Mangalore, May 2: Mangalore South constituency Congress candidate J R Lobo promised to take up the work on Thumbe second vented dam and a full-fledged private bus parking terminal on a priority basis, if elected to power.
The manifesto of the candidate was released at a programme organised in the presence of AICC member P V Mohan, Congress leaders Suresh Ballal, Balraj Rai, Kallige Taranath Shetty and former minister B A Moideen.
Speaking on the occasion, Moideen said that the areas under Mangalore City Corporation should be expanded to avail funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission to take up development work.
Kallige Taranath Shetty reiterated that the Congress will not hike property tax in Mangalore City Corporation.
The manifesto promised to construct a full fledged private bus shelter in Mangalore. The work on the bus shelter is moving in a snail's pace. Measures will be taken to solve traffic problem in the heart of the city. It also promised to simplify rules to obtain licenses for constructing houses in the city limits.
Unscientific laying of concrete roads during the last five years has been causing inconvenience to the public. It also promised to lay footpaths, storm water drains in the city.
The work on the new building for Lady Goschen Hospital will be expedited to help the poor. The Wenlock Hospital will be developed into a multi-speciality hospital, it said.
The manifesto also promised to upgrade ESI hospital and take up scientific disposal of waste in the city limits in a more effective manner. It also promised to develop fish and meat markets in Hampankatta and develop parks.
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