The
beautification work at the beach would be completed at the cost of 3.85 crores,
which will bring modern amenities, rain shelters, news seating arrangements and
ornamental lamps.
Tourism Minister A.P Anilkumar,
inaugurating the work said, in days to come, Kozhikode would get more attention
and there will be more development in an around the beach. “So far our focus
was on Wayanad and Kasargod district, but now we are focusing on Kozhikode”, he
said.
S.M street beautification work
get priority and the minister said Rs. 5 crore project is under consideration
of the government and is very soon going to pass and would be implemented.
Tourism Minister Mr. Anil Kumar
said, the second phase development work would be completed on time and there
will be no delay.
The first phase of the
beautification works will be completed within the time span of 12 months and it
would be done by the Harbour Engineering Department said the District Tourism
Promotion Council (DTPC). The tendering project would begin very soon,
department added.
DTPC secretary P.G. Rajeev said a
fund of 1.50 crore has been released by the government and there will be no
delays in releasing the funds in order to complete the work. “Discussions at
the government-level are on to get authorization from the Port Department to
clear ground for the second phase works,” he added.
In the second phase of the
project, major investment would be done for developing the roads leading to the
site, Mr Rajeev said. “Clearance of the port is the major factor and the
clearance procedures are at the final state,” he added. During the session, M.K
Raghavan, MP and Calicut development Authority Chairman N.C. Aboobacker were
also present.
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