Moodubelle, 06 March 2011: With Naalkubeedi is set to become a developing region in the near future, thanks to Shri Annapoorna Commercial Complex and proposed housing projects, the people of the vicinity expect better transport facilities, especially the city bus service to and from Udupi.
With this view in mind, due to the efforts of Chandrakant Rao, the proprietor of Shri Annapoorna Commercial Complex, the city bus service has been extended up to Naalkubeedi. The inauguration of the first extended city bus, Shri Krishna Prasad of Belle Travels was done on Thursday, 3rd March 2011 at 7 am at Naalkubeedi.
Following the preliminary pooja by Prasanna Bhat of edmeru, Chandrakant Rao inaugurated the extended city bus service by traditionally breaking the coconut in front of the bus. The inaugural programme was attended by Devdas Hebbar, President of the Udupi Taluk Panchayat, Mrs. Jacinta Aranha, President of the Belle Grama Panchayat, Shivram Salian, member of the Belle Grama Panchayat and Benedict Martis, former President of the Lions Club of Moodubelle.