Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, said on Monday that an action plan of Rs. 9.13 crore had been drawn up to develop beaches in Udupi district. He was speaking at the Republic Day function here.
Mr. Sorake said that the objective of the plan is to exploit the potential of the district’s several pristine beaches and promote tourism.
As part of promoting pilgrim tourism in Karkala, Rs. 60 lakh had been released to construct a Yatri Nivas. To develop eight-link roads in the district, the Department of Tourism had released Rs. 10.55 crore.
A proposal to construct two multi-purpose shelters, three bridges and 29 connecting bridges, under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project, in Udupi district at an estimated Rs. 40 crore had been submitted to the government.
The multipurpose shelters would be constructed at Thekkatte in Kundapur taluk and at Padu village in Udupi taluk. The Union and State governments would contribute funds in a 75:25 ratio for the project.
Steps have been taken to expedite work on widening the Talapady-Kundapur stretch of National Highway 66. The government would speed up work on the Varahi Irrigation Project.
The government had given its approval to for establish ing a science centre in the district at an estimated cost of Rs. 3.66 lakh. A mini Vidhan Soudha had been sanctioned for Udupi taluk and its construction would begin shortly. The construction of the mini Vidhan Soudha in Kundapur was in the final stages, he said.
