Mangaluru, 18 Mar 2017: The nature ponds of Gujjarakere and Bairadikere that are now in disused state will be developed, said MLA J R Lobo.
MLA Lobo was speaking after laying the foundation for developing 2 nature ponds of Tardolya Kordabbu temple, here on Friday, March 17. It will be developed @ Rs 50 lac by minor irrigation department.
The minor irrigation department already sanctioned Rs 1 crore to develop Gujjarakere and Bairadikere. The effluents from underground drainage are polluting the water bodies that got to be capped at the earliest, said MLA Lobo. A park will be developed around the water pond, he added.
The corporators Praveenchandra Alva and Surendra, Sudhakar J, Kordabbu temple chairman Sadanand Alva, Anil Shetty, Karunakar Shetty, Harish Shetty, Dinesh Kulal, Shailesh Bhandary, Sudhir Kadekar, Sridar Raj Shetty, Riyaz, Imtiyaz, Herbert D’Souza, Mahabala Shetty, Sunil Kumar, Naveen Steven, Taranat Bhandary, Guddedaguttu Ganesh Shetty, minor irrigation department officer Shanmugam and others were present.