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MCC seeks Rs 1,250 crore from Centre, state for UGD upgrade
Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey said the body will seek funds from the Centre and state to upgrade the underground drainage (UGD) network installed in 1961. Currently only 65%…
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Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey said the body will seek funds from the Centre and state to upgrade the underground drainage (UGD) network installed in 1961. Currently only 65% of the city has UGD coverage; the rest lacks it altogether. The commissioner said Rs 1,250 crore is needed to cover the entire city, an amount the MCC cannot raise on its own.
Meetings are planned with ministers, MLAs, and Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta. A cabinet meeting expected in Mangaluru will be used to press the demand. The MCC will also prepare a detailed plan within 20 days to improve aging wet wells and pumping capacity, and has asked the urban development department for funds to ensure sewage treatment plants release only treated water.
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Stories about civic neglect in Mangaluru often paint the corporation as indifferent, but the commissioner here is openly acknowledging a decades-old failure and asking for help. The Rs 1,250 crore price tag, nearly the entire annual budget of some smaller states, shows how deferred maintenance compounds. The real test is whether the upcoming cabinet meeting in Mangaluru yields a concrete funding commitment or just another promise. Watch how quickly the detailed plan for wet wells is approved and funded.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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