Addressing an interaction meet organized by Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI), District in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rao on Friday said that district roads has been ravaged due to prolonged monsoon season in the region and hence keeping this condition in mind the funds have been sanctioned under the Central Road Fund.
With this, Mr Rai said that the region has got a good share of funds, which included a corpus of the Rs. 2 cess per litre on diesel and petrol.
Mr Rai said that while the FKCCI has raised demands to improve the tourism opportunities in the region, and in this regard the union government will be urged to relax the Coastal Regulation Zone norms as it has been done in Kerala and Goa.
When the industries concerned said that their growth was being curbed by stringent procedures for environmental clearances, MrRai who also holds the portfolio of Forest and Environment said that a high-level committee has been formed to visit all major industries and gauge the pollution emitted. “Based on this, appropriate decisions can be made,” he said.
Minister for Health and Family Welfare, U.T. Khader said that the monsoons are over and hence taking up road repairs is not a problem. However, among the major projects to be undertaken, is upgrading the stretch from Thokottu leading to Infosys that passes through Mangalore University, at a cost of Rs. 7.5 crore.
The other demands presented by R. Shivakumar, president of FKCCI, included better rail connectivity to the port city by introducing a direct train from here to Bangalore, upgrading Mangalore International Airport and a non-Bangalore oriented development policy for the rest of the State.
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