Mangalore Projects thread

[visnaya]

some buildings from PVS junction to navabharath junction have been demolished for road widening. the buildings were bottle neck for road widening. they were opposite to hotel ayodhya. there were few old shopes where there and on the hill there was a post office. both have been demolished and living the space for road the new construction has started.

only problem is the construction is happening so close to road that there is no place for future development and no place for foot path.

[visnaya]

The place where eastwhile Ramppanna's Hotel Rajkamal was located has been demolished and new build construction has started. already foundation done and basement work is going on.

Just for information: during our school days Kankanady Rampa jokes where famous, These jokes where like mangalorean saradji yanklena Ramppanna.

[visnaya]

The place infront of Motimahal soil filling has started. This area is huge area made of two rectangular peace of land one infront of Motimahal visibal to public and another one is extended back side of the building .

Any idea what is comming there?

[visnaya]

One more thing observed in mangalore is that, Now where ever i had been people are talking only about real estate. Prices in area like Falnir, pandeshwar, attawar, gandinagar, mannagudda, kapikad, bejai on main road have touched 20 Lacs+.

Flates 2BHK costs -- 45Lacs & 3 BHK costs ---65Lacs. some of the premium flats which are already completed like Motisham Westgate 3BHK are getting sold at 1.25 crore it seems.

I went to lawyer for some work he is also busy buying selling land. went to Doctor he is also busy searching for land and selling real estate. went to priest in temple he is also busy in mobile about real estate.

I dont know when this bubble will bust.

[Dex_Mangalore]

Originally Posted by visnaya

Is this the same place where once upon a time Albucurk tile factory was operating. I think albucurk tile factury is the first mangalore tile factory if i am right

Albuquerque tile factory is in Hoige Bazaar. This one is Commonwealth Tile factory next to Mangalore Club.

[kudlabobs]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

Flats might be very costly

Yes, starting for Rs 4000 and for higher floors goes up to 4300

[Krishnamoorthy K]

TNN | May 2, 2012, 11.23AM IST

MANGALORE: Cricketing calendar of Mangalore zone of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) is all set to get crowded from 2013-14. With plans afoot to introduce third division league from 2013-14 season involving 42 teams, focus has shifted to finding additional venues to host increased number of matches.

The KSCA Mangalore zone currently organizes first and second division league involving 12 and 30 teams respectively.At present, KSCA tournaments are conducted at Nehru Maidan cricket ground and NITK, Surathkal and MIT, Manipal grounds all on matting. The only turf wicket in the region is at Manipal University (MU). Setting to redress this lacuna, the KSCA Mangalore zone convener Srikanth Rai has made a strong pitch for a permanent cricket stadium for the city, with a turf wicket, which will allow local cricketing talent to blossom.Not disclosing the details of the venture, which is expected to be a private enterprise, Rai told TOI that earlier efforts by DKCA and KSCA to have stadiums in Bangra Kuloor, Baikampady and Bondel on revenue lands, and in Ullal on a private land have come to naught.

Even the push given by former minister late VS Acharya for a cricket stadium in Bangra Kuloor did not materialize, making Rai quite sceptical about relying on the government."We need turf wickets where local cricketers can cut their teeth for tougher battles ahead if they wish to succeed," Rai said, adding the recent T20 international featuring Zimbabwe Africans and Karnataka Indians showed that there is enough potential in the region. "What we now need to do is manage cricketing affairs professionally. This includes creating proper infrastructure and give our boys the push to deliver," he said.As and when a permanent cricket stadium becomes a reality, the city can hope to have two cricket grounds in addition to the turf ground at Sahyadri Institute of Technology at Adyar with cricket academy practice wickets there. At present, only KSCA zonal matches are played at Mangalore University turf wicket.

TOI

[Krishnamoorthy K]

I was going through Sentosa Oceanarium pictures in google images, could not resist posting some of them here. I hope that coming up Kudla Oceanarium along with theme park will also be equally good.


WorldNomads

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

Check for more in Charlie Khan



http://www.sentosa.com.sg/en/
http://www.rwsentosa.com/

[ajay ramchandran]

THE NEWS ABOUT THE LAND SEARCH FOR A PROPER INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM WAS DISAPPOINTING BUT THANKS TO AVI'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKILLS ,THE MORALE IN THIS THREAD IS HIGH.

SOME OF THE PROJECTS JUST DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE TAKEN OFF...THE MANGALA CORNICHE,THE MUTISTORIED CAR PARK AND NOW THE CRICKET STADIUM. THERE IS SO MUCH TALK WITHOUT ANY ACTION .WILL THE SETOSA PROJECT GO THE SAME WAY?

[Dex_Mangalore]

Originally Posted by Krishnamoorthy K

I was going through Sentosa Oceanarium pictures in google images, could not resist posting some of them here. I hope that coming up Kudla Oceanarium along with theme park will also be equally good.


WorldNomads

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

Check for more in Charlie Khan



http://www.sentosa.com.sg/en/
http://www.rwsentosa.com/

Originally Posted by Dex_Mangalore

If this does fly through...it would be awesome!

I have been to Sentosa Oceanarium in Singapore...hence is the excitement.

Ajay,
I share your skepticism...i just hope this too doesnt turn out to be ALL TALK AND NO SUBSTANCE project.

[ajay ramchandran]

Originally Posted by visnaya

The place where eastwhile Ramppanna's Hotel Rajkamal was located has been demolished and new build construction has started. already foundation done and basement work is going on.

Just for information: during our school days Kankanady Rampa jokes where famous, These jokes where like mangalorean saradji yanklena Ramppanna.

Interesting to know what is coming up in front of Motimahal . There was some lodge there where students used to stay. There was a vegetarian restaurant there whichwas started in the late 90's . This restaurant had a huge garden. It was by this lodge ?Blue star lodge,

[ajay ramchandran]

Originally Posted by Dex_Mangalore

I have been to Sentosa Oceanarium in Singapore...hence is the excitement.

Ajay,
I share your skepticism...i just hope this too doesnt turn out to be ALL TALK AND NO SUBSTANCE project.

Sentosa is really famous . Lets us all pray for some miracle to happen at Mangalore. Tourism will get a big boost plus hotel industry.

[Krishnamoorthy K]

Besides, JLR is setting up resorts at Jog Falls, at Honnavara and Pilikula in Dakshina Kannada. According to Mohan, the resort at Pilikula will focus on wellness. “We want to make it an ayurveda hub. We are already in discussion with ayurveda experts. We also held a discussion with the Department of Ayush. They will guide us in this directions,” Mohan said.

Deccan Herald

Yoga attracts Russian couple to Kinnigoli‎

[Krishnamoorthy K]

An authentic account of how the bureaucracy works

A part of it discusses how undivided district was split into Dakshina Kannada and Udupi and reflects on why the abandoned projects such as building new Mangalore near Kavoor should be revived. Land required for the project were acquired when legendary parliamentarian U.S. Mallya was the torch-bearer for the region.

Anyone know more about 'New Mangalore' near Kavoor?

[Krishnamoorthy K]

Michael Patrao, May 4, 2012, DHNS

An accomplished Anglo-Indian, whose roots are in Chennai, KGF and Bangalore, now has close links with Mangalore.

Claudius Pereira, the founder and managing director of System Tech Group of companies, earliest connection to Mangalore came when he joined hands with Suresh Hebbar, another person of Mangalore origin, and set up his own computer kits sales outfit.

Later, the bond with Mangalore strengthened through his marriage to Monica Fernandes of Mangalorean origin.

Claudius Pereira is a member of the Kanara Entrepreneurs Limited (KEL) since its inception. KEL is a global, non-profit, mutual benefit corporation founded in Dubai by successful entrepreneurs and business executives from the Kanara region. It is a non-profit organization that promotes entrepreneurship among individuals from the South Kanara region and aims to provide opportunities for sustainable development.
The objective was to participate in the development of the district, which is fast becoming an industrial hub. The organisation supports and nurtures the growth of entrepreneurship through affiliations to cover all key locations with individuals having similar objectives. KEL has a chapter in Bangalore.

Pereira joined as a director in 2006 in Mangalore Internet City (MIC), an integrated township and information technology park costing Rs 1,000 crore. MIC is an initiative of several members of KEL, set up with the objective of encouraging, supporting and nurturing entrepreneurship among individuals from the Kanara region Karnataka in India.

It is envisaged that the proposed activities of 75-acre Mangalore Internet City in Shakti Nagar will provide opportunities for several entrepreneurs to set up new businesses as well as employment opportunities to people residing in Mangalore, thereby augmenting the economic growth of this region.

Pereira was also a resource person at the Entrepreneurial Training programme organised in collaboration with KEL on March 11 this year at the Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology.

Claudius Pereira is now in the news because of his book, “Echoes of Footprints” which will be launched on May 5, at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bangalore by Archbishop of Bangalore Bernard Moras.

Pereira’s life, as also that of his family, is a saga of tragedy, struggle, sacrifice and triumph described in his book, “Echoes of Footprints.” He is the last of the seven children of Clarence Joseph Pereira. The others being Philip, Patricia, Eustace, Lucia, James and Veronica. Claudius explains the genesis and the growth of the autobiographical from the perspective of the seven children and biographical in as much as their narrative of the father narrative that makes up the book, ‘Echoes of Footprints.’

“It is both biographical and autobiographical. I and the core team of Philip, Patricia and James have put in over 2000 hours of work into it since 2006, when the idea first occurred,” he says.

Roots

“Echoes of Footprints” is an unusual kind of book because it seeks to trace the family history of Pereiras dating back to 1673, when the ancestors came down from France to settle in Goa around the time the French conquerors landed in Pondicherry.

Claudius undertook painstaking efforts to go back to the family roots starting with the life and travails of his great grandfather James Bernard Pereira and travelled back and forth to Lisbon, Portugal, London, England and Chennai, Madras and Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) near Bangalore.

Unlike in the Western or European countries, where tracing family genealogical roots is gaining popularity among the well-heeled, the trend has never really caught on in India except perhaps traditional families along the coast in Mangalore or Goa. But getting historical data and family records is indeed a tough task. “I was surprised to find the marriage certificate of my great grandfather in England,” said Claudius explaining that birth and death records of many Indians of foreign origin going back to three or four hundred years could be found in the archives in Lisbon or London.

“Echoes of Footprints” is not just about the Pereiras but also the Lazars, the family of his rich and aristocratic grandmother Neena Lazar. This family traded in diamonds and precious stones and was perhaps the first family in Egmore, Madras, to own a horse and carriage some 300 years ago. Claude and Nina’s son, Clarence Joseph Pereira, is the central figure of Echoes of Footprints. The ancient history apart, the book deals with the eternal family values, love and loyalty besides the importance of hard work.

Clarence had his early education at St William’s Anglo-Indian School in Royapettah, Madras. However, he, soon found education was a luxury he could ill-afford and took up the job as salesman at the Spencer & Co, which started as a small retail store in 1864 and later became Asia’s biggest departmental store chain. But life was tough as he was retrenched from service on April 24, 1939, due to recession.

The family shifted to Kolar Gold Fields, popularly known as KGF, and took up job in the gold mines which had a sizeable European and Anglo-Indians. Clarence became an underground telephone operator in the mines which helped in sustaining his family.
He was allotted a mining house in KGF’s Upstairs Block, Champion Reef. It was at this stage that Clarence got married to Phyllis Thomas and the couple had seven children – Philip, Patricia, Donald, Lucy, James, Veronica and Claudius.

Clarence with a paltry salary of Rs 66 a month had to look after his huge family and mother. When it became difficult to make both ends meet, the only source of sustenance were the precious jewels of Nina which used to be frequently pawned and redeemed. He suffered a big blow with his wife’s death due to illness in 1968, when the eldest Philip was 15 and the youngest Claudius was 3. Though life was tough and the outlook bleak, Clarence pulled on. The operation of the gold mines, considered the second largest and richest in the world and now under closure, was taken over the then Mysore Government in 1946 and later by the Centre in 1962 and eventually handed over to the Central public sector undertaking Bharat Gold Mines Ltd (BGML). But that did not improve the fortunes of Clarence and worsened. He lost his hearing and afflicted with asthma. He lost his mother Nina on May 23, 1983 leaving Clarence to carry on all alone.

The seven children narrate their accounts of the father’s heroic battle and sacrifices as well as their struggles, failures and triumphs, which makes a fascinating and captivating read. Claudius, himself, describes how he came up in life, schooled in KGF, graduated and joined as a salesman in a private company selling computer media kits while staying in a lodge near Malleswaram in Bangalore paying a rent of Rs 6 per month, and soon climbed up the ladder. Soon, he set up his own computer kits sales outfit, launched a Mexican Pub and a software export firm, and then literally went burst. The father Clarence died of cancer in March 1992. Instead of giving up and folding, Claudius courageously recovered and revived himself to scale greater heights. He now runs four companies, runs a business consulting outfit, employs several persons, owns a sprawling farm house.

The book, published by Bangalore-based ATC Publications, will also be launched in London (May 18) and Detroit (May 26) of UK and USA

DHNS

Originally Posted by koshik

http:/www.mangaloreinternetcity.com

Originally Posted by Krishnamoorthy K

I was thinking that Kanara Entrepreneurs Limited (KEL) will put up a IT SEZ in Shaktinagara. Read post #755

Union Government Approves Second SEZ for Mangalore


If they are using only 75 acres for layout then rest of land can be used for IT SEZ, etc?

I liked Club House design.

[Krishnamoorthy K]

Sandhya C D’Souza, Mangalore, May 4 2012, DHNS:



A ‘Janapada Loka’ will be set up at the Pilikula Nisargadhama to showcase the rich heritage of the Dravidian tribes of Dakshina Kannada.

The proposed Janapada Loka will be a microcosm of village and tribal culture of the region. The unique feature of the project is that the model will be brought alive with people and livestock.

The tribal village plays host to the visitors who shall prepare, dine tribal food, consult tribal physicians, learn the arts and crafts, practice trekking among other activities.

The village will also represent the life of various tribal communities.

The focus will be on traditional houses, the ethno-botanical gardens, tribal hierarchy, dress and ornaments, food systems, occupations, material-culture, ceremonies, indigenous medical systems, sports, deities, fairs and festivals, tribal arts and folklore.

Apart from the tribal village, a typical village of the coastal Karnataka will also be set up. Here, the village head’s house, Kambla tracks, paddy fields, areca nut gardens, cattle-sheds will be showcased.

Rs five crore

J R Lobo, Director, Pilikula Nisargadhama, told Deccan Herald that the State government had sanctioned Rs five crore to set up the Janapada Loka.

“These model villages will be set up on 35 acres of land. They give a complete picture of the coastal Karnataka and the tribes of the Western Ghat region. The entire set up will be rural. With no asphalt roads, bullock carts will be used to take tourists around. Study programmes will also be conducted,” he said.

Indoor museums in traditional buildings showcasing artifacts and household paraphernalia, out-door museums depicting deity worship, village council meeting, agricultural practices, ethnic restaurants, galleries focusing on dress, ornaments, artisan products, literature documentation, sound and light shows and amphitheatre are also on the cards, Lobo disclosed.

Artisan village

The Guthu House and the twin Kambla tracks - Nethravathi and Phalguni - are already ready.

An artisan village is already functioning at Pilikula. The products prepared by the artisans such as pots, baskets, wood carvings, clothes, lavancha products etc, are sold in various Pilikula outlets. The artisan village will be further developed, he said.

“The work has begun and Janapada Loka will hopefully be complete in March 2014. However, a part of the village will be open for public by December 2012,” Lobo said.

DHNS

[ajay ramchandran]

Originally Posted by Krishnamoorthy K

DHNS

Officials from Pilikula had visited Jaipur's Chokhi Dhani which is India's biggest heritage village. They even provide a fantastic dinner which reflects local cuisine.

http://www.chokhidhani.com/

[ajay ramchandran]

Originally Posted by Krishnamoorthy K

An authentic account of how the bureaucracy works


Anyone know more about 'New Mangalore' near Kavoor?

Panambur was renamed NEW MANGALORE after the port came into existence in the 70's.

[Suj Mangalore]

Hi guys,was out of this thread for a long time,was busy with my sister's marraige and also my hectic work.
Well lot of discussions going on in here and missed my comments on beautiful snaps of Avi
Anyways I am back here,well Avi marvellous pics bro
Mangalore is cruising ahead and also lot of apartments coming up in suburban areas which is a good sign of development.
In future we can see a huge metro on the west coast in the form of Mangalore,Udupi,Manipal
The ongoing four lane between these cities will further fuel the growth between these cities and we can see a huge metro on the west coast with lot of highrises between these cities.
Mangalore,Udupi,Manipal are jewels of our west coast

[avi mangalore]

Thanks Suj and welome back after a short time . of course in future these cities will merge to form a big metro on the westcoast and in future we may get metro service btwn these cities