Additional grants for ports, fisheries

April 2, 2011

Mangalore, April 2: The government during 2010-11 has released additional grants of Rs 1.23 crore for eight works pertaining to department of ports and inland water transport and Rs 2.01 crore for 14 works of department of fisheries to be implemented in Mangalore City Corporation and Mangalore taluk limits. The works to be taken up include construction of passenger jetty near Bengre Mahajan Sabha at Tannirubhavi and cargo-cum passenger jetty for the benefit of fisherwomen at old port at Bunder.

A sum of Rs 19.50 lakh has been set aside for construction of new passenger jetty at Tannirubhavi, Rs 15 lakh for construction of cargo passenger jetty and side retaining wall for benefit of fisherwomen near Devi Marine at old Bunder port, Rs 19.75 lakh for construction of passenger jetty at Jalakadakatte in Boliyaru village of Mangalore taluk, Rs 15 lakh for concreting the Bunder circle, Rs 15 lakh for constructing side retaining wall at BMD ferry at old Bunder port and so on.

Of the additional grants released for fisheries department, Rs 19.50 lakh will be spent on concreting the Baikampady-Meenakaliya main road, Rs 18.50 lakh for concreting the Panambur Meenakaliya Kurikatta Road, Rs 19 lakh for concreting the totally worn out stretch of the Tannirubhavi-Bengre Road, Rs 18.50 lakh for reasphalting select stretches of the Tannirubhavi-Thotta Bengre main road, and Rs 19 lakh for reasphalting Tannirubhavi-Kasba Bengre main road and so on for similar works.

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Saffron wave sweeps Udupi during PM Modi’s roadshow

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November 28,2025

Udupi district transformed into a sea of saffron and celebration on Friday, November 28, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow swept through the coastal temple town. Thousands of residents lined the streets, turning the event into a vibrant public spectacle filled with cheers, flags, and festive energy.

The procession route—from the helipad to the historic Sri Krishna Math—was decked with buntings, saffron flags, and multilayered security barricades. One of the district’s largest-ever security deployments was put in place for the high-profile visit, with over 3,000 police personnel on duty. The arrangement included ten SPs, 27 DSPs, 49 inspectors, 127 sub-inspectors, 232 assistant sub-inspectors, 1,608 constables, and 39 women staff.

Six platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police, six Quick Response Teams, bomb detection units, and dog squads were stationed across Udupi. Enhanced surveillance covered Adi Udupi, Bannanje bus stand, and the Sri Krishna Math parking zone, with combing operations carried out along the roadshow corridor.

At the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Math, preparations reached a ceremonial peak. Paryaya Puttige Math seer Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji said the Prime Minister would take part in the Laksha Kantha Geetha Parayana, a mass chanting of the Bhagavad Gita by one lakh devotees, and inaugurate the new Suvarna Teertha Mantapa.

“He will first offer floral tributes to saint-poet Kanakadasa and then unveil the golden covering over the Kanakana Kindi,” the seer said.

The Prime Minister will also receive a Poorna Kumbha welcome and have darshan of Lord Sri Krishna, Mukhyaprana Devaru, and the Suvarna Paduke. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Bairathi Suresh, Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, and seers from the Ashta Maths are expected to join the ceremony.

Ahead of his arrival, the Prime Minister posted on X that he felt “honoured” to attend the spiritually significant gathering. “This is a special occasion that brings together people from different sections of society for a recital of the Gita. This Matha has a very special significance in our cultural life,” he wrote, noting the institution’s long-standing legacy rooted in the teachings of Sri Madhvacharya.

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