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Mayor Kavitha Sanil doles out plans to make Mangaluru green and preen

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Mangaluru: It so seems that making Mangaluru green is the priority of the new Mayor of The Mangaluru City Corporation.

Mayor Kavitha Sanil , talking to reporters at the press club on Monday said that the MCC will form separate committeefor the development and beautification of 18 parks. Saplings will be planted in these parks to add to the greenery in the city.

With regard to Thumbe dam, she said that the existing dam will be increased by five to seven mts, due to which another 400 acres of land is likely to be submerged. However, she added that a delegation from the MCC, led by her will meet the Chief Minister soon to appraise him about the same.
She said that all offices coming under the MCC will be computerized within 4 months and tax payments will be collected online.

Establishment of Wi-Fi zones in selected areas, providing name boards for all important roads in the city, setting up of e-toilets at important locations across the city in addition to the exiting three and providing quality street lighting are in the pipeline , she stated.

Developing small lakes using MCC funds and bigger lakes with cooperation from MLAs and ministers is also on the anvil, she added.

Mayor Kavitha Sanil said,efforts are on to streamline the mechanism to address public grievances in quick time .

Notice will be served to Mescom and other private agencies, individuals digging roads and footpaths without permission and later criminal complaints will be registered, Mayor warned.

Through DC’s order Major industries will be again asked to strictly adhere to the rules and not resort to lifting water from Thumbe and AMR dams during summer, she said .With the present storage and weekly rationing structure the drinking water needs can be fulfilled till end May, Mayor concluded.

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