Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.
The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.
The Breaking Point
The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.
"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.
The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision
DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:
• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.
• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.
• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.
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Ajan Munot Sir, i salute you for your noble work you have done. May God accept your good deed and rain you with more success, wealth and prosperity. It is shame to many people who spent crores of rupees in the marriage ceremony of their children while many poor and needy people are in need of help and are waiting for it. Nitin Gadkari should have been a model to others, but failed. One more thing. People who made money by crook will never do noble deeds as God will not guide to them for this. They will need more and more black / illegal money for their lavish life. Its a shame that baba ramdev, the self declared Sanyasi / baba attended the lavish party of Gadkari and enjoyed every thing. I am a fan of you Sir and hope others will learn a lesson from you. Well done job sir. Salute to you once again.
Dear Ajay Munot,
May God bless you and your family Good Luck to newly married couple.
Trust it will be a eye opener to rich and wealthy people.
Hope now on people will never waste money for lavish party.
Jai Hind!
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Ajay Munot Sir - you are the real role model for our wealthy people. Great work. May God bless you and your family with more wealth, health & happiness. Recently there were two high profile marriages in the country - You proved that all their wealth is NOT EQUAL TO YOUR PAIR OF CHAPPALS.
Excellent work. God bless you and your family. This is type of achievement should come up in every rich mans house instead of wasting the money for food and decoration.
I am proud of my country. And am Indian.
Congratulation to the newly married couple, May God Bless you and all of us.
Al hamduLillah. great work. May Allah accept your deed and grant you the Hidayah ameen. May God bless you and your family members with the best of everything.
Great job, hats off to you.....will he be a roll model for other richest....need to wait and see....
Well Done.. God Bless You & Your Family
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