As the Karnataka government took a decision to hire services of two captains for minor ports on contract basis at Old Mangalore Port, the agitating users of Old Mangalore Port withdrew their strike on October 22. They were demanding for the services of the captains for survey of vessels.
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Rs 1,000 crore for repair of highways, district roads
The Karnataka government will spend Rs 1,000 crore on repairing the rain-damaged State highways and district roads in the state. About 177 km of State highway and 1,000 km of district roads have been damaged due to the last monsoon rains, say media reports.
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No ship inspection at Old Mangalore Port
The Karnataka government has been urged by the Old Mangalore Port UsersÂ’ Association to appoint an official to carry out the yearly inspection of ships for the renewal of ship validity certificate.
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Old Mlore port urges govt for vessel inspector
The Karnataka government has been urged by the Old Mangalore Port UsersÂ’ Association to appoint an official to carry out the yearly inspection of vessels for the renewal of ship validity certificate. All these years the port officer was carrying out the annual inspection for the renewal of validity certificate of ships, the Association said.
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Illegal iron ore exports through ports to be probed
The Karnataka government has taken more initiative to probe into the illegal iron ore mining and export through ports in the state. A special court is to be established to try the cases related to the illegal iron ore mining. The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will soon form a cabinet sub-committee to monitor and oversee all investigations.
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Karnataka to spend more on road maintenance
The Karnataka government has taken note of the bad condition of the roads in the State and assured its Public Works Department (PWD) to provide more funds to repair and maintain them. PWD constructs and maintain majority of roads in the state. Since a long time the State PWD had been facing paucity of funds for road works.
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Udupi rural roads to get priority: Minister
The Karnataka government has set aside Rs 10.13 crore for maintenance of rural roads in the district for 2013-14, the Udupi district in-charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake has said. Udupi will be developed as a heritage city under the capacity building project of the Union government and tourism will be given more priority.
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Urban amenities to four Karnataka cities at Rs 450 cr
Karnataka government would take up several urban development works in Mangalore, Udupi, Puttur and Kundapur under the second phase of Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project (Kudcemp) at a cost of Rs 450 crore. The Project would be taken up with a loan from the Asian Development Bank, said the State Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake on August 12.
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Govt land for steel project
For implementing its proposed 6-million tonne-per-annum (mtpa) steel plant, the Karnataka government granted over 2,000 acre land to ArcelorMittal at Kuditini, Bellary district.
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Minister proposes 7 km flyover in Mandya to ease traffic
To ease traffic congestion in the heart of Mandya city, on Bangalore-Mysore main road, the Karnataka government has been requested to construct a seven-km flyover from the entry point of Mandya city up to the exit point, the State Housing Minister MH Ambareesh said on July 7. He said that the proposed flyover is likely to cost around Rs 317 crore. During peak hours, it takes not less than 45 minutes to cross Mandya on the main road.