Groups (SHGs) and other organisations before the implementation of USHA in order to familiarise them with its features, processes, and functioning of the scheme.

CDA to be converted into Corporation

The Coastal Development Authority(CDA) is all set to be converted into a Corporation with the process beginning for preparation of draft paper in this regard.

The meeting convened yesterday by the Chairman of CDA and former minister B Nagaraja Shetty, had decided to constitute a committee comprising Gujjadi Prabhakar Nayak, State Planning Board member G V Joshi, and Board secretary K Prabhakar Rao to go into the preparation of draft paper.

The meeting had also taken a decision to prepare a feasibility report on the rehabilitation and infrastructure facilities to the victims of landslide at Zariwada in Karwar, modernisation of fish marketing yards in Udupi, preparation of a report on identification of five villages for solar electrification and inviting bid for construction of a link road.


Source: Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=162943)

Mangalore golf course........

Near pilikula park

Nice one...never knew Mangalore had one..

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5847/37688329.png

Check post #29 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=31184396&postcount=29) of Mangalore Cityscapes thread.

^^ :happy:

With more vehicles being added everyday and the number of commercial complexes and residential flats increasing, the parking problem is a great challenge to City planners.

To ease the parking problem, the Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is working towards building a bigger parking facility at Hampanakatta than originally planned. As per the plans, it will now accommodate nearly 1,000 cars instead of 300.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, MUDA Commissioner Ramesh said the big shops on the periphery of the site earmarked for the project at the old bus-stand would be acquired for the purpose. The multi-storeyed car parking facility will come up on a two-acre plot of land instead of the 1.5 acres as planned earlier. He said MUDA is already holding discussions with the owners of the building and most of them had already agreed to the proposal. The shops would be accommodated in the new building, he added. “In fact, we will get the clear picture once we complete the discussion with all the shop owners,” he added.

Tendering extended

He said earlier the tendering process was extended till December 31 in order to accommodate the changes in the plans. However, now it has been extended for one more month. Few private companies had already shown interest in the project, to be built on a private partnership model, he added. Bidding will be called on January 20 for the proposed multi-storeyed car parking facility. Ramesh said that once the land on the adjacent were acquired, the roads adjoining the site will also be widened. With a wider area available for planning, an aesthetic building would come up.

The Commissioner said that Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj is also considering parking facilities at a few places in the city such as Balmatta and near the KSRTC bus-stand in Bejai. “Once we get the suitable land for the parking facility, the project will also be mooted,” he added.


Source: DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/44978/muda-working-plan-accommodate-1000.html)

Capacity is increasing from 300 to 500 and then to 1000. Good. :)

Assuming the parking facility caters to the need of approximately 500 meters around the old bus stop MCC has to plan for smooth movement of people from parking complex to all roads by constructing very good footpath and subways. Without subways to othersides of the roads people may not like to use the parking facility. So Hampanakatte circle must have subways. The possibility of any underpass for vehicles in Hapankatte is ruled out against subways; only flyover is allowed (though I am not yet fully convinced on the effectiveness of flyover in reducing traffic delays on all main routes).

The lifts and staircases of parking complex should be connected to subways.

In the othersides of roads also subway staircases can be part of building staircases and even lifts with door opening to footpath and then subways underground.

Akash, I am thinking of coming up with a general diagram of subways connected to buildings. What I have obseved, in places like Malleshwaram circle in Bangalore, is subways occupy a considerable portion of footpath and hinder smooth movement of pedestrians.

Mysore, Jan. 4 (SH)- "Those who move away from their villages and settle down in their new urban homes should take interest in developing their native place," said Vishweshwara Bhat Chief Editor, Vijaya Karnataka Kannada daily.

He was delivering his presidential address at the valedictory of Karavali Utsav in Rajendra Bhavan on Ramanuja Road here on Sunday. The Utsav was organised by Dakshina Kannada District Association.

"We are very comfortable here, having come from our villages. But, the villages are turning old-age homes. A situation has arisen in which except our aged parents, there is hardly anybody else in the villages. Neither anyone of us nor our children go back to the villages where we were born. If the trend continues, villages will crumble in our own lifetime," Vishweshwara Bhat bemoaned. It was the duty of everyone to bestow attention to development of one’s birth place, he remarked.

Showering tributes on the people of Dakshina Kannada district, Bhat said they had imbibed the virtues of creativity, trying out new ideas and forward outlook, adding that there was no field which the people of the district had not entered.

"The majority of people who are controlling the economy of Gulf countries are the people of Dakshina Kannada district," he said, adding that they accounted for 18 per cent of the income generated by Teheran. The people of the district had achieved peak performances and reached great heights as achievers, he remarked.

MP H. Viswanath, taking part as the chief guest, said that the people of the district were personification of the words of Saint Basavanna namely Kayakave Kailasa.

He praised the people of Dakshina Kannada district saying that they had demonstrated that they could live and prosper in any region of the world. They were also the progenitors of Yashasvini health insurance scheme, he said, adding that because of the measure, thousands of rural families had been salvaged.

Responding to the plea of people belonging to the district for extending the Yashavantpur-Mangalore train up to Karwar, Viswanath said that he would take up the issue with the Union Railway Minister.

Advocate O. Sham Bhat, Chief Executive Officer of Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat Sundara Nayak and Dakshina Kannada District Association President Sudhakara Shetty also spoke.

The spacious hall of Rajendra Bhavan was the scene of Karavali Food Festival, in which thousands of visitors joined the members of Dakshina Kannada District Association in savoring the delicacies of the region. The hall represented the ambience of the region being specially decorated for the occasion.

Even as the cultural progra-mme was in progress, the audience could be seen moving in and out to tickle their taste buds with goli bajje (Mangalore bajji), guliyappa and pathrode.

Traditional food preparations of the coastal region were ser-ved at breakfast. The menu included pundi gatti, avalakki Kadale, baajila baage, kadale, curd rice and kesaribath.

Lunch time dishes included shaavige gasi, kusubalakki anna, gullagoddalu and huruli saaru. Kadamba bath (prepared with boodu kumbalakai), haalbai (sweet made of rice, coconut and jaggery) and curd-rice were served for dinner. The food items were prepared by city’s noted caterer Narayana Rao and party.

Cultural programme included staging of a comedy play Badkad Orinda staged by Devdas Kapikkad and troupe.

Members of Konkani Christian Association, Mysore, presented Mando dance. Other items of the programme included a ballet Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage, Bhoothaaraadhane by Karavali Janapada Siri Sampathu, Siddavesha by Dakshina Kannada Gowda Sangha, Mysore.


Source: SOM (http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=23097)

Did not know that so many DKites are there in Teheran; knew about Arab countries and Mangalore doctors in the UK.

In places like Mumbai North Indian restaurants are getting dominance over Udupi restaurants now. Akash, whether now Udupi hotels have dominance in Mysore? In Mangalore itself American, Chinese fast food restaurants are gaining popularity slowly.

Source: SOM (http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=23097)

Did not know that so many DKites are there in Teheran; knew about Arab countries and Mangalore doctors in the UK.

In places like Mumbai North Indian restaurants are getting dominance over Udupi restaurants now. Akash, whether now Udupi hotels have dominance in Mysore? In Mangalore itself American, Chinese fast food restaurants are gaining popularity slowly.

I was surprised at the 'DK'ites in Iran' statistics. In Mumbai 90% of the bars n restaurants,beer parlours, industrial and Bollywood canteen are owned by SHETTY'S.(KUNDAPURA,UDUPI,MANGALORE)

Capacity is increasing from 300 to 500 and then to 1000. Good. :)

Assuming the parking facility caters to the need of approximately 500 meters around the old bus stop MCC has to plan for smooth movement of people from parking complex to all roads by constructing very good footpath and subways. Without subways to othersides of the roads people may not like to use the parking facility. So Hampanakatte circle must have subways. The possibility of any underpass for vehicles in Hapankatte is ruled out against subways; only flyover is allowed (though I am not yet fully convinced on the effectiveness of flyover in reducing traffic delays on all main routes).

The lifts and staircases of parking complex should be connected to subways.

In the othersides of roads also subway staircases can be part of building staircases and even lifts with door opening to footpath and then subways underground.

Akash, I am thinking of coming up with a general diagram of subways connected to buildings. What I have obseved, in places like Malleshwaram circle in Bangalore, is subways occupy a considerable portion of footpath and hinder smooth movement of pedestrians.[/QUOTE

More work for Moorthy and Akash.Ideally they should demolish all the buildings on both sides of KSR rao road (SL Shet diamond hosue,Vaman Nayak and then Komals,city Bakery and ?Gokul market. If you have noticed that there is lot of land behind Komals ...looks like some Gadang shop and a bit shady area.All that should be acquired.All of them should be accomodated in the new buildinmg. Similarly it is important to demolish Ballal Mahal which has liberty's etc.That building holds the key for future widening and space for subway construction. Hotel Dhanyavad is a disgrace at that point.

More work for Moorthy and Akash.Ideally they should demolish all the buildings on both sides of KSR rao road (SL Shet diamond hosue,Vaman Nayak and then Komals,city Bakery and ?Gokul market. If you have noticed that there is lot of land behind Komals ...looks like some Gadang shop and a bit shady area.All that should be acquired.All of them should be accomodated in the new buildinmg. Similarly it is important to demolish Ballal Mahal which has liberty's etc.That building holds the key for future widening and space for subway construction. Hotel Dhanyavad is a disgrace at that point.

That is what I was also intending.

We should have a small garden between Maidan Road and Market Road. Then reconstruct entire space listed by you in a type of PPP model where the current building owners will also have their shares in the newly constructed building. Let them redesign entire space which includes both sides of KS Rao Road. Construct Old bus stop building first and then go for the building on the other side.

On safer side (fire engine movements) it may be preferable to have separate buildings on both sides of KS Rao Road connected to each other through subways and bridges on different floors. Both buildings should have enough parking space to cater to whole of Hampankatte area.

On Taj Mahal side anyway many of buildings will be demolished for flyover construction. So nothing will be left except Taj Mahal I think.

For Wenlock hospital, they have a plan of Rs. 4.54 crores for renovation. Let them think of how to provide connection through subway. Also if they are going to shift bus stop near railway station then it would be much easier for patients and relatives to travel to hospital from backside.

We can include the plan for Central Market also with this?

I am wondering which would be the entry and exit points for vehicles to Old bus stop parking complex. How they will allow vehicles from all surrounding roads to enter or leave the building smoothly?

Source: SOM (http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=23097)

Akash, whether now Udupi hotels have dominance in Mysore? In Mangalore itself American, Chinese fast food restaurants are gaining popularity slowly.

Mysore has quite a number of good udupi hotels,but here in mysore people have their own tastes like Malligae idly,Mysore bonda,Mysore vada etc etc......

Yes there are quite a number of reputed udupi style hotels.....

Best city to taste udupi foood outside udupi is Hubli ask anybody where Kamat hotel,Ayodhya hotel is they will direct u to the lace happily..........

u may also include PAI hotel in Belgaum damn damn famous................

Mangalore: Multi-storeyed car parking facility in Hampankatta soon


Mangalore Jan 5: With more vehicles being added everyday and the number of commercial complexes and residential flats increasing, the parking problem is a great challenge to City planners.

To ease the parking problem, the Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is working towards building a bigger parking facility at Hampanakatta than originally planned. As per the plans, it will now accommodate nearly 1,000 cars instead of 300.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, MUDA Commissioner Ramesh said the big shops on the periphery of the site earmarked for the project at the old bus-stand would be acquired for the purpose. The multi-storeyed car parking facility will come up on a two-acre plot of land instead of the 1.5 acres as planned earlier. He said MUDA is already holding discussions with the owners of the building and most of them had already agreed to the proposal. The shops would be accommodated in the new building, he added. In fact, we will get the clear picture once we complete the discussion with all the shop owners, he added.

Tendering extended

He said earlier the tendering process was extended till December 31 in order to accommodate the changes in the plans. However, now it has been extended for one more month. Few private companies had already shown interest in the project, to be built on a private partnership model, he added. Bidding will be called on January 20 for the proposed multi-storeyed car parking facility. Ramesh said that once the land on the adjacent were acquired, the roads adjoining the site will also be widened. With a wider area available for planning, an aesthetic building would come up.

The Commissioner said that Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj is also considering parking facilities at a few places in the city such as Balmatta and near the KSRTC bus-stand in Bejai. Once we get the suitable land for the parking facility, the project will also be mooted, he added.

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http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=163089

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Visnaya why don't you consider this as a model road for other Tier 2 cities of Karnataka

This is the irwin road from Railway station to ayurveda Medical college,Mysore

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See it has neat pavements,nicely marked lanes,Pavements are broad and even on both the sides.....:banana:

Hope most of the roads will be like tis soon! :cheers:

^^ Contrary to the above is here

Mangalore: Protesters seek repair of road - Images


MANGALORE Jan 5: Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and residents of Kavoor area blocked the Kavoor-Kuloor Road at Vidyanagar here on Monday for more than 30 minutes urging the Mangalore City Corporation to repair the road at the earliest.

Sunil Kumar Bajal, secretary, city unit of the CPI (M), accused the authorities of the city corporation of not bothering to repair the road.

Poor quality

He said that the condition of a 500-m stretch in Vidyanagar worsened every year. He wanted to know why the same stretches had to be repaired every year. This was indicative of the poor quality of work, he added.


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Demand

Mr. Bajal demanded that before repairing the road, the corporation should constitute a local committee comprising some residents to look into the quality of work.

The protest was withdrawn after Gopala Gowda, Assistant Executive Engineer, arrived on the spot and assured them that repairs would begin within four days.

Mr. Gowda told the protesters that the road was only 3.8 km. In that, a 650-m stretch had already been made a four-lane concrete road.

Bids called

Bids had been called to upgrade another 500-m stretch into a four-lane concrete road at an estimated cost of Rs. 2 crore.

This work would commence in February, he said.

Proposal

The corporation proposed to upgrade the remaining 2.65-km stretch into a four-lane concrete road at an estimated cost of Rs. 11 crore. This work would be taken up with the Rs. 100-crore additional grant promised to the civic body by the Government, Mr. Gowda said.

Later, Mr. Gowda told The Hindu that the corporation had made only 60 per cent payment to the contractor who repaired a particular stretch at Vidyanagar last year in view of its poor condition. We have withheld the balance payment, he said.

Hindu

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=163097

the residents pf kavoor look really enthused and motivated why not get the road insured like one which was done in Hubli city see here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=49486935&postcount=9)

^^ Insuring of road is a great Vidya to be learnt from the people of Vidyanagar, Hubli by the people of Vidyanagar, Mangalore.

u may also include PAI hotel in Belgaum damn damn famous................


Looks like Mangalore is losing its Udupi hotels one by one..:ohno:

^^ Insuring of road is a great Vidya to be learnt from the people of Vidyanagar, Hubli by the people of Vidyanagar, Mangalore.


What is the latest on Kavoor to Airport FOURLANING? ANY SNAPS?

^^ Insuring of road is a great Vidya to be learnt from the people of Vidyanagar, Hubli by the people of Vidyanagar, Mangalore.

hahaha great one there Krishnamoorthy..............

I will try to draft some points regarding how (insuring a road) it can be done..............

What is the latest on Kavoor to Airport FOURLANING? ANY SNAPS?

All road works are going on at very slow pace except for some demolitions works.

As I have posted earlier, KPT-Kavoor road is almost ready except for a few land acquistion problems in Bondel and Padavinangadi (90% complete). Kavoor-Maravoor bridge stretch is 50% complete.

The road works were supposed to pick up speed after mansoon but it has not happened; in fact, the speed of works has gone down.

KSRTC-Kuntikana stretch is pending for a small portion near Plama Residency turn. Kuntikana-Konchadi is complete but no progress on Konchadi-Kavoor stretch except for some small works near Kavoor junction.

Kuloor-Kavoor is stuck up at Guddeyangadi.

Mallikatte-Kadri Market stretch is complete, but not much progress on Mallikatte-Bunts circle stretch.

No progress on Falnir Road (officially Saint Theresa Road) and Attavara Road (SL Lobo or Nandigudde road). Not much progress on Pandeshwar Road.

I am not sure on the other roads.

None of drainage or pavement works going on except for Nehru Maidan Road.

Not sure whether the state government has released next Rs. 100 crores grant or not.

Now, hi-tech vehicles to fight fire

Jaideep Shenoy, TNN 5 January 2010, 10:36pm IST

MANGALORE: Mangalore is poised to become the third city in the state after Bangalore, and Hubli to acquire state-of-the-art fire fighting vehicles. The state, at present, has two such vehicles -- one a 30-metre hydraulic platform and the other a 37-metre turntable ladder at Bangalore. Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services has invited tenders to procure a 54-metre vehicle that is a combination of the aforementioned delivery systems.

The Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation has placed an order to procure a 32-metre vehicle (turntable ladder with hydraulic platform) for Hubli under its North Karnataka improvement project, the cost of which is Rs 3.5 crore. This coastal city too will receive a similar vehicle for which the KSFES is coordinating with the district administration, which has assured to provide matching grants for its purchase.

B G Changappa, director, KSFES told TOI in a telephonic interview from Bangalore that he has been closely pursuing this issue with the district administration. "I have written to the deputy commissioner V Ponnuraj and sent him reminders on his assurance to provide matching assistance for purchase of the vehicle," he said. KSFES will invite tenders once it firms up with the administration on this issue, he said, adding this was a unique gesture.

The department on its own can procure such vehicles, which have to be imported. However, the administration's offer to provide matching assistance is something new, he said. Ponnuraj told TOI the administration would provide the required amount out of the second instalment of Rs 100 crore special assistance the state government has assured for the city's development.

The issue of acquiring the fire-fighting vehicle for the city gained importance after a major blaze gutted the third and fourth floors of a multi-storeyed building in the heart of the city in August last year. KSFES personnel had to struggle to reach the fire-affected parts of the building with their existing fire tenders. Changappa said the use of such equipment could help firemen tackle any major fires with ease.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Now-hi-tech-vehicles-to-fight-fire/articleshow/5414268.cms

Second and third big cities of the state got...........

what about the fourth big city-Mysore?????? :(

BANGALORE January 5, 2010: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) will invest Rs. 8,655 crore to set up an oil refinery project at a cost of in Dakshina Kannada. The MRPL has already set up a mega oil refinery plant near Bajpe airport in Mangalore and now it has decided to add one more unit there.

The State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC) presided by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday cleared the investment.


Source: Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=163199)

NRI spends Rs 114cr for two floors at Burj (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/NRI-spends-Rs-114cr-for-two-floors-at-Burj/articleshow/5414813.cms)
Breaking News:

Kasargod-Mangalore travel to get easier (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Kasargod-Mangalore-travel-to-get-easier/articleshow/5414289.cms)

If everything goes according to plan, season-ticket facility on the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) buses of Kerala and Karnataka plying between Mangalore and Kasargod will soon become a reality.

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Moorthy, Any news about Sujatha Hotel, demolition started about 2 months back. I hope its come down totally?

Concrete work is going very slow in pandeshwar, they started in sep and till now only 500 meters four lane is completed from AB Shetty circle to pandeshwar police st. . They have taken 120 days to cover 500 mts very sad.

^^ kudlabos, I think half of the building is demolished by now.

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MRPL to invest Rs. 8655 cr more in M'lore


By Team Mangalorean Bangalore

BANGALORE January 5, 2010: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) will invest Rs. 8,655 crore to set up an oil refinery project at a cost of in Dakshina Kannada. The MRPL has already set up a mega oil refinery plant near Bajpe airport in Mangalore and now it has decided to add one more unit there.

The State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC) presided by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday cleared the investment.

The SHLCC has also cleared a total of 38 projects with an investment of Rs. 1,38,322.71 crore which is the highest ever volume of investments cleared in a single day in the state.

For more read here (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=163199)

Mangalore: Solid waste management challenge in DK - DC

Mangalore Jan 6: 'Solid waste management is posing a challenge. A situation has arisen wherein people are not allowing to earmark land for the waste disposal,' said Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj.

Speaking after inaugurating a workshop on solid waste management for NGOs and elected representatives of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts organised by the department of civic administration on Tuesday, he said community centred waste management and disposal will help in disposing the waste successfully.

As the waste is being dumped without segregation in the designated area, the management becomes difficult and the surrounding areas gets polluted. We need to bring in change in the collection of garbages from the source. Priority must be given to segregating the wastes after collecting it from houses and training on using wastes for productive purposes, he added.


The DC said several problems arise owing to the shifting of the wastes from the city to the rural areas or to the border areas. Owing to the problems in the day-to-day disposal of wastes in solid waste units, people are opposing such units. A slight mismanagement or failure to cover the waste makes the life of residents miserable.

After the KUDCEMP project was initiated in the City, keeping in mind the population of the city in 2020-2025, a scientific waste management unit to handle 100 to 120 tonne wastes was set up in the city. However, the unit receives more than 200 tonnes of garbage everyday. As the garbage is not segregated at the source, and all types of wastes are being dumped in the dumping yard without segregation, the maintenance becomes difficult. The wastes must be segregated at the source itself. The garbage collected from the house should directly reach the unit through tanker instead of reaching the dustbin. There is a need to change the waste disposal system. Tender has been invited for solid waste management in the City, he added.

HUDCO Peeta Co-ordinator Prof V Jagannath said 1,20,000 tonnes of solid waste is being produced in the country daily. Every local body has to spend Rs 950 for disposing one tonne waste. Town panchayats have to spend Rs 431 to dispose one tonne garbage and City Corporations have to spend Rs 1,500 per tonne.

The workshop aims at community centred waste management and creating an awareness among the elected representatives and community leaders. About 19 such workshops are being held across the State.

Deputy Mayor Rajani Dugganna, Commissioner Dr Vijayaprakash and others were present.

DHNS

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=163240

I guess Mangalore was awarded second place after Mysore in the country for its efficient management.

cc magicinwhite

where is it in Mangalore any guesses??


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the residents pf kavoor look really enthused and motivated why not get the road insured like one which was done in Hubli city

Hey, thats the stretch of road opposite MV Shetty Institute where I worked for 3 years! And whats more, there a couple of familiar faces there as well! :)

Mangalore-based Plama Developers, which specialises in residential projects, has lined up close to 12 projects to come up over the next two years. For this, the company plans to raise Rs 200 crore in the next few months through a mix of debt and equity.

“We are looking to raise Rs 100 crore through banks and Rs 100 crore through our foreign investor in the next few months. We have already received Rs 25 crore from the UK-based investor,” said P M A Razak, chairman of Plama Developers. The investor holds a 26 per cent stake in the company while the promoter holds the rest.

Plama has developed 2.2 million sq ft so far and is planning to develop 6 million sq ft in the next 24 months. The company is looking to set up three residential projects in Bangalore, two in Kerala, one in Chennai and the rest in Mangalore. It is also setting up a 1.5 million sq ft mall in Mangalore and an 800,000 sq ft mall in Kozhikode. The company has eight running projects at present. It has launched Plama Heights, a residential project with 163 apartments on Hennur road in Bangalore. The two-three bedroom apartments will be available in two sizes — 1,100 sq ft and 1,650 sq ft priced around Rs 40-50 lakh.

Razak said the company was planning the expansion on the back of optimisim in the market. “The price of flats is up by 15 per cent as compared to six months before. We are not too bothered about input costs as they have a tendency to fluctuate. We are seeing positive response from buyers for our first project in Bangalore where nearly 30-40 per cent has already been booked,” he said.

Although the company has one budget housing project in Mangalore, it does not see the sector as a focus in the coming months.

“The most important feature for a successful project is the location. While many are offering houses around the 350 sq ft space mark, it is yet to be seen if people are willing to buy homes that are so far away from the city,” said Razak.


Source: BS (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/plama-developers-to-raise-rs-200-crore/381854/)

MANGALORE: The Union ministry of road transport and highways is virtually dragging its feet to sanction the Rs 118-crore rigid pavement works on the 37 km of Shiradi Ghat section on the Bangalore-Mangalore NH-48, between Gundya and Sakleshpur.

This delay means that the work will spill over to the next year, prolonging the woes of the road users -- as the work cannot be completed before monsoon. After the sanction, the State National Highway division will require a minimum of two months to complete the tender process and commence the work.

Though the technical approval has been granted, the file is pending before the expenditure finance committee (EFC), as the work amount exceeds Rs 50 crore. If the amount is less than Rs 50 crore, the project can be cleared by the standing finance committee (SFC).

In this situation, if the State National Highway division calls for tenders in anticipation of the sanction, tenders will have to be postponed if it does not come by within the specified period. Sources in the department said if the sanction is granted today, the work will only start in March and will have to be stopped during the monsoon period starting from mid-May to November.

The division had even written a letter to the ministry through the chief minister B S Yeddyurappa a month ago, to expedite the sanction, but the Union ministry is unmoved.

Sources said the rap by the Karnataka High Court for a CBI inquiry into the shoddy work taken up last time, was also playing on the minds of the ministry officials. "The ministry wants to ensure that everything is perfect this time. So they are taking extra care," the source added.

The ministry has also asked the department here to get an undertaking from the state government for a complete traffic ban during the work period and stop overloaded vehicles plying on the state's NH roads, especially Shiradi Ghat. The division maintains that the undertaking will be given once the sanction is granted. Ministry officials have pointed out that one of the reasons for the Shiradi Ghat to go bad was overloading factor and the ministry will not take any responsibility if roads went bad again after repair due to this specific reason.


Source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/No-end-to-bumpy-ride-on-Shiradi-Ghat/articleshow/5417824.cms)

'In 9 years, not one conviction of cyber criminals in state' (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/In-9-years-not-one-conviction-of-cyber-criminals-in-state/articleshow/5418414.cms)

T secretary Ashok Kumar Manoli congratulated the cyber lab for its performance. “The government will set up another cyber lab in Mangalore,” Manoli said.


Cyber lab coming up along with IT Park in Kuntikana developed by KEONICS?

^^ kudlabos, I think half of the building is demolished by now.



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thanks for the info , sujatha hotel as u mentioned is half demolished, citi center vil open on feb with lifestyle and westside opening together, in march we may see the opening of spar hypermarket and cinepolis multiplex, depot -the book division of future group which is in bharath mall is moving to citicenter with around 3000 sqft as the present space in bharath mall is quite small

thanks for the info , sujatha hotel as u mentioned is half demolished, citi center vil open on feb with lifestyle and westside opening together, in march we may see the opening of spar hypermarket and cinepolis multiplex, depot -the book division of future group which is in bharath mall is moving to citicenter with around 3000 sqft as the present space in bharath mall is quite small


Is Cinepolis going to open ? I thought it was Fun Cinemas. Cinepolis is a Mexican company recently opened a multiplex at Amristar.

hoo City centre is really rocking, can anyone tell me KFC is comming to this mall? I din't hear about cinepolis. I think there will be both cinepolis & fun cinema.

hoo City centre is really rocking, can anyone tell me KFC is comming to this mall? I din't hear about cinepolis. I think there will be both cinepolis & fun cinema.

No KFC according to their website but there is Mc donalds. Anyway KFC and Mc donalds sell junk food all round the world. There was a bg protest against KFC recently for showing racist ads.

Is Cinepolis going to open ? I thought it was Fun Cinemas. Cinepolis is a Mexican company recently opened a multiplex at Amristar.

cinepolis is opening in place of fun cinemas, yes it is a mexican company planning to spread wings in india, most likely KFC will be opening ,macdonalds opening is mostly unlikely.

MANGALORE January 7, 2010: The state Urban Development Department has rapped the Mangalore City Corporation for several flaws in administration, the observation comes in the wake of the Urban Development’s Minister Mr. Suresh Kumar’s visit to the city last month where it was brought to the notice of the minister that the urban development funds received by the Central government as well as the state government has been not utilised fully. These funds have been sent to the MCC on different heads including the infrastructure development, fundamental facilities and strengthening the tax collection channels.

Sources in the City Corporation told Mangalorean.com that the delay and confusion in implementing the Self Assessment Scheme for Property Tax has pushed the MCC into a quandary for developmental funds, especially when the Mangalore City Corporation will have to start repayment of the 309 crore loans taken from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 5 years back. The repayment should have started from December 2009 but due to the delay in completion of the works the MCC has got an extended repayment holidays, according to the sources at this very time the officials at the ADB have started re-drawing the repayment schedules for the MCC.

According to the sources in the accounts department the total repayment for month was to the tune of Rs. 75 crore at 12 per cent per annum. The repayment in such cases have a gestation period of 5 years but in the case of MCC it would go up to 6 years when the repayment begins sometime in December 2010.

It could be recalled here that the MCC went in for a loan of Rs. 309 crore for its urban development projects when its application for the inclusion of Mangalore into the Jawaharalal Nehru National Urban Re-construction Mission (JNNURM) five years back when the Mission was launched, the ADB loan was sought after the MCC turned down the offer of a consortium of Indian Banks to fund the projects at 11 per cent for the reasons known only to the council that was in power at that point of time and the state government. Sources say that 2 per cent difference would be a huge sum when the loan will be finally settled.

The sources said similar urban development projects taken up by several other cities in state have not achieved the expected results, councils of those cities have been assured by the central government to write off the loans in due course and in few cases the loans have been indeed written off. Mangalore will now seek such an assurance from the union government through the MPs of the state particularly a special help from the Union minister of Law Mr. M.Veerappa Moily to raise the issue in the parliament or use his good offices with the central urban development ministry. The council may also moot such a move in its meetings during the next couple of months.

Councilors in the opposition party of the council (Congress) say that the ADB loan has been not fully utilised by the Corporation and if the loan should continue its term of repayment the MCC will be left with only Rs. 100 crores per annum for its developmental programmes and there would be no other alternative left for the MCC but to increase the tax rates which has already been envisaged in the Self Assessment Scheme.

But for political reasons the parties that hold power during the last five years have not implemented the Self Assessment Scheme which is now being questioned by the state government.

In the Corporation meeting held on 30 December 2009, this issue had come up in a subtle way and it was made to appear a small tiff between the ruling and the opposition parties in front of the press and the public. But things are much serious than it looks says former Mayor Mr. Shashidhar Hegde. If the Self Assessment Scheme is not implemented immediately the city will go into an indefinite deficit of funds which will be reflected in the next budget (2010-2011) for which the preparations are already on. “The admonition from the State government was expected, the former Congress led council had delayed the implementation of the Self Assessment Scheme and Congress party will be singularly blamed if the City faces funding problems” told the Mayor Mr. Shankar Bhat.


Source: Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=163412)

Out of rupees 2.18 crores project tender process is complete for rupees 1.99 crores works.

Source: Udayavani (http://www.udayavani.com/showstory.asp?news=0&contentid=732269&lang=2)

Source: BS (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/plama-developers-to-raise-rs-200-crore/381854/)

Can't wait to see a render for the 1.5m sq.ft mall :happy:

^^ render is already posted.

http://www.plamadevelopers.com/images/plama-mall.gif

For more Plama Mall (http://www.plamadevelopers.com/Upcoming_projects.html).

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Nine new science museums will come up across different states in the country by 2012 in cities like Ranchi, Raipur and Dharwad, with at least three of them expected to go operational this year.

The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), the autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture, which currently manages 27 centres across India is engaged in spreading out to other major cities.

While the regional Science Centre in Ranchi and Raipur is likely to open this year, work at four others at Dharwad, Coimbatore, Jaipur and Mangalore is expected to complete by next year, an official statement said today.

It said the work on the Solapur sub-regional science centre in Maharashtra is already complete, and that on Pimpri Chinchwad centre and Jorhat in Assam is expected to be complete by 2012 and 2013 respectively.


Source: PTI (http://www.ptinews.com/news/459830_Nine-science-museums-to-come-up-soon)

Is the Science Museum located near Pilikula?

wow great Dharwad and Mangalore................... :happy:

Mysore :(

^^ Mysore, Shimoga, Gulbarga are already listed.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=48967623&postcount=709

My suggestion was to include Bellary. And also to make it a green building, a demonstration for ecological concern.

According to CBI sources there was a big scam in road repair works taken up in 2007. Shiradi ghat stretch of the National Highway 48 was repaired at a cost of Rs. 35 crores in May 2007 but went bad again within 5 months.

Read more on Udayavani (http://www.udayavani.com/epaper/PDFList.aspx?Pg=H&Edn=MN&DispDate=1/8/2010) page 7.

Source: PTI (http://www.ptinews.com/news/459830_Nine-science-museums-to-come-up-soon)

Is the Science Museum located near Pilikula?


Yes I think it is pilikula. The spade work had already started two years ago.

^^ Mysore, Shimoga, Gulbarga are already listed.

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My suggestion was to include Bellary. And also to make it a green building, a demonstration for ecological concern.

Krishnamoorthy, I think Mysore is taken care by the state govt.............Mangalore and Dharwad will have central funding............

MANGALORE: Deputy commissioner V Ponnuraj on Friday warned two hotels on Bunts Hostel Road that their licences would be cancelled if they continue to dispose hotel waste on the roadside.

Notices were issued to Gold Finch and Hotel Maharaja regarding waste being disposed unscientifically on the roadside. Taking cognizance of continuation of this practice, Ponnuraj warned that the licences will be cancelled if they did not follow disposal rules.

He also directed the Bantwal officials to take a similar step if two hotels on B C Road, Rangoli and Hotel Srinivas, continue to flout rules with respect to waste disposal.

He directed all big hotels and organizations to take the waste to the dumping yard at their own cost. Ponnuraj was also displeased at the way city walls had been disfigured with the pasting of handbills, especially those from insurance firms.


Source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/DC-warns-hotels/articleshow/5425165.cms)

* Cricket stadium of international standards to be built
* Land to be handed over on a 30-year lease
* Project is estimated to cost Rs. 15 crore

MANGALORE: The Syndicate of Mangalore University, at its meeting on Friday, gave in-principle approval to hand over 20 acres of land on its campus at Mangalagangotri to the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) to construct a cricket stadium of international standards.

Sources in the university told The Hindu that the Syndicate had agreed to lease the land to the KSCA for 30 years. The association plans to construct the stadium at an estimated cost of Rs. 15 crore.

The Syndicate felt that once the stadium was ready, the university could also make use of it for its students, sources said.

The Syndicate, the highest decision-making body of the university, was convinced of the request made by the association that there was no standard cricket stadium in the entire coastal belt of the State. Hence, it was looking for land in Mangalore, sources said. The university has to obtain the permission of the State Government to hand over the land. It will write to the Government in this regard, sources said.

Director of the Karnataka State Cricket Academy Syed Kirmani told presspersons here on November 18, 2009 that they were looking for 25 acres in Mangalore for a cricket stadium. The academy functions under the KSCA.

The academy is planning to set up its office in the stadium and impart cricket coaching, he said. Mr. Kirmani had met Deputy Commissioner V. Ponnuraj on that day and placed the demand for land.

Another decision

Sources said that the Syndicate had also agreed to name University College at Hampankatta here after Dayananda Pai and Satish Pai, two donors who are now settled in Bangalore. The donors have agreed to renovate the existing buildings on the University College campus and to construct other infrastructure there at an estimated cost of more than Rs. 3 crore.

Hence, the Syndicate agreed to this proposal. Details have to be worked out, sources added.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/09/stories/2010010959300300.htm)

Ganjimatt can have Hockey Stadium; time to promote national game in Mangalore. Mangalore should have good sports complex. Near Kankanady railway station area there are some huge vacant lands.

KMC Attavara sports complex may take another year to complete.

Police force is under-staffed in this region, says Hosur (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/09/stories/2010010959410300.htm)

Mangalore University is establishing a Centre for Application of Radioisotopes and Radiation Technology (CARRT) in collaboration with Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) and Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Mumbai.

In this connection, Mangalore University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday. According to the MoU, the BRNS will provide Rs 2.5 crore to establish the centre. Scientists from the BRIT and BARC will work jointly with the university in establishing the Centre.

Mangalore University will provide the required manpower, laboratory space and other basic infrastructure required to set up the Centre.

According to a press release, Radioisotopes based techniques are extensively used in molecular biology, biotechnology, pharmacology etc. and Radioisotopically labeled biomolecules are important research tools in modern biology, genetic engineering and biotechnology.

Radioisotopes can be incorporated into DNA, RNA, protein and other biomolecules and using these probes, the presence and metabolism of biomolecules can be investigated.

The graduate and post-graduate students from biological sciences, medical, pharmaceutical and agricultural sciences, and young researchers will be trained in the field of radiation technology and applications of radioisotopes through Certificate Courses, the release stated.

Summer and vacation courses for a few selected students of undergraduate science courses will be held to sensitise the students to pursue the higher studies in basic and applied sciences using radiations and technology.

Function

The Centre also conduct tailor-made short term training progrmmes to scientists or engineers from industries and other R& D organisations. CARRT will design and develop the syllabus on application of radioisotopes and radiation technology suitable to introduce in different graduate and post graduate courses and also help in establishing the laboratory required to conduct the practical classes.

It will also act as nodal agency to facilitate research in areas that involve radiation and radioisotopes application.

Studies on insulin, Helicobacter pylori incidences in coastal population, radioprotective effects of some drugs, conservation of endangered trees of Western Ghats through radiation exposure of seeds and effect of gamma radiation on materials including biological material are some of the research studies that are sanctioned by the BRNS in the first phase of the programme.

The team

Dr H M Somashekarappa will head the Centre. The other principal investigators are Prof Rajashekhar Patil, Prof K R Chandrashekar and Dr K Bhasker Shenoy.


Source: DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/45732/mlore-varsity-signs-pact-brns.html)

^^ render is already posted.

http://www.plamadevelopers.com/images/plama-mall.gif

For more Plama Mall (http://www.plamadevelopers.com/Upcoming_projects.html).

Oh, so this is 1.5 million sq.ft one. Seen it before, never knew it was so large.

MANGALORE, January 9, 2010: It appears that the drought for the construction industry has ended, the city which has suffered heavily due to various legal and financial constraints is now well on the way to recovery.

With the government deciding to direct the Mangalore City Corporation to give licenses to the multi story buildings in accordance with the National Building Code and the new revised CDP issued by the MUDA things have started looking brighter for the construction industry.

About 66 buildings at a cost of Rs. 1000 crores were held up and about 10,000 jobs in the construction industry were laid off since 2001 since the National Building Code had come into existence and there were at least two appeals to the government by the various organizations to give credence to the local zoning regulations of the Mangalore Urban Development Authority.

Former Chairman of the Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) K. Thejomaya said the Associations of Builders, Civil Engineers, Architects and Developers had appealed to the government tin 2002 with a specific request to the government to consider framing the by-laws of in the town and country planning authority on the basis of the difficult topography the Mangalore city was endowed with. The rigid topography the city possessed gave little or no scope for large scale construction without sacrificing a major portion of the land for set backs as per the new regulations.

Secretary of the Builders Association of India Mangalore Chapter Dharmaraj said the cabinet decision has come in the right time and spirit but it was yet too early to comment on what shape the decision will take when it comes out as a government order. But he too agreed that the zoning rules of Bangalore, Hubli Dharwad and Mysore could not be applied to Mangalore as the city’s needs and topography was totally different.

Mr. Dharmaraj said that the Fire department was insisting on certain conditions based on the zoning regulations of Bangalore as well as the National Building Code which has been happening since 1993. But for all practical purposes the rules specified in the Comprehensive Development Plan of the MUDA was relevant to the Mangalore city and in any case the MUDA rules could take care of needs of the local construction regulations.

The builders in Mangalore feel that there should be more clarity in the cabinet decision and they hope that when government order comes out all issues will be addressed in adequate clarity.

In the meanwhile the construction companies that have left their projects half completed will resume the activities and labour contractors have started scouting for labourers especially those from Northern parts of Karnataka. Fleet owners, sand miners, hardware and cement dealers and interior decorators are hopeful of better days ahead.


Source: Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=163761)

IMO there is nothing wrong with National and State Building codes. If needed Mangalore can have more intensively developed zones against moderately developed zones or sparsely developed zones in comparison with other cities due to topographical reasons.

In his last visit Urban Development minister Suresh Kumar had suggested to build many parking complexes to decongest roads. I have identified 14 locations for parking complexes. They are listed below without any priority order. (marked with red X).

1. Mangaluru Central Railway Station
2. State Bank Bus Stop - Parking Complex with market.
3. Hampanakatte Old Bus Stop
4. Pumpwell Circle - New Bustop with Parking complex.
5. Central Market - Parking complex with market
6. Car Street - Over old market? - Parking Complex with market?
7. Kankanady Bus Stop
8. Jyothi Circle - Vacant land to be purchased. Can this be developed as a bus bay also?
9. PVS Circle - Khyber Pass can be converted as a parking complex with acquistion of surrounding land?
10. Karangalapady Market - Parking complex with market
11. MG Road - Vacant land near Sridevi college?
12. Kadri Market - Parking complex with market.
13. KSRTC Bus Stop - Along with bus stop or any other vacant land nearby.
14. Mangala Stadium

Mangalore Central, Jyothi Circle, Kankanady, KSRTC Bejai, Pumpwell parking complexes are a part of bus stops. Even bus bays can be made as a part of other parking complexes especially one with markets.

Under Akrama-Sakrama scheme a few parking complexes like MG Road one may be coming up on builders' land. It would be better if Mangala Stadium parking complex is built in a nearby place outside ground area. Even for other parking complexes alternative sites may be identified slightly interior to arterior roads.

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Next, we have to identify subways for pedestrians. Subways should be connected to parking complexes.

And then we have to identify locations for gardens, play grounds and open spaces.

^^ Krishnamoorthy,You may post it in the public issues thread also,as that would be a nice collections of suggestions.:)

^^ OK Akash. I will incorporate any suggestions from others and then put in the public issues thread.

The vacant land opp to Convention centre belongs to Ramesh Kumar who has plans for a very big Hotel project.That land is worth hundreds of crores !

Krishnamoorthy you have not included Ullal???Does Ullal come under Mangalore corporation limits???

Ajay,Hi long time. :)

May I know who Ramesh kumar is???

Krishnamoorthy you have not included Ullal???Does Ullal come under Mangalore corporation limits???

Ajay,Hi long time. :)

May I know who Ramesh kumar is???

He is one of Mangalore's reputed builders....has lots of projects Maurishka Park,Hotel Deepa comforts,the appt next to it on MG Road. I am told his dealings are clean.

Krishnamoorthy you have not included Ullal???Does Ullal come under Mangalore corporation limits???

Ajay,Hi long time. :)

May I know who Ramesh kumar is???

Ullal comes under Mangalore South constituency but not currently in the Corporation but will be soon.

Ullal comes under Mangalore South constituency but not currently in the Corporation but will be soon.

That means mangalore is getting closer to 200 sq KM :shocked:

And I want an unbiased answer from the mangalore forumers of the entire area how much area in Mangalore is filled with filth,dirt ??? Just a question out of curiosity as it is tough to find a total slum free city in India.

I have been to this place just once in my life till date and haven't explored this city..

I guess mangalore is clean...... :)

The vacant land opp to Convention centre belongs to Ramesh Kumar who has plans for a very big Hotel project.That land is worth hundreds of crores !

Agreed. One more vacant land is non-functional petrol retail outlet. They can put some pillars over the other side of the gutter (more legally it is a storm water stream) there to increase the building size. Bangaloreans are even thinking of having roads running over gutters.

The government land (road & footpath) used by vehicles for parking also costs dearly. We can even say that building owners are using land worth of hundred crores of rupees belonging to government for carrying out their business. The amount is even more if one thinks human life is highly valuable and safety of pedestrians is more important than anything else.

Builders are supposed to construct parking complex nearby under akrama-sakrama scheme. For this anyway they have to cough money on land. The parking site should be at a walkable distance from that stretch of MG Road; otherwise people may not use it at all.

Krishnamoorthy you have not included Ullal???Does Ullal come under Mangalore corporation limits???

Ajay,Hi long time. :)

May I know who Ramesh kumar is???

I have considered only core Mangalore area. Parking problems are not so severe in other areas. And land also much cheaper and one can use land itself for parking without spending money on constructing parking complexes.

Mangalore: MJ Developers' Triple Project Launch Crowning Glory of Kinnigoli

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Jan 7: Kinnigoli, 35 minutes away from Mangalore city is one of the fastest growing among interior places around Mangalore. Bajpe airport being just 20 minutes away too has worked in its favour.

In a step towards right direction, M J Developers, a newly-launched real estate company promoted by Dubai's young entrepreneur Perfect Group's Maxim Serrao, a native of Kinnigoli is all set to promote triple project here in memory of his father, Roman Serrao.

Aaron's Plaza commercial complex, Roman Residency I and Roman Residency II are the three projects launched by M J Developers.

The foundation stone laying and blessing ceremony was held on Thursday January 7 at 8.30am well attended by several priests, nuns, political leaders, family friends and well wishers of Serrao family. Fr William Fernandes blessed and Fr Alfred Pinto laid the foundations stone.

The official launching ceremony was held immediatley after the blessing at the same premises. Mulki-Moodbidri MLA Abayachandra Jain launched the three projects, and Fr William Fernandes released the brouchers of the project. Fr Alfred Pinto parish priest of Kinnigoli, Hemavathi, panchayat president, Mary Serrao, mother of Maxim Serrao and promoter Maxim Serrao were also on the dais.

Speaking on the occassion, MLA Jain said that, these three projects promoted by MJ Developers is truly a crown on Kinnigoli’s glory. This is sign of great development of the region. As a recent trend, more and more people prefer to stay away from city and Kinnigoli is the right place with cool and calm atmosphere.

Fr William Dsouza, in his address congratulated Maxim Serrao and family for putting up wonderful structures in his native. He remembered Roman Serrao, father of Maxim who was a philanthropist and always contributed for the development of his native place Kinnigoli.

Maxim Serrao proposed the vote of thanks, and assured that the entire project will be completed within the next 24 months. A brief digital presentation about the project was also shown.

Project construction company Roy Consultants Roy Castelino, designer Reena , auditor Vivian Pinto, Pompei pre-university college principal Fr Jerome D’Souza, Fr Elias D’Souza, Fr Paul of Kirem parish and Fr Ronald Cutinho of Samanvaya were also present. The booking for all three projects have already been opened in December 2009.

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=70589

That means mangalore is getting closer to 200 sq KM :shocked:

And I want an unbiased answer from the mangalore forumers of the entire area how much area in Mangalore is filled with filth,dirt ??? Just a question out of curiosity as it is tough to find a total slum free city in India.

I have been to this place just once in my life till date and haven't explored this city..

I guess mangalore is clean...... :)


Akash,Filth and dirt are there in all Indian cities .Mangalore is no exception. By and large the slums are not seen like in other cities. Infact Mangalore did not have any slumstill the 90's . Then there was one in Urwa stores near MUDA....very small slum set up by construction labourers who have come from other parts .I think they should be given decent accomodation .I have just come back from a holiday in Paris. I was shocked to see dirty toilets even at posh places and begging on trains! Why not make a visit end of this year?

Akash,Filth and dirt are there in all Indian cities .Mangalore is no exception. By and large the slums are not seen like in other cities. Infact Mangalore did not have any slumstill the 90's . Then there was one in Urwa stores near MUDA....very small slum set up by construction labourers who have come from other parts .I think they should be given decent accomodation .I have just come back from a holiday in Paris. I was shocked to see dirty toilets even at posh places and begging on trains! Why not make a visit end of this year?

Ajay so you are right now in Mangalore,India?????????? or you mean ur are back to England??????:cheers:

If yes plz plz take some shots of all we have been discussing here.

You saw the dirty toilets in Mangalore or paris/????

MANGALORE: The gate receipts from the 45-day Karavali Pilikula exhibition that is organized by Pilikula Nisargadhama Society getting underway at Karavali exhibition ground here from January 12 will be used for taking forward the heritage village project of the society. The work on the village is around 20 per cent complete and a lot more needs to be done to ensure that all components envisaged and conceptualised for the village are in place.

The executive director of the society J R Lobo told presspersons here on Saturday that the society requires around Rs 25 crore to execute the heritage village project and has expended Rs 2.5 crore on it so far. "The heritage village committee will meet after the exhibition concludes to decide on how to prioritize various components of the project based on the collections that accrue," he said. It is an ambitious project, he noted.

Pilikula Nisargadhama, on the outskirts of the city, once completed will give a big fillip to tourism activities in the region, Lobo said, adding that some of the vital components of the project that are yet to see light of the day include ethnic food counter, tribal and folk games pavilion, landscaping of the Guttu House, and the museum. The society mooted the idea of holding the exhibition with an idea of generating funds for the project, he said.


Source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Exhibition-collections-to-aid-heritage-village-project/articleshow/5428735.cms)

Pilikula has Zoo (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=48571907&postcount=2152), Botanical Garden, Arboretum, Lake & Boating facilities, Water Amusement Park (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=31592784&postcount=33), Golf course (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=31184396&postcount=29), Science Centre. Science Museum and Heritage village are under construction.

The park is spread over an area of 370 acres.

http://www.pilikula.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilikula_Nisargadhama


http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/18992462.jpg

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Courtesy: Firoz (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/9791530)

Traffic on National Highway will be disrupted at Kottara Chowki for atleast one week to facilitate the ongoing UGD construction work by the KUDCEMP.

According to sources, the NH will be cut across to lay pipes of UGD at Kottara Chowki. Thereby the UGD from Kodical and other regions will be connected to the new wet well at Malemar. Officials of KUDCEMP, Superintendent of Police Dr A S Rao, Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Dr Vijayaprakash and Executive Engineer Rajshekhar conducted a spot inspection at Kottara Chowki on Saturday.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, MCC Commissioner Dr Vijayaprakash said that the traffic from Mangalore to Udupi will be diverted on KPT - Kavoor - Kuloor route, while a temporary arrangement will be made for vehicles from Udupi to Mangalore through Kottara Chowki.

However, a final date of the commencement of the work will be announced only after the official meeting, he added.


Source: DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/45913/ugd-works-nh-traffic-snarls.html)

UGD works are going on in Ullal, Surathkal areas also?

http://www.sobhadevelopers.com/projects/contracts/images/126.jpg

Source: Sobha (http://www.sobhadevelopers.com/projects/contracts/126.html)

Ajay so you are right now in Mangalore,India?????????? or you mean ur are back to England??????:cheers:

If yes plz plz take some shots of all we have been discussing here.

You saw the dirty toilets in Mangalore or paris/????


I am in UK. I have not been to Mangalore since 2007.I meant Paris....shocking . But it is unfair to compare with India/Africa/Brazil and other third world /developing countries countries as they are poles apart. Compared to other European countries I found Paris dirty.

I am in UK. I have not been to Mangalore since 2007.I meant Paris....shocking . But it is unfair to compare with India/Africa/Brazil and other third world /developing countries countries as they are poles apart. Compared to other European countries I found Paris dirty.

I read somewhere that Italian cities are messed up in Europe,thought paris is a forward looking city among its sisters in europe.......

I have considered only core Mangalore area. Parking problems are not so severe in other areas. And land also much cheaper and one can use land itself for parking without spending money on constructing parking complexes.

True Moorthy . Problems have occured due to corruption. The builders pay bribe and convert the basement parking into shops....This has to stop.

Whoever constructs a mall or Hotel opp to convention cenre should give a part of land for parking complex.In the early ninetees the land belonged to Coastline developers and the present owner of SKS was their architect. They gifted land for the propsed four laning of MG Road and in return they got permission for the 25 storied CASA BLANCA...TWIN TOWERS. After the completion of the 16 storied Casa Grande at Attavar India had the economic problems ?2001 and Coast line developers collapsed and RAMESH Kumar of Janatha constructions bought the land for an undisclosed sum.Sanath Shetty who was the architect of coastlines started SKS and he constructed K2 but wanted to go greater heights and planned for SKS enclave and then we had this current Global crisis.... a bit unlucky there.

Is SKS really serious on its 42 Storied tower????

Where exactly is SKS planned in Mangalore???Builder is facing finance problem but has the land ready to his name???

Is SKS really serious on its 42 Storied tower????

Where exactly is SKS planned in Mangalore???Builder is facing finance problem but has the land ready to his name???


The builder is very serious as per e mails received by me. He has been waiting for the CDP issues to be resolved so that he could increase the number of floors. The land is all ready at Kadri Hills near AJ Hospital .I do not think builder has any financial problems. It is the problem of NBC and Zonal regulations that has grounded several big projects at Mangalore to a halt since past few years.The builders want the set back area to reduced. as Mangalore is different from other Karnatak cities...I mean its topograpgy..the city is not flat.Had the city been flat...this city would have gone out of control with regards to high rises.I think the issue of NBC ,CDP has just been sorted out two days ago. We will now see Mangalore coming back to action.

The builder is very serious as per e mails received by me. He has been waiting for the CDP issues to be resolved so that he could increase the number of floors. The land is all ready at Kadri Hills near AJ Hospital .I do not think builder has any financial problems. It is the problem of NBC and Zonal regulations that has grounded several big projects at Mangalore to a halt since past few years.The builders want the set back area to reduced. as Mangalore is different from other Karnatak cities...I mean its topograpgy..the city is not flat.Had the city been flat...this city would have gone out of control with regards to high rises.I think the issue of NBC ,CDP has just been sorted out two days ago. We will now see Mangalore coming back to action.

I have not been following those CDP and NBC updates,Mangalore as you said is different from other cities owing to its topography,but why are the builders demnadin g a reduction in setback area???NBC codes are to be strictly followed isn't it the code provisions account for safety issues.It would be really interesting to see as you said how the builders will go about from now on with some updated/resolved NBC codes.

Is SKS really serious on its 42 Storied tower????

Where exactly is SKS planned in Mangalore???Builder is facing finance problem but has the land ready to his name???

Akash, the builders collect money in advance from clients. At that time Mangalore might not have been ready for such grand structures. I still have copies of reders of Casa Blanca twin towers and commercial complex came in Udayavani. Now it is a slightly different situation but still recovering for recession. When SKS Enclave gets enough clients and finance they may start building the 42-storeyed building. The site of Casa Blanca twin towers is used for TMA Pai Convention Center. The site identified for Casa Blanca commercial complex is still lying vacant near Shridevi College.

SKS builders have come up with a nice office in Casa Grande Mall just a few months back. That means they are serious about business.

SKS Enclave site is located on NH-17 in between KPT and Kuntikana.

In case of few other proposed buildings, mainly riverfront or seafront (Kannur & Kulai projects), the DC of Dakshina Kannada might have cancelled permission so as to save wetlands.

I have not been following those CDP and NBC updates,Mangalore as you said is different from other cities owing to its topography,but why are the builders demnadin g a reduction in setback area???NBC codes are to be strictly followed isn't it the code provisions account for safety issues.It would be really interesting to see as you said how the builders will go about from now on with some updated/resolved NBC codes.

I agree with you. As I have mentioned already Mangalore can have more intensively developed zones compared to other zones so that builders get more FAR.

Setback rules are important from safety angle also.

Akash, the builders collect money in advance from clients. At that time Mangalore might not have been ready for such grand structures. I still have copies of reders of Casa Blanca twin towers and commercial complex came in Udayavani. Now it is a slightly different situation but still recovering for recession. When SKS Enclave gets enough clients and finance they may start building the 42-storeyed building. The site of Casa Blanca twin towers is used for TMA Pai Convention Center. The site identified for Casa Blanca commercial complex is still lying vacant near Shridevi College.

SKS builders have come up with a nice office in Casa Grande Mall just a few months back. That means they are serious about business.

SKS Enclave site is located on NH-17 in between KPT and Kuntikana.

In case of few other proposed buildings, mainly riverfront or seafront (Kannur & Kulai projects), the DC of Dakshina Kannada might have cancelled permission so as to save wetlands.

Thank you Krishnamoorthy for the information.

I am happy that DC of Dakshina Canara has canceled the licenses of the builders near the sea front and river fronts.
They must use those areas to create beautiful walkways and parks rather than handing it over to the builders ultimately surrendering nature's gift.I want the common man, like myself to enjoy the nature instead of bestowing it to the high rich.

What happened to Amazon 36 storied tower??

Who is the promoter??

Ajay,Krishnamoorthy any Info on that??

Thank you Krishnamoorthy for the information.

I am happy that DC of Dakshina Canara has canceled the licenses of the builders near the sea front and river fronts.
They must use those areas to create beautiful walkways and parks rather than handing it over to the builders ultimately surrendering nature's gift.

Sea front and river front are important for mangoove forests and also rain water will drain into river or sea through these lands.

Sea front and river front are important for mangoove forests and also rain water will drain into river or sea through these lands.

wow, I wonder how it would look like in the evenings during sun set.....:)

What happened to Amazon 36 storied tower??

Who is the promoter??

Ajay,Krishnamoorthy any Info on that??

http://www.jvbuilders.in/amazon.html

JV Builders are the builders of second tallest building in Mangalore 'Mont Tiara' on Kadri Hills. SKS K2 being the tallest so far.

They may be shifting 'Amazon' also to Kadri hills as there is not enough space available on Light House Hill to support such a structure with all setback rules.

Sea front and river front are important for mangoove forests and also rain water will drain into river or sea through these lands.

I am for preserving wet lands .Moorthy has mentioned that the DC 'MIGHT HAVE'. There is a big difference between MIGHT HAVE and HAS.The builders are still a powerful lobby with political connections!

http://www.jvbuilders.in/amazon.html

JV Builders are the builders of second tallest building in Mangalore 'Mont Tiara' on Kadri Hills. SKS K2 being the tallest so far.

They may be shifting 'Amazon' also to Kadri hills as there is not enough space available on Light House Hill to support such a structure with all setback rules.

That is true. The initial plan for a few builders to come together and build the TALLEST STRUCTURE IN MANGALORE.They had even purchased Lobo Prabhu's old colonial house for thart purpose. But then after the controversy of CITI CENTRE AND Subsequent razing of Light hosue hill or Bavetagudde the builders went underground regarding this project. Mohtisham insured some of the buildings on LHH for more than 100 crores ,I am told.(The consequence of cutting thro the hill and playing with nature and foundations of buildings situated on the hill.

I am for preserving wet lands .Moorthy has mentioned that the DC 'MIGHT HAVE'. There is a big difference between MIGHT HAVE and HAS.The builders are still a powerful lobby with political connections!

oh sorry just din't read the words carefully,True Ajay builders are powerful :( But I hope builders also have some space in their hearts for Nature.

They can build tall structures away from the river fronts and waterfronts and still people will come to occupy the homes only thing is that they might miss on huge profits had they sold the flats near river fronts, but I would love to see nice gardens parks or leave the river fronts as such(but take care to preserve it from erosion).

Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/09/stories/2010010959300300.htm)

Ganjimatt can have Hockey Stadium; time to promote national game in Mangalore. Mangalore should have good sports complex. Near Kankanady railway station area there are some huge vacant lands.

KMC Attavara sports complex may take another year to complete.

Police force is under-staffed in this region, says Hosur (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/09/stories/2010010959410300.htm)


I think it should be a real international stadium as it is my dream to see MANGALORE STAGING ODI'S.MANGALORE DESERVES MORE AND COMMERCIALLY IT IS MOST VIABLE TO BUILD ONE AT MANGALORE.

I think it should be a real international stadium as it is my dream to see MANGALORE STAGING ODI'S.MANGALORE DESERVES MORE AND COMMERCIALLY IT IS MOST VIABLE TO BUILD ONE AT MANGALORE.

Yes Ajay,Mangalore is well suited to have a cricket stadium of international standards.I would love to see one stadium at Mangalore.

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=163918

When we conducted a medical exhibition in 1986 at Nehru Maidan the whole place was so dusty that I was coughing and choking!

oh sorry just din't read the words carefully,True Ajay builders are powerful :( But I hope builders also have some space in their hearts for Nature.

They can build tall structures away from the river fronts and waterfronts and still people will come to occupy the homes only thing is that they might miss on huge profits had they sold the flats near river fronts, but I would love to see nice gardens parks or leave the river fronts as such(but take care to preserve it from erosion).


Akash..Builders would love to see the MANGALA CORNICHE(RING ROAD) come up. It will pave the way for river front properties in Mangalore!

Akash..Builders would love to see the MANGALA CORNICHE(RING ROAD) come up. It will pave the way for river front properties in Mangalore!

Ring road in Mangalore how is that possible??? Mangalore is like a strip right running north South,how can they ring the city????

Akash..Builders would love to see the MANGALA CORNICHE(RING ROAD) come up. It will pave the way for river front properties in Mangalore!

And I don't want builders to take away the lands along the beach/sea coast.

I agree skyline will come up and all,but then it is like surrendering nature for our selfish reasons.
It reminds of the poem-"Lines written in Early spring"-By William wordsworth.Whenever I see urbanization at the cost of nature I feel Depressed. :(

Ring road in Mangalore how is that possible??? Mangalore is like a strip right running north South,how can they ring the city????

Mangala Corniche ring road proposal is here:
http://i49.************/v5vorr.jpg

Other ring road proposed is the bypass for NH-17 through Kotekar Beeri, Deralakatte, Adyar, Moddushedde, Kenjar, Idya, Surathkal.

There was one more proposal which is not in talk now is through Tokkottu, Mudipu, BC Road, Polali, Bajpe, Kateel, Mulky.

Mangala Corniche ring road proposal is here:
http://i49.************/v5vorr.jpg

Other ring road proposed is the bypass for NH-17 through Kotekar Beeri, Deralakatte, Adyar, Moddushedde, Kenjar, Idya, Surathkal.

There was one more proposal which is not in talk now is through Tokkottu, Mudipu, BC Road, Polali, Bajpe, Kateel, Mulky.

Thanx Krishnamoorthy,It would be really great if they circle the city tomorrow it may ease the traffic on the MG road I guess,people travelling to Surathkal from Ullal need to not cut thro MG road,Hampankatta right????

Nice.They must use the stretch of the road along the sea coast for building huge walkways,recreational centres,Meditation Centre and a huge stadium if land is free from Trees...............:happy:

Wow man Mangalore is really coming up well,After the major roads get concertized they must also work on the interior roads and footpaths.:)

Ring road in Mangalore how is that possible??? Mangalore is like a strip right running north South,how can they ring the city????


Dont u know. It has been discussed in detail on this thread and Moorthy has used all his energy to put up the photo as well. There is a strong proposal for a ring road from Netravathi bridge(NH17,ulllal bridge) around Mangalore to Kulur Bridge an then from there on to Adyar on NH48 and then back to Netravathi bridge on NH17.

Dont u know. It has been discussed in detail on this thread and Moorthy has used all his energy to put up the photo as well. There is a strong proposal for a ring road from Netravathi bridge(NH17,ulllal bridge) around Mangalore to Kulur Bridge an then from there on to Adyar on NH48 and then back to Netravathi bridge on NH17.

:( I guess I missed it when I was away from the net,probably during my tour.
Anyways Thanxs a lot Krishnamoorthy and Ajay for the information.:)

And are they building a stadium on PPP???Or are they still in planning stages???

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=35907&n_tit=Mangalore%3A+Proposed+Ring+Road+around+City+-+will+it+Ring+in+a+New+Era%3F

Thanx Ajay for the info,Are the works underway???Or still in planning stage??As the article dates back to 2007.

Three years have elapsed so I expect some solid progress..???

UGD works: NH traffic snarls in City likely
Mangalore, Jan 9, DHNS:

Traffic on National Highway will be disrupted at Kottara Chowki for atleast one week to facilitate the ongoing UGD construction work by the KUDCEMP.


According to sources, the NH will be cut across to lay pipes of UGD at Kottara Chowki. Thereby the UGD from Kodical and other regions will be connected to the new wet well at Malemar. Officials of KUDCEMP, Superintendent of Police Dr A S Rao, Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Dr Vijayaprakash and Executive Engineer Rajshekhar conducted a spot inspection at Kottara Chowki on Saturday.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, MCC Commissioner Dr Vijayaprakash said that the traffic from Mangalore to Udupi will be diverted on KPT - Kavoor - Kuloor route, while a temporary arrangement will be made for vehicles from Udupi to Mangalore through Kottara Chowki.

However, a final date of the commencement of the work will be announced only after the official meeting, he added.


http://www.deccanherald.com/content/45913/ugd-works-nh-traffic-snarls.html

Thanx Ajay for the info,Are the works underway???Or still in planning stage??As the article dates back to 2007.

Three years have elapsed so I expect some solid progress..???


SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.

Moorthy had mentioned some opposition to the project. Would destroy grenery and wet lands.But project is being discussed even now. Once the city roads are widened ,attention will come to this.Too many things are happening right now

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/45913/ugd-works-nh-traffic-snarls.html

I think this is the last part of UGD(last 100 kms will be hopefully completed before monsoon). Surathkal is included.

Agreed. One more vacant land is non-functional petrol retail outlet. They can put some pillars over the other side of the gutter (more legally it is a storm water stream) there to increase the building size. Bangaloreans are even thinking of having roads running over gutters.

The government land (road & footpath) used by vehicles for parking also costs dearly. We can even say that building owners are using land worth of hundred crores of rupees belonging to government for carrying out their business. The amount is even more if one thinks human life is highly valuable and safety of pedestrians is more important than anything else.

Builders are supposed to construct parking complex nearby under akrama-sakrama scheme. For this anyway they have to cough money on land. The parking site should be at a walkable distance from that stretch of MG Road; otherwise people may not use it at all.

The Land opp to TMA Pai foundation and near by petro bunk area is under litigation, i have heard this land was belong to kodialguttu familly and it might take years to come out of legal battle.

For utilisation of storm water drain, mangalore is not behind. some years back I saw a storm water drain near canara bank founders branch has been converted into concreat road by kashi sadan hall group on AS.Pai road.

The Land opp to TMA Pai foundation and near by petro bunk area is under litigation, i have heard this land was belong to kodialguttu familly and it might take years to come out of legal battle.

For utilisation of storm water drain, mangalore is not behind. some years back I saw a storm water drain near canara bank founders branch has been converted into concreat road by kashi sadan hall group on AS.Pai road.

You must be right,no one wonder Ramesh Kumar is not constructing anything there!

Thanx Krishnamoorthy,It would be really great if they circle the city tomorrow it may ease the traffic on the MG road I guess,people travelling to Surathkal from Ullal need to not cut thro MG road,Hampankatta right????

Nice.They must use the stretch of the road along the sea coast for building huge walkways,recreational centres,Meditation Centre and a huge stadium if land is free from Trees...............:happy:

Wow man Mangalore is really coming up well,After the major roads get concertized they must also work on the interior roads and footpaths.:)

One advantage of this ring road is, it does not pass through sea. Mangalore has that advantage that the city does not face directly to sea. these is river and bengray( a small stripe of land) and after that there is a sea. Hence this road does not damage the see front. Also this might sage guard the project from CRZ.
^^

One advantage of this ring road is, it does not pass through sea. Mangalore has that advantage that the city does not face directly to sea. these is river and bengray( a small stripe of land) and after that there is a sea. Hence this road does not damage the see front. Also this might sage guard the project from CRZ.
^^

Akash ,there is anyway no need to go into the city centre for anyone to go to Surtahkal from Ullal. The NH17cuts passes through along Pumpwell,Nanthoor,Kadri Hills ,Kuntikan and Kottara Chowki and then carries on to the port ,and then Surathkal. NH17 CUTS THE WHOLE CITY INTO TWO HALVES.

One advantage of this ring road is, it does not pass through sea. Mangalore has that advantage that the city does not face directly to sea. these is river and bengray( a small stripe of land) and after that there is a sea. Hence this road does not damage the see front. Also this might sage guard the project from CRZ.
^^

The corporation was desperate to foulane the road that goes in front of Fr Mullers ,valencia but people have protested against cutting of big trees.I think the whole idea was to connect that road to the proposed ring road.

CAMPCO to increase chocolate production



Raviprasad Kamila

MANGALORE: The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd. (CAMPCO) has expanded the production capacity of its chocolate factory at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada from 12,000 tonnes to 17,000 tonnes a year, its president S.R. Rangamurthy has said.

Mr. Rangamurthy told The Hindu on Saturday that the cocoa products included finished and semi-finished products such as éclairs (chocolates), cocoa butter, cocoa mass, choco paste, cocoa liquor and cocoa powder.

The expansion had been done at a cost of Rs. 7.5 crore, he said.

Ministerial presence


Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will commission the new machinery at the factory on January 17.

Mr. Rangamurthy said the production capacity of the factory had been increased from 9,000 tonnes to 12,000 tonnes a year four years ago.

At present, the chocolate factory produces 4,500 tonnes of éclairs a year. With the installation of new equipment, it would go up by another 2,500 tonnes a year, he added.

Imports planned


He said the cooperative was planning to import cocoa mass to meet its annual requirement, as it was in short supply in the domestic market.

The cooperative was procuring wet cocoa beans from farmers at Rs. 42 a kg now. This year, the market price of wet cocoa beans had increased to a record Rs. 48 a kg, he said. The CAMPCO, which is a multi-State cooperative society of Karnataka and Kerala farmers, is the only company in the State having a chocolate factory. The factory was set up in 1986.


AKASH ,I AM NOT TOO SURE IF YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF INDIA'S MOST MODERN AND BIGGEST CHOCOLATE FACTORIES IS IN DK.NESTLE HAS A FACTORY IN NANJAGUND,KARNATAKA

AKASH ,I AM NOT TOO SURE IF YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF INDIA'S MOST MODERN AND BIGGEST CHOCOLATE FACTORIES IS IN DK.NESTLE HAS A FACTORY IN NANJAGUND,KARNATAKA

Yes Ajay I know about Campco during Mysore dasara exhibition CAMPCO sets up a stall and sells chocolates for very low rates.

I used to buy them when I was kid especially the Milky bar version of Campco ,I once shifted from Bournvita to Campco Winner drink,But Now I prefer Cadbury-Bournvita again. :)

Yes Nestle has its huge campus at Nanjangud industrial area in Mysore,I guess it produces MILO and some other stuffs may be Tea,lemon tea I am not sure of the tea products.

World class Railway Station


Another option for bus stop terminal at central railway station is here.

In previous diagrams railway pedestrians bridge was shown at the end of the platforms, but present location is midway on the platforms and that may be the more convenient location for passangers from both ends of train. Either orientation has to be adjusted to the road or the platforms or the road has to be realigned. The building orientation is changed in the following diagram.

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If all goes well, the maintenance, security and additional staff requirement of the District Wenlock Government Hospital and the Lady Goschen Hospital will be looked after by Kasturba Medical College (KMC), a unit of Manipal group of education and health ventures.

The KMC may soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government in this regard. Minister for Medical Education Ramachandra Gowda on Monday said that the authorities of KMC have agreed for the next step “in principle”.

Addressing media persons after conducting a meeting with the local MLA, officials and the heads of Manipal group at the Regional Advanced Paediatric Care Centre (RAPCC) here, the minister said maintaining cleanliness and fulfiling the staff requirement of the Wenlock and the Lady Goschen Hospital have been the major challenges.

“Once the issue is discussed with the Chief Minister and other authorities concerned, arrangements will be made for the MoU. The KMC has agreed to look after the cleanliness, security and additional staff requirements of both the hospitals with its own expenditure,” he said.

Gowda said the KMC has requested for a representation in the Arogya Raksha Samiti of the State, and a decision in this regard would be taken after discussing the same with the CM, Health Minister and the Health Secretary.

The minister who earlier had visited the Wenlock, the Lady Goschen hospital and the RAPCC, said the problems he came across through the staff and the patients there, would be solved on a priority basis. “Consultations are needed to chalk out a plan as how to develop the hospitals keeping in view the necessities of the patients and medical students,” he added.

Manipal University Chancellor Ramadas Pai and Pro-Chancellor H S Ballal who were present on the occasion wished that the MoU would help mutual growth. “It should benefit both students and the public,” Pai said.

Referral hospital

MLA N Yogish Bhat said the idea of transforming Wenlock into a referral hospital for seven districts will be implemented on a public-private-partnership basis. “When the RAPCC was seeded on a PPP basis, it was just a pilot project. The Wenlock Hospital too will be developed into a super-speciality hospital on the same lines. Several donors have come forward to support the venture,” he said.

Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad will be visiting Mangalore soon. He will also be requested for all possible help from the Centre to realise the dream of the super-speciality hospital, Bhat said.

Group D workers’ plea

A group of Group D workers at the RAPCC submitted a memorandum to the minister urging that their service should be regularised and the salary should be increased. As many as 13 workers are working for a salary of Rs 2,000 per month for the past two years.

A few among the total 42 are working on a contract basis for the past 12 years, they said. MLA Yogish Bhat appealed the KMC authorities to give priority to the present contract workers while they recruit workers on a fresh contract. District Medical Officer Dr Prabhudev said the hospital has already got a government order to appoint 90 contract staff, which needs to be cancelled if the proposed MoU is signed.

Addl building for Lady Goschen

The KMC has consented to build an additional building for the Lady Goschen Hospital, said MLA N Yogish Bhat. “Our wish is that the new building would be of 30,000 sq ft area. The KMC authorities have agreed to complete the project within a year,” he said. Minister Ramachandra Gowda too said there is a severe shortage of space and staff at the hospital. Earlier submitting a memorandum to the minister, the staff at Lady Goschen said the 260-bedded hospital has only 22 staff nurses, but it needs at least 90. As per rules, there should be 1:1 staff at the neonatal ICU and 3:1 for general patients. But in the present condition, the ratio is 60:1, they said.


Source: DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46292/govt-kmc-enter-pact-wenlock.html)

Lady Goschen Hospital may be loosing some land for road widening? They may have to compensate for that in the new building? Also they can reserve some space their for the bus bay and a public toilet?

There was a proposal for third government hospital in Mangalore, but not on news now.

Gains for exporters and the cashew sector.

Apart from bringing benefits for the cashew processing units in Karnataka, the mainline vessels helped exporters gain from big savings in freight charges.

The cashew sector in Karnataka recently reached a milestone by importing 1 lakh tonnes of raw cashew nuts through New Mangalore Port during the current financial year, recording a growth of nearly 30 per cent over the previous year. One of the main reasons for this growth is the calling of the mainline container vessels at New Mangalore Port from the East and West African countries.

As many as four mainline container vessels called at the port during the financial year and two more are expected to call in the days to come. The first mainline container vessel of the financial year – m.v. CMA CGM Okume – came from Port Benin in West Africa on May 3 and unloaded 512 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) containers of raw cashews at New Mangalore for the cashew processing units.

In December two more mainline vessels called at the port. On December 15, m.v. Kota Nabil of Pacific International Lines unloaded 139 TEUs of raw cashew from the Port Mtwara at New Mangalore. The third mainline container vessel – m.v. Elisa Delmas belonging to CMA CGM – called at New Mangalore Port on December 22 with 112 TEUs of raw cashew nut. The fourth mainline vessel – m.v. Leo Mono – of Pacific International Lines with 202 TEUs of raw cashew cargo from Port Mtwara called at the New Mangalore Port on January 7.


Read more on The Hindu Business Line (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/01/11/stories/2010011150870700.htm)

Jharkhand MP Mabel Inaugurates Central Research Laboratory at Fr Muller (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=70739)

“Mega industries, which pollute the Mangalore region, will not be allowed to function anymore,” said Minister for Ecology, Environment and Ports J Krishna Palemar.

Speaking after inaugurating the ‘Karavali-Pilikula’ expo organised by the Pilikula Nisargadhama Society (PNS) at the Karavali Utsav Grounds here on Tuesday, Palemar said that there are five mega industries in Mangalore including BASF, MRPL, MCF and KIOCL, which pollute the region severely. “It is unfortunate that Mangalore region has been ranked first, out of 60 regions in the State, with a high pollution rate, as per the survey report prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board. While Bangalore has about 3,000 mega industries, Mangalore has only five such units. However, Mangalore region is on top of the list of highly polluted regions in the State,” Palemar informed.

“I have directed my department officials to conduct a deep study to find out as to which mega industry pollutes the region more. Once the companies are identified, the department will take stern action to stop the operation of such companies,” he asserted. “It is the time to think whether we need such highly polluting industries in our region,” he added.

Herbarium at Pilikula

Palemar said that a herbarium will be set up at the Pilikula Nisargadhama at an estimated cost of Rs 2.5 crore. Several endangered species of plants are being vanished from Western Ghats and other regions. The herbarium will give emphasis to preserve such endangered species, Palemar said.

Speaking on the occasion, PNS Executive Director J R Lobo said that the income earned through the expo will be utilised for the development of artisan village at Pilikula. He said that the exhibition ground has been made completely dust-free, so that those who have dust allergy can also enjoy the expo without concern. The expo will be open for public till the end of February. MCC Mayor M Shanker Bhat former Mayor Ganesh Hosabettu were present.


Source: DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46473/pollutant-industries-not-allowed-function.html)

Mangalore tops in pollution! (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=164364)

What about iron ore trucks?

CAMPCO to buy sheet-rubber (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/13/stories/2010011351180200.htm)
Mangalore: Banks in DK achieve Rs 20,855 cr business (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=164360)

It is unfortunate that Mangalore region has been ranked first, out of 60 regions in the State, with a high pollution rate, as per the survey report prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board. While Bangalore has about 3,000 mega industries, Mangalore has only five such units. However, Mangalore region is on top of the list of highly polluted regions in the State,” Palemar informed.

Very bad..., No doubt I have heard now a days Mangalore gets rain whole year and gets less rain during june-jully. which I have never seen during my child hood. there used be rain only during June September and small here and there rain in the month of October- November. no rain after that. total environment has collapsed.

It is unfortunate that Mangalore region has been ranked first, out of 60 regions in the State, with a high pollution rate, as per the survey report prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board. While Bangalore has about 3,000 mega industries, Mangalore has only five such units. However, Mangalore region is on top of the list of highly polluted regions in the State,” Palemar informed.

Very bad..., No doubt I have heard now a days Mangalore gets rain whole year and gets less rain during june-jully. which I have never seen during my child hood. there used be rain only during June September and small here and there rain in the month of October- November. no rain after that. total environment has collapsed.

I am surprised that a minister is announcing this! However I would be more interested in hard facts and the research rather than some utterences by a politician which may be true.It is known that Chemical industries cause more than an IT industry .So I would wonder what the pollution levels would be in Jamnagar or other cities of Gujarat which have 20 times the number of chemical Industries than Mangalore. Visnaya ,please do not come to any conclusions. Weather and Climate are different.Weather is a day to day variation where as climate is a trend and based on various parameters.The weather changes that you are talking is seen almost everywhere and not limited to Mangalore.Even the neighbouring Kerala gets less rain than usual in June -July....and there are no Industries there! I always believe in balance between Industries and environment . If there are polluting Industries ,identify them and rectify the problem.Is Palimar going to stop the first phase of MSEZ and the chemical Industries that come along with it...?.THE ANSWER IS A BIG NO...I never trust politicians. They talk something one day and forget it the next day.MCF and KIOCL are not too big .Infact by Indian standards they are small.BASF is not too big either...THE FINGER POINTS TO MRPL...NO DOUBT

^^ There might be other pollution factors like

- The ships getting sunk near Mangalore harbour and resultant oil spills.
- Oil spills from other ships and motorized boats during cleaning works.
- Mangalore has highest density of vehicles which may also be contributing to pollution.
- Illegal sand mining damaging river beds.
- Ore movements near harbour.
- Dumping of fish on sea shores
- Solid waste damaging the dumping yard villages

When I had visited the Netravati river near Morgan Gate a couple of months back I had seen the river banks filled with plastic wastes.

^^ :ohno:

That is bad,Hope they preserve that beautiful coastal city.I want to visit it and enjoy mainly the nature.

^^ There might be other pollution factors like

- The ships getting sunk near Mangalore harbour and resultant oil spills.
- Oil spills from other ships and motorized boats during cleaning works.
- Mangalore has highest density of vehicles which may also be contributing to pollution.
- Illegal sand mining damaging river beds.
- Ore movements near harbour.
- Dumping of fish on sea shores
- Solid waste damaging the dumping yard villages

When I had visited the Netravati river near Morgan Gate a couple of months back I had seen the river banks filled with plastic wastes.

True. They should publish in detail the nature of pollution rather than keeping things in suspense. Anyway we have been having terrible snow and ice for the past several weeks. This morning my car was skidding at several places and I waited in a traffic jam for 45minutes ,finally brought my so home as I could not reach the School.Last week they shut schools for 3 days. I am luckily off this morning.Britain is having shortage of gritting salt and there is chaos as they were gritting only the main roads. Today I found that they stopped gritting some of the main roads as well.I skidded on a road for about 50 metres and then came to a stop . Luckily there was no car in front of me.

True. They should publish in detail the nature of pollution rather than keeping things in suspense. Anyway we have been having terrible snow and ice for the past several weeks. This morning my car was skidding at several places and I waited in a traffic jam for 45minutes ,finally brought my so home as I could not reach the School.Last week they shut schools for 3 days. I am luckily off this morning.Britain is having shortage of gritting salt and there is chaos as they were gritting only the main roads. Today I found that they stopped gritting some of the main roads as well.I skidded on a road for about 50 metres and then came to a stop . Luckily there was no car in front of me.

oh that is bad :ohno:,Vehicles skid on Indian roads due to dust,sand strewn around,I hate such roads.

Hope Mangalore roads are well maintained.

http://prestigegroup.co.in/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=265


THIS is from an article dated October 2009. Looks like they are serious about the Mangalore,Bangalore ,Chennai,Kochi and Hyderabad Malls.

BANGALORE, January 13, 2009: The UPA government at the Centre has sanctioned two Regional Science Centres to Karnataka, which would be established in Mangalore and Dharwad.

As per existing scheme of Science Centres and Museums, new centres/museums are taken up where the State Government provides unencumbered land at a mutually acceptable location and agrees to bear 50 percent share of the capital cost.

According to a notification issued by the Central government, Regional Science Centre would be established at Pilikuka in Mangalore taluk. The location is just 10 km from the Mangalore city.

Both centres would be established with the contribution of funds by the Central and State governments. The cost of each centre would be Rs. 6.5 crore, according to an official press communication. Work on both centres would be completed in another two years (2011).

Another centre would be established in Dharwar, north Karnataka. Both centres would add fuel to the growth of science activities in the State. The centre at Mangalore would help a lot of students studying private and government first grade colleges in the district.

The proposal for setting up the science centres in the State was mooted by the former Chief Minister S M Krishna in 2003. The proposal could concretised for long time due to various reasons.

The Centre has decided to commence working on nine regional science centres and the list is as follows.

Our Correspondent

^^ There might be other pollution factors like


-Mangalore has highest density of vehicles which may also be contributing to pollution.



Any news of the BMW/VW SHOWROOM AT MANGALORE?

I am surprised that a minister is announcing this! However I would be more interested in hard facts and the research rather than some utterences by a politician which may be true.It is known that Chemical industries cause more than an IT industry .So I would wonder what the pollution levels would be in Jamnagar or other cities of Gujarat which have 20 times the number of chemical Industries than Mangalore. Visnaya ,please do not come to any conclusions. Weather and Climate are different.Weather is a day to day variation where as climate is a trend and based on various parameters.The weather changes that you are talking is seen almost everywhere and not limited to Mangalore.Even the neighbouring Kerala gets less rain than usual in June -July....and there are no Industries there! I always believe in balance between Industries and environment . If there are polluting Industries ,identify them and rectify the problem.Is Palimar going to stop the first phase of MSEZ and the chemical Industries that come along with it...?.THE ANSWER IS A BIG NO...I never trust politicians. They talk something one day and forget it the next day.MCF and KIOCL are not too big .Infact by Indian standards they are small.BASF is not too big either...THE FINGER POINTS TO MRPL...NO DOUBT

I agree with you Ajay, climatic changes are global phenomenon and not local. But I am sharing my experience. these changes I have seen not suddenly but in last 15 Years. specially once MRPL came up. ( that is when the large scale development started in Mangalore) slowly the rainy season has changed it is no more concentrated for few months instead they got distributed through out the year. and it is true that climate all over the world is changing and we can make out now by seeing the worst ever cold and hot weather simultaneously happening in two Geography's of world.

Already the climatic changes are happening with fast development, but pollution will make the things worst. climatic changes effect our basic needs like food, water and existing environment conditions, But pollution will make the things worst by polluting available basic things. we need to see whether the minister is talking about Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution or sea pollution. We can not come and stop this. But through this forum can we bring some awareness along with bringing in developmental issues.:banana:

13 Jan 2010 : Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) plans to speed up fund flows into the three major projects at hand -- the Phase III Refinery project, the Polypropylene unit and the CDU/VDU revamp project. A closer look at the details reveal that the capital expenditure on the Phase III Refinery project in 2009-10, at Rs 982 crore (planned), is higher than the 2006-07 outlay of Rs 46.64 crore. The outlay on the project increased from Rs 59.9 crore in 2007-08 to Rs 251.51 crore in 2008-09 and is targeted to go up to Rs 2,585 crore in 2010-11.

Alongside, capital outlay for the Polypropylene unit in 2009-10 is planned at Rs 8 crore which would be raised to Rs 415 crore in 2010-11. Similarly, the planned investment on the CDU/VDU revamp project is Rs 35 crores in 2009-10. The planned expenditure in 2006-07 was Rs 0.14 crore, which subsequently increased to Rs 1.28 crore in 2007-08 and Rs 3.58 crore in 2008-09. The outlay for 2010-11 is significantly higher at Rs 100 crore


Source: PRdomain (http://www.prdomain.com/companies/B/BharatPetroleum/newsreleases/201011483026.htm)

Mangalorean entrepreneurs create 5-Star fine dining experience in UAE (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=164438)

I agree with you Ajay, climatic changes are global phenomenon and not local. But I am sharing my experience. these changes I have seen not suddenly but in last 15 Years. specially once MRPL came up. ( that is when the large scale development started in Mangalore) slowly the rainy season has changed it is no more concentrated for few months instead they got distributed through out the year. and it is true that climate all over the world is changing and we can make out now by seeing the worst ever cold and hot weather simultaneously happening in two Geography's of world.

Already the climatic changes are happening with fast development, but pollution will make the things worst. climatic changes effect our basic needs like food, water and existing environment conditions, But pollution will make the things worst by polluting available basic things. we need to see whether the minister is talking about Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution or sea pollution. We can not come and stop this. But through this forum can we bring some awareness along with bringing in developmental issues.:banana:

I was so surprised to see minister announcing that Mangalore is the most polluted city in the state. However, I feel he should have provided more figures (Statistics) with fact. I strongly believe that not only the industries that contribute to pollution, but also the road conditions contribute a lot towards the same. In my last visit I could notice that trees and plants near the road repair sites were covered with dust by losing their original green colour.

Despite all these, it is still hard to believe that Mangalore is numero uno for pollution in the entire state.

I was so surprised to see minister announcing that Mangalore is the most polluted city in the state. However, I feel he should have provided more figures (Statistics) with fact. I strongly believe that not only the industries that contribute to pollution, but also the road conditions contribute a lot towards the same. In my last visit I could notice that trees and plants near the road repair sites were covered with dust by losing their original green colour.

Despite all these, it is still hard to believe that Mangalore is numero uno for pollution in the entire state.

I think the minister forgot Gulbarga and Bellary,worst polluted with cement and steel industries,Mines etc etc

Mysore is lot cleaner. :happy:

http://prestigegroup.co.in/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=265


THIS is from an article dated October 2009. Looks like they are serious about the Mangalore,Bangalore ,Chennai,Kochi and Hyderabad Malls.


Even Inox is now serious.

Inox gets a blockbuster boost (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/01/12/stories/2010011252250600.htm)

Got the news that Sujatha Hotel has been demolished.

^^ What will be in place of hotel sujatha???

^^ Widened KS Rao road.

DK banks crosses target mark (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/DK-banks-crosses-target-mark/articleshow/5441834.cms)


Checking illegal sand transportation is not easy (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011459840300.htm)
If you consider real estate alone, they are contributing to environmental pollution in many ways.
- Illegal sand mining
- Dumping old building wastes on sides of roads both within city and on sides of national highways.
- Ocuupying footpath and road for construction works. Many of roads, footpaths, drains are damaged in this way.


Concrete highways in coastal districts (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011459070300.htm)
NH-17, NH-48, NH-13, NH-206. NH-234 & NH-63 are other highways. Mani-Mysore state highway works will be taken up soon, and this road may also be concretized?


Traffic diversion on NH 17 (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011457580200.htm)
To facilitate work on the underground drainage system at Kottara Chowki.

* People’s suggestions to be incorporated in final report
* Feasibility of PPP model for implementation of traffic management plan to be considered
* Bus owners urged to install GPS devices as soon as possible

MANGALORE: The Government will be ready with the draft of the comprehensive traffic and transportation plan for the city in a month, Deputy Commissioner V. Ponnuraj has said. Public discussion and debate could take place in March.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Road Safety Week here on Wednesday, Mr. Ponnuraj said that people’s suggestions would be consolidated and incorporated in the final report. Apart from offering workable solutions for the traffic woes of the city, the plan would also explore fund mobilisation options for the implementation of the plan.

The option of following the much touted public-private partnership model would also be considered.

Failure

Quoting a popular saying to describe the general state of traffic in the city, Mr. Ponnuraj said, “The more we change, the more we remain the same.” Expressing disappointment with the futility of the remedies introduced recently in the city to improve the traffic situation, he said that that a recent drive to cut down traffic violations had also had no effect.

The drive, which was conducted with the participation of the Regional Transport Office and the police, in November and December, involved heightened vigilance and imposition of strict punitive action.

“The action has not deterred those who violate traffic regulations with impunity. Despite our best efforts, the general public is not feeling any perceptible change,” he said.

Pointing to the traffic woes in the central business area of the city, Mr. Ponnuraj said that the epicentre of the problems was the service bus stop near the State Bank. “This bus stop needs to be shifted soon. It is the only way we can manage the burgeoning traffic problems in the centre of the city,” he said.

GPS data compilation

He also stressed the need for the installation of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices in buses. Blaming bus owners for delaying the installation, he said that such a system would greatly aid better traffic management.

He also said that once the GPS systems were installed, there would be no punitive action on bus drivers during the first year.

In this period, the officials would only compile and analyse the data collected by the system, he said.

Superintendent of Police A.S. Rao urged the city’s residents to make the best use of the Road Safety Week to highlight traffic problems and send their suggestions to the district police.

Highlighting the acuteness of the traffic problems in the region, Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Gopal B. Hosur said that more lives were lost in the district due to traffic accidents, than murders and suicides put together. “71 per cent of all accidents are caused by negligent driving,” he said.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011459900300.htm)

Draft report on traffic plan to be presented next month (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Draft-report-on-traffic-plan-to-be-presented-next-month/articleshow/5441820.cms)
Shifting of bus stand inevitable, says DC (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46660/shifting-bus-stand-inevitable-says.html)

Good. Nehru Maidan will have Hockey Ground along with Cricket and football grounds. They can free parking area on other sides and make it garden and children play ground? Gandhi park in front of Town Hall has already lost so much space for road widening. Parking complex which I suggested may come up in bunder - policestation cum parking complex? Is there any other alternative way than parking complex for bunder parking woes?

For buses of State Bank bus stop, shift 60% to Pumpwell and remaining 40% to Mangalore central railway station bus stand complex if it materializes. And later more buses could be incorporated in Mangalore Junction and Kenjar bus stops.

Do we have monorail or metrorail plan?

Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011459900300.htm)

Draft report on traffic plan to be presented next month (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Draft-report-on-traffic-plan-to-be-presented-next-month/articleshow/5441820.cms)
Shifting of bus stand inevitable, says DC (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46660/shifting-bus-stand-inevitable-says.html)

Good. Nehru Maidan will have Hockey Ground along with Cricket and football grounds. They can free parking area on other sides and make it garden and children play ground? Gandhi park in front of Town Hall has already lost so much space for road widening. Parking complex which I suggested may come up in bunder - policestation cum parking complex? Is there any other alternative way than parking complex for bunder parking woes?

For buses of State Bank bus stop, shift 60% to Pumpwell and remaining 40% to Mangalore central railway station bus stand complex if it materializes. And later more buses could be incorporated in Mangalore Junction and Kenjar bus stops.

Do we have monorail or metrorail plan?

Moorthy,Could you please send your design to Ponnuraj please. Now the whole idea is to decongest Hampankatta . Will having a bus terminus at the Railway station solve this problem. Suggestions welcome.Sadly it is not just Mangalore but most Indian cities I have visited have bus terminus in the centre of the city.As Moorthy mentioned Mangalore has one of the highest density of Vehicles in India(Vehicle to population ratio). I could not find the statistics . THere is someone who has written about all these statistics(?Swamy) but his last edition was several years ago and has not been updated.

http://prestigegroup.co.in/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=265


THIS is from an article dated October 2009. Looks like they are serious about the Mangalore,Bangalore ,Chennai,Kochi and Hyderabad Malls.

Recently I saw a Advertisement on TV9 from Prestige group, where they have shown the Malls constructed and are in construction. In that Ade. one of them they were showing is Forum mall Mangalore along with Bangalore forum mall and UB city. Looks like the construction will start soon. They might come out with the Public issue.

[QUOTE=Krishnamoorthy K;50086107]^^ Widened KS Rao road.

DK banks crosses target mark (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/DK-banks-crosses-target-mark/articleshow/5441834.cms)


Concrete highways in coastal districts (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011459070300.htm)
NH-17, NH-48, NH-13, NH-206. NH-234 & NH-63 are other highways. Mani-Mysore state highway works will be taken up soon, and this road may also be concretized?

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If this is true then this is a right decission. The cost of Concreate road is same as TAR roads but the life span is more for concreate roads. Governmnet should do this.:banana:

^^ great .....what is mani in the mani-mysore highway????

Moorthy,Could you please send your design to Ponnuraj please. Now the whole idea is to decongest Hampankatta . Will having a bus terminus at the Railway station solve this problem. Suggestions welcome.Sadly it is not just Mangalore but most Indian cities I have visited have bus terminus in the centre of the city.As Moorthy mentioned Mangalore has one of the highest density of Vehicles in India(Vehicle to population ratio). I could not find the statistics . THere is someone who has written about all these statistics(?Swamy) but his last edition was several years ago and has not been updated.

I agree with DC, that the majority of the trafic on Bulmatta road, Humpankatta junction and Humpankatta road are citi buses. they need to be contained at Pumpwell. Now Pumwell has become a mouth to mangalore city( apart from Kottara and kapikad entrance).

Nehru maidan surounding need to be really improved. There are fish and other market, citi bus stand, service bus stand, town hall, garden, petty shops, truck stand, Auto stand, garden, pavillion, roads, church etc:bash:. The entire area is in mess. that need to be improved. Can we start the plan and send to DC. I will post my design soon.

Ajay, Murthy: For Bunder parking complex the Police station is ideal location. But i doubt they demolish the existing old build ( I think it is a heritage site, one of the oldest police station in india). This build is centrally located in bunder and wide approch road. No where else in bunder area there is wide road. The parking should be totally banned in the entire area and truck should be allowed only in the night. only small tempo's should be allowed during day time.

cc smetak

Which road is this???Taken quite laong back..so I guess the dividers would have come up by now.

I can see footpaths only on one side of the road????:ohno:

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/712/982mangaluru.jpg

cc smetak

Which road is this???Taken quite laong back..so I guess the dividers would have come up by now.

I can see footpaths only on one side of the road????:ohno:

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/712/982mangaluru.jpg

Akash that is the PVS END OF MG Road . That part is narrow anfd now land hs been acquired for road widening which has started

I agree with DC, that the majority of the trafic on Bulmatta road, Humpankatta junction and Humpankatta road are citi buses. they need to be contained at Pumpwell. Now Pumwell has become a mouth to mangalore city( apart from Kottara and kapikad entrance).

Nehru maidan surounding need to be really improved. There are fish and other market, citi bus stand, service bus stand, town hall, garden, petty shops, truck stand, Auto stand, garden, pavillion, roads, church etc:bash:. The entire area is in mess. that need to be improved. Can we start the plan and send to DC. I will post my design soon.

Ajay, Murthy: For Bunder parking complex the Police station is ideal location. But i doubt they demolish the existing old build ( I think it is a heritage site, one of the oldest police station in india). This build is centrally located in bunder and wide approch road. No where else in bunder area there is wide road. The parking should be totally banned in the entire area and truck should be allowed only in the night. only small tempo's should be allowed during day time.

Actually the car density (no of cars per sq km) is more that the bus density in Hampankatta as per statistics I have seen a few years ago.I am trying to find that piece of information.

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Pedestrians not safe on Mangalore roads

By M. Raghuram

http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/21/stories/2004032110240300.htm


MANGALORE, MARCH 20. The city is growing in all respects, especially in transport and urban development, real estate, education, and trade and commerce. But the authorities concerned seem to have not given serious thought to traffic management and pedestrian safety. Many say that only the interests of motorists, especially private buses, are getting priority.

According to a recent survey, the traffic density per minute during peak hours is 175 vehicles a square kilometre in the old Mangalore area. Thirty of them are passenger buses, 56 are cars and the rest are two- and three-wheelers and other vehicles. The vehicle density goes up by two times in junctions, especially major circles such as Hampanakatta, Ram Bhavan, P.V.S. Circle, State Bank, Bunts Hostel, Mallikatta, Kadri Nanthoor and Lalbagh (Saibeen Complex), during peak hours.

The worst hit by such rush are pedestrians. There are no broad sidewalks or kerbs on the roads in the city. The city corporation recently laid pavements on a side of Light House Hill Road and the newly concreted Mahatma Gandhi Road. But other roads near the markets, schools and hospitals do not have such facilities.

In some areas in Hampanakatta, Central Market, Bhavanti Street, Car Street, Lady Goshen Hospital Road, pedestrians walk on narrow roads, endangering their lives and making it difficult for motorists to negotiate through the crowd. K.S. Rao Road and the road from Clock Tower Circle to Rao Circle are wide and have pavements, but they have not been paved properly and hence pedestrians walk on the roads.

There are either no traffic signals for pedestrians to cross the road or they blink for too short a period. At places such as PVS Circle, the traffic police have blocked a zebra crossing by keeping a road divider on it. The policemen on the streets appear to be helpless and at times, they can be seen shouting at pedestrians for crossing the road out of turn after a seemingly endless wait. Pedestrian safety takes a dangerous dimension when children return from schools. There is no one to control the speed of city buses and private vehicles in school zones. This can be seen in Karanglapady, Lady Hill, Milagres Centre (on Falnir Road side), and a few other school zones in Bejai, Urva and Bendoorwell junction.

The school managements have sent representations to the Police Department to post traffic policemen to regulate traffic when children leave school for the day. The department suffers from staff shortage. But the road users feel that it is time the hapless pedestrians, including schoolchildren, senior citizens and women, were given a chance to walk on roads without fearing for their safety.



MANAGED TO FIND THE ARTICLE. IN OLD MANGALORE AREA ..HAMPANKATTA THERE WERE 175 VEHICLES PER SQ KM AND 56 WERE CARS ,30 WERE BUSES. THIS WAS IN 2004...THE NUMBER OF CARS HAVE ONLY INCREASED NOW.I WONDER WHAT THE FIGURES WOULD BE.

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Pedestrians not safe on Mangalore roads

By M. Raghuram

http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/21/stories/2004032110240300.htm


MANGALORE, MARCH 20. The city is growing in all respects, especially in transport and urban development, real estate, education, and trade and commerce. But the authorities concerned seem to have not given serious thought to traffic management and pedestrian safety. Many say that only the interests of motorists, especially private buses, are getting priority.

According to a recent survey, the traffic density per minute during peak hours is 175 vehicles a square kilometre in the old Mangalore area. Thirty of them are passenger buses, 56 are cars and the rest are two- and three-wheelers and other vehicles. The vehicle density goes up by two times in junctions.
MANAGED TO FIND THE ARTICLE. IN OLD MANGALORE AREA ..HAMPANKATTA THERE WERE 175 VEHICLES PER SQ KM AND 56 WERE CARS ,30 WERE BUSES. THIS WAS IN 2004...THE NUMBER OF CARS HAVE ONLY INCREASED NOW.I WONDER WHAT THE FIGURES WOULD BE.

THIS IS AN OLD ARTICLE. (2004) . MANY OF THE JUNCTIONS /ROAD DESIGN HAVE IMPROVED SINCE THAT DATE.

Tarffic curbs to facilitate work on underground drainage


TNN, 14 January 2010, 10:27pm IST

Mangalore: To facilitate work on underground drainage being executed by the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC), the district administration has issued a notification diverting traffic on National Highway 17 at Kottara Chowki for 10 days from January 18.

The diversion is as follows: Vehicles travelling towards Karnataka Polytechnic (KPT) on NH 17 will have to take a diversion at Kuloor Junction and reach KPT via Kavoor and Bondel Junction. Vehicles travelling to Kuloor from KPT can use the highway and two-wheelers can use the highway both ways.

In the meanwhile, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will also take up road work at Kottara Chowki junction under its four-lane project.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Tarffic-curbs-to-facilitate-work-on-underground-drainage/articleshow/5446018.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Tarffic-curbs-to-facilitate-work-on-underground-drainage/articleshow/5446018.cms

Do they mean the Flyover work?

Do they mean the Flyover work?

Ajay,It says Underground drainage works.I don't think they have proposed any flyover there.

Ajay,It says Underground drainage works.I don't think they have proposed any flyover there.

Akash of the eight flyovers in Mangalore one of the main one is at Kottara Chowki 'almost completed'. They had soil problems which has been rectified I think.

Akash of the eight flyovers in Mangalore one of the main one is at Kottara Chowki 'almost completed'. They had soil problems which has been rectified I think.

The article clearly states that NHAI is doing road works(four laning) .So I assume it is the flyover works . I am sure they will not venture to do the UGD WORKS!

^^ oh k

Minister promises more sport facilities


By Team Mangalorean
Pics: Rajesh Shetty

Mangalore, January 14, 2010: Union minister of state for sports and youth affairs Mr. Pratik Prakashbabu Patil has promised a panel of elected representatives to give fillip to the progress of sports and youth affairs in Dakshina Kannada in general and Mangalore in particular. He visited various sports facilities in Mangalore including the swimming pool of the Mangalore City Corporation, the Mangala stadium, sports hostel and other facilities like basketball court and foot ball grounds.

The Minister, during the interaction with the elected members of Dakhina Kannada District and members of the Dakhina Kannada District Congress Committee (DKDC) here, said the demand for a hostel and a ground for the Sports Authority of India in Mangalore and Shimoga had not been fulfilled because the State Government had not yet provided the land. The Union Government was willing to take up the work if the State Government provided the land for it, he said.

Mr. Patil said Mangalore had a large bank of sport talent but the facilities were lacking in many sense, he said the state government will be told to give more prominence to Mangalore and the union government will also chalk out plans to develop sports and youth affairs in Mangalore.


http://mangalorean.com/images/newstemp24/20100114sports-3.jpg

He was accompanied by MLAs like U.T. Khader, Ramanatha Rai, Abhayachandra Jain and the Senior Congress Vice President Mr. K. Thejomaya. They explained the problems of the sportsperson in Mangalore to the minister and appealed to him that the city needed better sports facilities including a new swimming pool, a new athletic track, various court games, a skating rink and a multi gym facility. Mr. Khader appealed to the minister to give more sports facilities for the minority communities and prominence to traditional sports like Kabaddi in the district.

Earlier he visited the Dakshina Kananda district Congress office and interacted with the Congress workers. Mr Patil said he had an opportunity to study in Mangalore,but did not use it. He had also often visited Mangalore with his father. I am full of praise for Mangalore, its scenic beauty and the calibre of the people of Mangalore 'who have achieved a lot in different sectors all over the world.' He said the Congress party workers should prevent the fundamentalist forces from tarnishing the image of Mangalore. He said every Congress worker was a soldier of a secular democracy and every one of them should try to protect the secular characteristics of Indian democracy.

Later speaking to the presspersons Mr. Patil said that the preparations for the commonwealth sports was going on in a feverish pitch and India will make it the best so far he added.

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=164671

I hope that mangalore gets an international cricket stadium.

The Union ministry of sports is planning to set up a Sports Centre in Mangalore under the Sports Authority of India (SAI), if the University can provide enough land, informed Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Pratik Prakashbapu Patil.

Speaking after inaugurating the All India inter-university badminton tournament at Mangalagangothri on Thursday, he assured that the centre will have world class infrastructure.

Youth form 40 per cent of India’s population and hence the governments need to do much more to harness the young talents. He commented that the sports persons of Dakshina Kannada have achived a lot in spite of the poor infrastructure and appreciated their effort. Acting Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University K K Achary presided over the inaugural function. MLAs U T Khader, Abhayachandra Jain, Syndicate members P V Mohan, Thejomaya, Registrar K Chinnappa Gowda, Director of Phsical Education H Nagalingappa and others were present on the occasion.

As many as 31 teams from 24 universities are participating in the three-day tournament which will conclude on January 17. Earlier, the minister laid the foundation stone for the proposed outdoor stadium in the university campus. The stadium, which is built in a 30 acre land will comprise a 400m athletic track and a swimming pool. The estimated cost for the project is Rs 25 crore—Rs 20 crore for the track and 5 crore for the swimming pool. The University has submitted the proposal to the minister, seeking financial help from the Centre. The university is also planning to build an international cricket stadium near the outdoor stadium, in a 20 acre land.

Rural stadium

The minister also checked out the 11 acre land reserved for a stadium by the Balepuni Grama Panchayat. The land located near the Navodaya college has many educational institutions in the neighbourhood. The Grama Panchayat has already shelled out close to Rs 4.5 lakhs to level the ground with the help of Infosys and the Zilla Panchayat. However, it is estimated that atleast Rs 15 lakhs more is required to complete the works.

Minister Pratik Patil informed MLA U T Khader that as per Central government norms, only Rs 1 lakh can be allotted to stadium in the Grama Panchayat level, and upto Rs 5 lakh in the Taluk Panchayat level. Since, the proposed stadium in Balepuni would cater to all neighbouring villages, it can be considered a taluk-level stadium and a maximum of Rs 5 lakh can be allotted. He assured that the matter will be considered seriously. Zilla Panchayat Member A C Bhandary and the office-bearers of Balepuni Grama Panchayat were present.

Sports minister fluent on sugar than sports

It seems the Union Minister of State for Sports Pratik P Patil is more comfortable discussing issues other than sports, especially the sugar prices. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the All India inter-university badminton tournament at Mangalagangothri, the minister gave only cursory reply to the queries on national games, Commonwealth games, problems within the hockey federation and so on.

He even confessed that it is his senior M S Gill who takes care of all sports-releted issues and he has no knowledge about the same. However, when asked about the reason why the sugar prices are skyrocketing, Patil, who owns a sugar factory in Maharashtra himself, became eloquent, and analysed various facets of the issue.
“The production of sugar has been less this year, whereas the demand has gone high. This is the reason the sugar prices are so high,” he said.

When asked for his opinion on Mangala Stadium, which he had visited earlier in the day, the minister said that it is a good stadium and that the effort put in by the local governing body in its maintainance is very much evident. However, he offered to bring the stadium into the notice of Sports Authority of India, in order to improve the infrastructure.


Source: DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46860/govt-plans-sai-centre-mlore.html)

For Mangala stadium the government is coming up with new plans. Two architects are preparing design accomodating joggers facilities. Many garages and shops have come up in the road between stadium and exhibition ground. Wish the whole area will be free of shops except for refreshments. But, there is a need for parking area nearby.

Today's Udayavani has a article on need for more swimming pools in the city. Yemmekere and KPT are the sites under considerations.

Some of consequence of a bus stop at Pumpwell
- Pumpwell circle will become prime market area and lot of shops may be shifted to near by places.
- Vehicle density is going to increase by manifold around Pumpwell - mainly buses and autos.
- Increase vehicle density will make Pumpwell circle a bottle neck for vehicles passing through NH-17 mainly and also NH-48.
- Pedestrian density at Pumpwell circle will be increased many times. Subways may only be a solution to reduce pedestrians accidents.

Shuttle bus from Railway stations (both central & junction) to KSRTC, Bejai and Pumpwell.

^^ What will be in place of hotel sujatha???

Akash Hotel Sujath is end point of K.SRAO road. One side of the K.S road road is Humpankatta circle( signal light) and other side where road takes 90 degree turn is sujatha hotel. it is very close to upcomming citi centre mall.

Related to your question on "Mani" on mysore-Mani road, is situated almost 40 Kms from mangalore on NH-48 ( mangalore - bangalore NH).A very small place.

Akash Hotel Sujath is end point of K.SRAO road. One side of the K.S road road is Humpankatta circle( signal light) and other side where road takes 90 degree turn is sujatha hotel. it is very close to upcomming citi centre mall.

Related to your question on "Mani" on mysore-Mani road, is situated almost 40 Kms from mangalore on NH-48 ( mangalore - bangalore NH).A very small place.

Thanks a lot Visnaya for the info. :)

I am still waiting for the pic of the roads u said you would be posting :)

15 Jan 2010 : The Mangalore Port has emerged as the busiest port used for importing LPG amongst all the ports of India, with a throughput of 71,004 MT of LPG so far this year (up to November, 2009) under the Parallel Marketing Scheme (PMS). This translated into handling of roughly around 28.5% of the total LPG imported into the country between April and November, 2009-2010. The Haldia Port -- with a throughput of 52,770 MT of LPG -- and Tuticorin , with a throughput of 49,330 MT, were next in terms of volumes of LPG imported under the PMS.

During the 2002-2003 to 2008-2009 period, the average rate of growth in LPG cargo handling under the PMS was 81% for Mangalore, while it was 217% for Vizag and 62% for Mumbai. Tuticorin, with total imports of 819,533 MT of LPG since 1994-1995, up to April-November, 2009-10, has been the busiest port used to import LPG under PMS since the scheme was announced. The total quantity of LPG imported under the PMS grew by 9% from 371,735 MT in 2006-2007 to 404,754 MT in 2008-2009.


Source: PRdomain (http://www.prdomain.com/companies/B/BharatPetroleum/newsreleases/201011683127.htm)

thanks for the info , sujatha hotel as u mentioned is half demolished, citi center vil open on feb with lifestyle and westside opening together, in march we may see the opening of spar hypermarket and cinepolis multiplex, depot -the book division of future group which is in bharath mall is moving to citicenter with around 3000 sqft as the present space in bharath mall is quite small

Avi

If Life style and Westside are opening next month with hypermarket and cinepolis to follow then the Mall construction (exterior to interior) I assume is completed. Moorthy may be we should have a separate thread for this mall as it is one of the biggest completed malls in Southern part of India.(Destination mall)

I spawned a separate thread for malls.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=50200053#post50200053

I spawned a separate thread for malls.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=50200053#post50200053


Moorthy you are a star. I am sure you will add Mischief,Mak Mall etc.

Is Citi centre officially' complete'. I know it is almost complete.Will it go under completed projects next month when I guess there will be a big inauguration with politicians from all parties involved .I do not think any other MALL has kicked up so much controversy as this one but it survived..

Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011459900300.htm)

Draft report on traffic plan to be presented next month (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Draft-report-on-traffic-plan-to-be-presented-next-month/articleshow/5441820.cms)
Shifting of bus stand inevitable, says DC (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46660/shifting-bus-stand-inevitable-says.html)

Good. Nehru Maidan will have Hockey Ground along with Cricket and football grounds. They can free parking area on other sides and make it garden and children play ground? Gandhi park in front of Town Hall has already lost so much space for road widening. Parking complex which I suggested may come up in bunder - policestation cum parking complex? Is there any other alternative way than parking complex for bunder parking woes?

For buses of State Bank bus stop, shift 60% to Pumpwell and remaining 40% to Mangalore central railway station bus stand complex if it materializes. And later more buses could be incorporated in Mangalore Junction and Kenjar bus stops.

Do we have monorail or metrorail plan?

Moorty ,your ideas are fantastic. Sorry I did not respond earlier. It is impossible to take prevent buses from coming to Hampankatta but 60-40 is a good ratio.It is very important to widen the road to Mangalore junction from NH48 .There is scope for new routes,Mangalore junction to Surathkal,Univerisy,Mangalore junction to Mangalore central and then to Udupi etc.Please do not hestitate to sendideas and plans to the DC. DC is planning to hold a meet regarding this and also meeting the public. If anyone is in Mangalore pleasee try to attend and put forward your intellingent ideas.Other wise please post it. Your sense of visualisation .those diagrams were fantastic. I do not have the that talent.

In the long term ,metro/mono rail/sky bus are options.

cc rakesh

Polluters in Mangalore???

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Master plan earns the ire of Horatta Samiti

TNN, 16 January 2010, 09:46pm IST


MANGALORE: The opposition to the master plan of Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is seemingly endless. Implemented with effect from October 1, 2009, various citizens' organizations continue to oppose it, terming it unscientific, and one, which is denying the middle class society from realising their dream of constructing own houses in small plots of lands, owned or handed down to them through division of family property.

The latest to join the bandwagon is the Nagarika Horatta Samiti, Surathkal. Describing the plan as an unscientific tool of city planning and development, Muneer Katipalla, president of Mangalore city unit of DYFI and samiti member told reporters here on Saturday that the plan makes it humanly difficult for poorer sections of society to construct their houses. There are several impediments in their cause, he said.

PLAN NOT CONDUCIVE FOR THE POOR

Citing one example, he said the master plan declares as 'illegal' any sub-division of family property and one is required to pay 15 per cent fee to MUDA to regularize and get their approval for the same. Likewise, one also has to obtain technical clearance from MUDA for any future construction on a building for which Mangalore City Corporation has given its approval and based on which a building has been built, he noted.

Raghavendra P, advocate, referring to the green zone concept in the master plan said owner of a property in such zone is allowed to convert only 1/5th of such property (five cents in a 25 cents plot) for residential or commercial purposes and cannot get rest of the land converted. The various provisions in the plan are totally not conducive for the poorer sections of society, he said adding the samiti would oppose these anti-people measures.

Muneer said the samiti would present a memorandum to authorities of MUDA on Monday prior to their scheduled meeting on that day. "The samiti will not restrict its activities to mere submission of memorandum," he said. If the authorities fail to respond to concerns of people, the samiti will intensify its agitation at a later date, he said urging all like-minded people and organizations to join the samiti's quest in this regard.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/-Master-plan-earns-the-ire-of-Horatta-Samiti/articleshow/5449926.cms

I hope the stupid MCC(Mangalore ) understands that city comprises people of all classes not just the rich,Simply hyping up projects and increasing the land rates for helping few builders in and around the city will do no good.

Let some sense prevail over.Now a common man in Bangalore cannot think of a house I don't want that to happen to Mangalore.Let the charm of having individual mangalore tiled homes prevail forever.

Some of consequence of a bus stop at Pumpwell
- Pumpwell circle will become prime market area and lot of shops may be shifted to near by places.
- Vehicle density is going to increase by manifold around Pumpwell - mainly buses and autos.
- Increase vehicle density will make Pumpwell circle a bottle neck for vehicles passing through NH-17 mainly and also NH-48.
- Pedestrian density at Pumpwell circle will be increased many times. Subways may only be a solution to reduce pedestrians accidents.

Shuttle bus from Railway stations (both central & junction) to KSRTC, Bejai and Pumpwell.

yes i do agree that it ll congest pumpwell. But this ll depend on how yiu design the area
Imagine the bus stop is opposite to the Karnataka bank head quarters. government has planned bus stop there for only express buses coming from udupi, kundapura, kasargod, puttur etc. and the Ksrtc long distance buses. City bus stand ll be aound hampankatta.
firstly once we have the bus stand
-we need a signal free approach into the bus stand.
-an elevated road or flyover interchange for the movement vehicle from all 4 5 direction i.e Fr mullers hospital, bendoorwell, padil, Ullal and kadri.
-we need a bypass road or ring road around the city to avoid the movement oh NH traffic inside the city.
-well equipped with ATM, hotels, prepaid taxis and auto. place for future metro and for further expansion
-and of course the area around should government hospital, a market well developed area for businessman developed by government so that outsiders while the vist city they may avoid going to hampankatta.

[QUOTE=engineer.akash;50207895]cc rakesh

Polluters in Mangalore???


Akash,MCF is really small when you compare with some chemical industries in other states. Even during the seventees we were getting amonia smell whenever we passed in front of it.I do not think it isa major polluters. I agree with moorthy as there are other causes. The govt has to come up with more details about the levelodf pollution,type of pollution etc rather than making some vague irresponsible statements which some times they do to fill up their party coffers.This is like some lady on NDTV rattling off a weather report without any pause and then they talk for a few seconds about the cities causing pollution which has no relevance. This happens day in and out. The big question is are they doing anything about it...I doubt so.

CM to open Campco unit on Jan 18
Mangalore, Jan 16, DHNS

The inauguration of the new Eclare unit of Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative Ltd will be held on January 18 at Campco chocolate factory in Puttur.

According to a press release, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will inaugurate the unit. Home Minister Dr V S Acharya, MLA Mallika Prasad, District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Sadananda Gowda and others will take part.

The Campco has expanded the production capacity of its chocolate factory at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada from 9,000 metric tonne to 17,000 metric tonnes a year. The new machinery has been installed from United Kingdom. It can produce different types of eclairs.

Rubber

The release stated that the Campco is all set to enter the rubber business by starting rubber procurement in six centres. The co-operative has got licences from the Rubber Board to operate in six centres including two in Karnataka and four in Kerala.

The Campco will procure rubber at its centres in Sullia and Puttur in Karnataka, and Mulleriya, Bandadka, Ponkunnam and Thodupuzha in Kerala.


http://www.deccanherald.com/content/47173/cm-open-campco-unit-jan.html

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=164897

Proposals to establish a gold club, resort and aquamarine park in Mangalore have been submitted to the Centre, he said, adding a proposal to start night safari in Bannerghatta Biological Park is also before the Central Zoo Authority for final clearance, the minister said.

There is a golf club in pilikula Mangalore already,so it means another golf club to be added soon??? :cheers:

Belgaum city has two golf courses among the tier 2 cities in the state,Now Mysore and Mangalore will soon join the league.:)

yes i do agree that it ll congest pumpwell. But this ll depend on how yiu design the area
Imagine the bus stop is opposite to the Karnataka bank head quarters. government has planned bus stop there for only express buses coming from udupi, kundapura, kasargod, puttur etc. and the Ksrtc long distance buses. City bus stand ll be aound hampankatta.
firstly once we have the bus stand
-we need a signal free approach into the bus stand.
-an elevated road or flyover interchange for the movement vehicle from all 4 5 direction i.e Fr mullers hospital, bendoorwell, padil, Ullal and kadri.
-we need a bypass road or ring road around the city to avoid the movement oh NH traffic inside the city.
-well equipped with ATM, hotels, prepaid taxis and auto. place for future metro and for further expansion
-and of course the area around should government hospital, a market well developed area for businessman developed by government so that outsiders while the vist city they may avoid going to hampankatta.

Agree with you.

Main sufferers may be rail yatris who want to use express buses.
What is the plan for passengers who want to reach their destination through city buses after landing at express bus stop? If there is no plan for this then there will be lot of load on autos. To avoid extra journey from express bus stop to city bus stop, it is better to have them together. So, I had suggested 40% at Hampankatta/Statebank and rest at Pumpwell or Kankanady junction.

I give more importance to pedestrian subways than underpasses for vehicles.

There should also be a plan for a bus stop for long distance private buses to decongest Milagres area.



Roads will be built in three phases between 2010 and 2022

In a major boost to the existing road network in Karnataka, the Centre has decided to construct five new world class expressways — over 1,600 km long — in the State in the next 12 years.

As per a master plan prepared by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, these greenfield expressways will connect mainly ports, airports and major commercial hubs. The total investment will be over Rs 25,000 crore.

“The roads will be constructed under the Ministry’s Indian National Expressway Network (INEN) project under public-private-partnership,” a senior official in the ministry told Deccan Herald.

The roads will be built in three phases from 2010 to 2022. The first phase will cover Mangalore-Karwar-Panaji (400 km). Honnavar-Shimoga-Bangalore (325 km), Chitradurga-Solapur (400 km) and Bangalore-Mangalore (360 km) will be covered in the second phase and the construction of Bangalore-Coimbatore (402 km) stretch will be completed in the third phase.

“These expressways are greenfield projects for which fresh land will be acquired and new alignment will be drawn. These roads will have different alignments and it will not overlap the existing national highways on the same route,” the official said.

The ministry has finalised the stretches after a detailed study of traffic movements of mainly commercial vehicles and other aspects like connection to ports, airports, and future industrial growth in these areas. The ministry has also taken the view from the State government in this regard, the official said.

The expressways will be access-controlled and will have four to six lanes. To provide seamless movement of vehicles, the government will ensure that toll is not levied on these roads and vehicles would be allowed to ply above the speed limits on national highways.

The estimated cost of construction will be Rs 14 crore per km for four-lane and Rs 20 crore per km for six-lane roads.

Under the INEN project, the ministry is planning to build 18,637 km of expressway in 16 states in the country with an investment of Rs 3,00,000 crore.


Source: DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46891/five-expressways-come-up-state.html)

For details read PDF files in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (http://morth.nic.in/index2.asp?langid=2&sublinkid=455)

These express ways are shown in the industrial corridor diagram posted in railways thread. But they are greenfield and alignment is not known.

All express ways including Mangalore-Bangalore, Mangalore-Karwar are greenfield roads. Width of these express ways may be 90 meters? (and may include train tracks like BMIC??) Mangalore Master Plan has to incorporate connectivity to these expressways?

Probably proposed Bajpe-Athrady expressway may become a part of Mangalore-Karwar express way or separate? Also there may be a plan for connecting all highways through a ring road as a part of expressway project? (Thokkottu-BC Road-Kateel-Mulky)?

Currently Mangalore has NH-17, NH-48 and NH-13 within city; NH-234 and Mysore highway (SH-88) are outside city.

Rs. 110 crore for relaying 38-km stretch of Shiradi Ghat road (http://www.thehindu.com/2009/12/09/stories/2009120956290300.htm). Work was scheduled to start today?


Jerry Rao, former MPhasis CEO, has plan for low cost houses in Mangalore (http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263807)
Projects like this should help poor. Even nano-house projects of Tata is welcome. These houses are cheaper than independent houses.

IMO main pollutants of Mangalore city are oil tankers sinking in sea.

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Mangalore is State’s most polluted industrial city

Sudipto Mondal

Bhadravati and Mangalore found to have ‘critical levels of pollution’

Raichur, Bidar and Peenya in Bangalore are ‘severely’ polluted

Activists to step up their demand to scrap MSEZ

MANGALORE: A study conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has offered justification for what environmental activists in the State have been saying all along.

Mangalore in Dakshina Kannada and Bhadravati in Shimoga district are two of the 43 most polluted industrial centres in the country, according to the study published recently.

The pollution levels at these 43 centres have touched “critical levels”, says the study which covered 88 of the most polluted industrial hubs in the country.

Based on the findings of the report, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has recommended the imposition of a moratorium on industrialisation in these 43 centres.

The extent of pollution has been assessed numerically by compiling a Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) where scores have been awarded on a scale of 0 to 100.

The score is a consolidated figure of air, water and soil pollution levels.
Benchmark

The CEPI will be the benchmark for grading industrial pollution and will be measured every two years.

The study has concluded that those centres with a CEPI score in excess of 70 have been “critically” polluted. And centres with scores between 60 and 70 have been “severely” polluted.

While Mangalore (73.68) and Bhadravati (72.33) fall into the first list which contains 43 centres, three other hubs in Karnataka fall into the second list of “severely” polluted centres. Raichur has scored 68.07, Bidar 67.64 and Peenya industrial area in Bangalore has scored 65.11 CEPI points.The CEPI scores range between 88.50 (Ankleshwar, Gujarat) and 44.55 (Digboi, Assam).

However, activists feel that this is too little too late. Vidya Dinker told The Hindu that a study such as the one conducted by the CPCB should have been conducted before the clearance was awarded to the phase one of the Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd.

Based on the new report, the Krishi Bhoomi Samrakshana Samiti, which is fighting against the Mangalore Special Economic Zone, has decided to agitate for scrapping of the phase one of the MSEZ or rethink on the kind of industries that can be allowed in the SEZ.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011755350500.htm

Atlast the culprit in Raichur may be thermal plant,Bhadravati may be the steel plant and Mangalore no doubt MRPL leads.

Something must be done???

Good to see Mysore,Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum out of those list :banana:

There is a golf club in pilikula Mangalore already,so it means another golf club to be added soon??? :cheers:

Belgaum city has two golf courses among the tier 2 cities in the state,Now Mysore and Mangalore will soon join the league.:)

That is true Akash..they want to have a 18 hole international Golf course at Thaneerbhavi..I think the first sea side Golf course in India. I do not know if Goa /Mumbai have one.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011755350500.htm

Atlast the culprit in Raichur may be thermal plant,Bhadravati may be the steel plant and Mangalore no doubt MRPL leads.

Something must be done???

Good to see Mysore,Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum out of those list :banana:

Looks like MRPL will have to give an answer!(Actually it is only speculation) It is important to know the nature of pollution and to act on it.Just banning industrialisation is not the answer.

Ajay kindly read this news.....

JNNURM for Mangalore???


http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011752610300.htm

3 cities in Karnataka are in the list

Hubli-dharwad for sure.

which are the other two???
Belgaum ruled out as it doesn't qualify with 1 lakh short of the required population cut off of 5 lakhs

Gulbaraga 5.3 lakhs qualifes

Mangalore 4.19 lakks short of numbers :ohno:

Between,Mangalore and Belgaum there is a stiff fight as Belgaum has a population of 4 lakhs and Mangalore 4.19 Lakhs.

Who will win???

Mangalore looks stronger for the second slot.

Gulbarga however is an emerging North eastern Karnataka city,Its inclusion is inevitable.

Between,Mangalore and Belgaum there is a stiff fight as Belgaum has a population of 4 lakhs and Mangalore 4.19 Lakhs.

Who will win???

Mangalore looks stronger for the second slot.

Gulbarga however is an emerging North eastern Karnataka city,Its inclusion is inevitable.

INTERESTING.I am not sure why they are going by 2001 census:ohno:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/-Master-plan-earns-the-ire-of-Horatta-Samiti/articleshow/5449926.cms

I hope the stupid MCC(Mangalore ) understands that city comprises people of all classes not just the rich,Simply hyping up projects and increasing the land rates for helping few builders in and around the city will do no good.

Let some sense prevail over.Now a common man in Bangalore cannot think of a house I don't want that to happen to Mangalore.Let the charm of having individual mangalore tiled homes prevail forever.

Common man is not getting houses because builders are not coming forward to build houses for them. Probably projects of Jerry Rao or Tata may change this.

Which one is better? Common man spending Rs. 5 lakhs just for purchasing a plot of 3 cents or spending Rs. 7 lakhs for purchasing a flat?

There are many real estate dealers splitting the land into small pieces, selling and making money. I prefer a builder to build apartments and send flats at economical rate. As I have mentioned repetatively this will save our precious farmlands and forests.

Ajay kindly read this news.....

JNNURM for Mangalore???


http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011752610300.htm

3 cities in Karnataka are in the list

Hubli-dharwad for sure.

which are the other two???
Belgaum ruled out as it doesn't qualify with 1 lakh short of the required population cut off of 5 lakhs

Gulbaraga 5.3 lakhs qualifes

Mangalore 4.19 lakks short of numbers :ohno:


Akash

The three cities could be Bangalore,Mysore ,Hubli...So others are out or are these thre more new cities.In such a scenario Mangalore might get it considering the economic scenario,pace of activities. Belagum Corporation was rebuked for not using the existing funds.

Common man is not getting houses because builders are not coming forward to build houses for them. Probably projects of Jerry Rao or Tata may change this.

Which one is better? Common man spending Rs. 5 lakhs just for purchasing a plot of 3 cents or spending Rs. 7 lakhs for purchasing a flat?

There are many real estate dealers splitting the land into small pieces, selling and making money. I prefer a builder to build apartments and send flats at economical rate. As I have mentioned repetatively this will save our precious farmlands and forests.


This is exactly what is happening in India. The great divide between have not's and have's.I think people like TATA will be doing a great service if they start building cheaper flats so that the common man can also enjoy the benefits.

Akash

The three cities could be Bangalore,Mysore ,Hubli...So others are out or are these thre more new cities.In such a scenario Mangalore might get it considering the economic scenario,pace of activities. Belagum Corporation was rebuked for not using the existing funds.

Ajay the three cities mentioned are apart from the first list cities.

Mysore,Bangalore are included in the first list.

Now urban ministry is concentrating on 5 lakh plus cities for its second phase.

The cities under second list includes-Hubli,Gulbarga and may be Mangalore or Belgaum??

Yes Belgaum is now utilizing the 100 crore grant with some roads being tarred and widened.

Mangalore if given grants would become the best city?? :)

They have envisaged a plan to create a greater Mangalore :happy:

It all depends on the politicians how they pursue the matters,who can wield more influence over the Urban union minister???

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Never dream about it. 6 years ago I wrote to Airports authority of India,MCC etc suggesting 'MANGALORE INTERNATIONAL' railway station at Maravoor.The matter is now in the dust bin ...railways are not keen.Definitely when it is Southern Railways....who get all the money from Mangalore but do nothing.Sorry I am talking about Palakkad division. Wonder whether Mangalore will ever get its own division.

Ajay mangalore must use the next set of 100 crore grant for footpaths and road widening process.A city looks neat with good pavements and broad roads.Mangalore badly needs both.

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=70975

Mahabaleshwar builders are planning a bigger project with 270 luxury apts at Shakthinagar next to Classic Saphire which will be having 180 apts.

Looks like everything is for the rich!

Never dream about it. 6 years ago I wrote to Airports authority of India,MCC etc suggesting 'MANGALORE INTERNATIONAL' railway station at Maravoor.The matter is now in the dust bin ...railways are not keen.Definitely when it is Southern Railways....who get all the money from Mangalore but do nothing.Sorry I am talking about Palakkad division. Wonder whether Mangalore will ever get its own division.

^^ I know that it is not possible even if Mangalore gets its own Railway Division. Mangalore Central is so convenient for employees staying in Railway Colony. Only possibility is if railway thinks of building apartments for its employees in a new place along with railway station. This they can do also in Kankanady Junction as they have got enough space there. Hope one day Kankanady junction or somewhere else Mangalore gets a more convenient multimode transportation facility.

Ajay mangalore must use the next set of 100 crore grant for footpaths and road widening process.A city looks neat with good pavements and broad roads.Mangalore badly needs both.

All widened roads and footpaths constructed so far are occupied by vehicles owners for parking.

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=70975

Mahabaleshwar builders are planning a bigger project with 270 luxury apts at Shakthinagar next to Classic Saphire which will be having 180 apts.

Looks like everything is for the rich!

With Plama Mall in vicinity Shaktinagar may become one among posh areas of Mangalore.
There was also a proposal for one of IT SEZ in Shaktinagar.

Is the road shown in figure really semi circular?

http://www.mpb.co.in/images/emeralsmal.gif

Courtesy: mbp (http://www.mpb.co.in/classique%20saphire.html)

With Plama Mall in vicinity Shaktinagar may become one among posh areas of Mangalore.
There was also a proposal for one of IT SEZ in Shaktinagar.

Is the road shown in figure really semi circular?

http://www.mpb.co.in/images/emeralsmal.gif

Courtesy: mbp (http://www.mpb.co.in/classique%20saphire.html)

I have forgotten the area. The initial one Km had lots of small shops . Have they all been demolished.I am not sure about that road at all.

I have forgotten the area. The initial one Km had lots of small shops . Have they all been demolished.I am not sure about that road at all.

Where those shops illegal??I mean encroachments???

^^ It is Nanthoor-Bikarnakatte-Kulashekara-...-Ganjimatt-Moodbidre-Karkala road, namely, NH-13. Most of the small buildings are demolished for fourlaning works and flyover.

And the concretization works are going on for the circular road. Plama Mall is located almost at the center of the circle.

^^ It is Nanthoor-Bikarnakatte-Kulashekara-...-Moodbidre-Karkala road, namely, NH-13. Most of the small buildings are demolished for fourlaning works and flyover.

Krishnamoorthy have they been given alternative sites???/If their shops were legal then its the authorities responsibility to allot them alternative sites.

were they legal or illegal??

^^ They have been compensated as per national highway land acquisition rules. There might have been a few cases of illegal occupation.

Krishnamoorthy have they been given alternative sites???/If their shops were legal then its the authorities responsibility to allot them alternative sites.

were they legal or illegal??

Many were legal...have been there for ages.(small row of tiled shops)

Many were legal...have been there for ages.(small row of tiled shops)

:ohno:

Anybody has taken a pic of those??

:ohno:

Anybody has taken a pic of those??

Not sure!

^^ They have been compensated as per national highway land acquisition rules. There might have been a few cases of illegal occupation.

Thanks for updating the Malls. Is 'city centre' officially completed now?

Ajay I found only these two pics :(

cc norek xtrm

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3377960982_821caed275.jpg

cc alemari

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3591207180_c239b9da83_o.jpg

Yeddyurappa told to expedite projects
Three more cities to benefit from JNNURM
New Delhi, DH News Service:,

Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum can expect infrastructural improvement one year down the line.


The Union government has identified these cities for implementation of urban infrastructure projects under one of its flagship programmes Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

With the Urban Development Ministry deciding to extend the JNNURM scheme to smaller cities with a population of over 5 lakh and less than 10 lakh, three cities in Karnataka have been selected.

Though the Centre is yet to decide the amount to be released, sources in the Ministry told Deccan Herald that it would be sizeable as the scheme involves several developmental activities such as construction of several flyovers, underpasses, storm water drainages, drinking water supply and beautification of roads.

More allocation

In the recent Union budget presented by Pranab Mukherjee, the allocation for JNNURM was stepped up by 87 per cent to Rs 12,887 crore compared to the last fiscal to give fillip to urban infrastructure development.

Under phase-I of the initiative, which was kick-started in 2005, 63 mission cities were funded. The ministry has sanctioned 463 projects worth Rs 49,743.46 crore and Central assistance of Rs 8,253 crore had been released.

In the State, Bangalore and Mysore cities are beneficiaries under this scheme and both have received 15 and one project respectively costing over Rs 650 crore.

The ministry had several times expressed its unhappiness over tardy progress in executing these projects in Karnataka and insisted that it should be put on fast track. When Chief Minister Yeddyurappa recently met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking more funds to remove infrastructure bottleneck in Bangalore, the latter had raised the callous approach by State government in utilising funds under Centrally sponsored schemes and asked him to expedite the projects.

As per the latest statistics released by the Urban Development Ministry, of the total 16 projects sanctioned to Karnataka so far, six projects have utilised an average 30 per cent against the total fund sanctioned and delaying execution, the sources said.

Ajay I found only these two pics :(

cc norek xtrm

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3377960982_821caed275.jpg



Typical Mangalore traffic hold up at signals! I remember the days when traffic use to be held up along Balmatta road till Jyothi(From Hampankatta traffic lights) during peak hrs

Yeddyurappa told to expedite projects
Three more cities to benefit from JNNURM
New Delhi, DH News Service:,

Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum can expect infrastructural improvement one year down the line.


Ajay How old is the news???I have seen this article long time back,After that there was the news that Mangalore and Belgaum are out and only Hubli would benefit.

Ajay How old is the news???I have seen this article long time back,After that there was the news that Mangalore and Belgaum are out and only Hubli would benefit.


http://www.deccanherald.com/content/13220/three-more-cities-benefit-jnnurm.html

that looks like today's paper.