Mini Vidhana Soudha to be inaugurated in Bantwal

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to launch several projects on Sunday

October 20, 2017 09:12 am | Updated 09:12 am IST - MANGALURU

District in-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai addressing a press conference at the Circuit House in Mangaluru on Thursday.

District in-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai addressing a press conference at the Circuit House in Mangaluru on Thursday.

A Mini Vidhana Soudha, KSRTC bus stand and three drinking water supply projects will be among the 10 main projects completed at a cost of ₹ 148.29 crore to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bantwal on Sunday.

In addition, the Chief Minister would lay the foundation stone for new projects worth ₹ 104.21 crore in Bantwal taluk.

The Mini Vidhana Soudha built on 90 cents of land at a cost of ₹ 10 crore is spread over 3,225 sq m. The bus stand has been built on 1.50 acres of land and has come up at a cost of ₹ 10.07 crore, according to B. Ramanath Rai, Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada and MLA from Bantwal.

Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, he said that the Netravathi would be the source for three water supply projects. An integrated water supply project supplying water to Bantwal town has come up at a cost of ₹ 52.79 crore.

And, the Chief Minister would also inaugurate two multi-village drinking water supply projects. Of them, the Sangabettu project would provide water to 79 hamlets in Kanyana, Karopady, Kolandu and Vitla Padnur villages and the other project would provide water to 66 hamlets in Kukkippady, Rayi, Arala, Panjikallu, Amtady, Kallige and Chennaittodi villages.

Mr. Rai said that Mr. Siddaramaiah would inaugurate a regional transport office (RTO) for Bantwal. An inspection bungalow and a tree park built on its premises on the banks of the Netravathi would be dedicated to the public.

The 30-bed government hospital in Bantwal has been upgraded to 100 beds with the construction of a new building. The government has built a new building for MESCOM, which will have divisional and sub-divisional offices, section office, cash counter and ATP counters.

New projects

The Minister said that the government would construct a building in the memory of late Panje Mangesh Rao, who wrote for children. The memorial would have a library, a hall and would be promoted as a research facility. Panje Mangesh Rao Smaraka Bhavan would come up on 51cents of land at a cost of ₹ 5 crore.

A bridge across the Netravathi would be built connecting Kadeshwalya with Ajilamogaru. In addition, three more multi village water supply projects would be taken up. They would supply drinking water to 197 hamlets. When these projects are completed 90 % population in Bantwal taluk would have access to regular water supply, he said.

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