Though the Union government has extended the deadline to complete projects taken up under the Smart City Mission in the State till this June, the waterfront development project in Mangaluru will be completed only after the deadline, according to Urban Development Minister B.S. Suresh.
Replying to a starred question by K. Abul Jabbar in the Legislative Council on Tuesday, the Minister said that in addition to the waterfront development project taken by Mangaluru Smart City Ltd., the Nehru Stadium development project in Hubballi-Dharwad, a barrage construction project to supply drinking to Davangere, and a multi-level car parking project at Gandhi Bazaar in Bengaluru will be completed only after June.
The Minister said that of 57 projects taken up under the mission in Mangaluru at a cost of ₹923.04 crore, 34 projects costing ₹315.39 crore have been completed. The remaining 23, the cost of which has been estimated at ₹607.65 crore, are under progress. Of the total cost of these 23 projects, ₹404.41 crore has been spent now on the projects.
Mr. Suresh said that four projects taken up under the public-private partnership (PPP) model in Mangaluru are under progress. Their total cost has been estimated at ₹262.76 crore.
