Mounesh Vishwakarma

Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (EP)

Bantwal, Oct 22: The beautification of B C Road, one of the dream projects of MLA Rajesh Naik Ulipady was set in motion on Monday, October 21.

Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary laid the foundation stone under the bridge in front of B C road private bus stand. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, excise minister R Ashok and Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik Ulipady joined in the ground breaking ceremony.

MLAs Vedavyas Kamath, Dr Bharath Shetty, Sanjiva Matandoor, former minister Nagaraj Shetty, former MLA Rukmayya Poojary, Padmanabha Kottary, zilla panchayat president Meenakshi Shanthigodu, vice president Kasturi Poonja, zilla panchayat member Tungappa Bangera, Kamalakshi K Poojary, Ravindra Kambali, taluk panchayat president Chandrahasa Karkera, vice president Abbas Ali, DSP Laxmi Prasad, Puttur DySP Dinaker Shetty, zilla panchayat CEO Dr R Selvamani, NHAI project director Shishumohan, tahsildar Rashmi, S R architect Dharmaraj, municipal councilor Govinda Prabhu, A J Hospital head Dr Prashanth Marla, Bantwal Bantara sangha president Vivek Shetty Nakriguthu, G Ananda, B Devadas Shetty, K Harikrishna Bantwal, Udayakumar Rao, Sulochana G K Bhat, Santhosh Kumar Rai Boliar, Ramadas Bantwal, Prabhaker Prabhu, Monappa Devasya, Ramanath Rai, Purushotham Shetty, Ramesh Kudmeru, Dinesh Amtoor, Pramod Ajjibettu, Khaleel Bantwal, Ronald D’ Souza, Purusha N Salian, taluk panchayat and BJP members, taluk panchayat CEO Rajanna, PWD executive engineer Yashwanth Kumar, heads of NMPT, MRPL, ONGC, HP, Bharath Petroleum, Indian Oil, Mangaluru’s architect Dharmaraj and others were present.

While the chief minister has already announced Rs 5 crore for the road beautification, Rs 10 crore will be made available from CSR fund and the remaining will be provided from the MLA’s fund.