Roads in Udupi to be widened: Minister

Udupi: Home Minister V.S. Acharya said on Saturday that many roads in the city would be widened to facilitate smooth movement of traffic.
He was speaking after inaugurating two bus-shelters at Parkala here.
Dr. Acharya said that an action plan had been drawn for the four-laning of the Tangadagadi-Gundibail Road in the city. The land acquisition on the stretch between Tangadagadi and Gundibail was estimated to cost Rs. 11 crore. The broadening of the Kadiyali-Syndicate Circle had begun, he said.
The MIT-Athrady Road would be widened after completing the land acquisition process. The Government was contemplating on widening the Adiudupi-Malpe Road. A ring-road would be laid in Udupi, Dr. Acharya said. Commissioner of Udupi City Municipal Council Gokuldas Nayak spoke. (The Hindu)/ Photo: Janardan Kodavoor