Mangalore, Sep 28: The Mangalore chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) has organised 'CREDAI Realty Expo-2013', a property show in Mangalore where apartments of few recognised builders are on sale at special rates.
The two-day event was kicked off by Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai at T M A Pai International Convention Centre here on Saturday.
In his inaugural address, Mr Rai said that the city of Mangalore was developing at a fast pace and had become the most developing city in the state after Bangalore. “It is important that along with serving our personal interests, we should have concern towards others. It is also necessary that along with constructing high-rise buildings in the city, the environment should be conserved. If we want to maintain temperature levels in the atmosphere and reduce global warming, care should be taken to conserve trees and greenery in our surroundings,” he said, adding that the wellness and harmony of the society were equally important to facilitate development.
A meaningful development can be brought in the city only if there is an environment of calm and peacefulness. Where there is an environment of harmony, development will follow, he said, urging the builders to work towards creating a peaceful environment.
In his address, Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake said that in a state where half of the rural population is shifting to urban areas and it was inevitable to provide basic facilities to the population in cities, builders were contributing towards providing these facilities to the people. Each city corporation should chalk a master-plan and form a blueprint for the development of the city and proceed accordingly. By doing so, other cities in the state can be developed and the concentration on Bangalore will reduce. We should plan and develop the cities with a vision for 2040 and facilitate provision of drinking water for all, he said.
Speaking about the concept of Greater Mangalore, he said that once the concept came into existence, a master plan had been proposed to be installed under the JNR scheme. A total of 2,100 buses out of 10,000 buses have been sanctioned to Karnataka under the NURM scheme to improve the transport system in the state.
He said that recommendations by the builders such as legal cell creation, licensing through single window system, drainage and sewage cess, policy on solid waste management and rules for Akrama-Sakrama bill were being under consideration and were likely to be implemented soon. The Mangala Corniche project is in a stage of review, he said.
Minister for Fisheries, Youth Affairs and Sports Abhayachandra Jain, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLA Moideen Bava, SCDCC Bank president M N Rajendra Kumar and CREDAI office-bearers Pushparaj Jain, P M A Razak, K C Naik and Ganesh Bangera were present among others.
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