Smart cities - Mangalore as a port city of Karnataka
More or less Mangalore will get into the list of 100 smart cities project of Central Government. Karnataka will get 7 out of 100. Many countries have come forward in participate in 100 Smart city project and finalized cities they will take up. Wonder which country will invest in Mangalore. Kuwait could be one such country as it is picking up stake in petrochemical industries here. A few more gulf countries have come forward to invest in industries like petrochemicals, LNG terminals here. Let us wait to find out which will invest on Smart city project.
Kuwait energiser for ONGC
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Kuwait’s Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) plans ... to invest ... $250 million in OMPL in Mangalore,” sources said.
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Better if Mangalore together with Udupi should be considered as a port city. And funding is needed for laying Mangalore-Udupi Metroline.
City to get two air quality monitoring stations
So air pollution is going to be monitored smartly.
Not getting idea on how Smart City fund will be used. Are they going to lay fresh utility lines by digging a tunnel on main roads?
There is news on spending more money on UGD. And laying underground electrical cables.
Rs. 350 crore underground drainage network and drinking water facilities with ADB loan
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After a long time some news on runway extension.
Land acquisition proposal for runway expansion sent to govt
Smart city tag could put further weight on this.