Central govt responsible for delay in fishing harbor development: JR Lobo
Mangaluru: Coming down heavily on central government, former MLA J R Lobo on Saturday said that the central government is responsible for the delay in the development of stage III of Mangaluru fishing harbour.
Addressing a press conference here, JR Lobo said, "Recently a daily newspaper carried an article saying that due to the rift between the central and the state government the development of stage III of Mangaluru fishing harbor is being delayed. There is no rift, but it is because of the central government that is delaying the release of funds.
"The foundation stone for the project was laid in the year 2010 and it was supposed to finish by 2015. But due to lack of support from the central government, it was not possible to complete it on time. The estimated cost of this project was Rs 57.60 crore and the central government's share was Rs 43.20 crore, and that of the state government Rs 14.40 crore,” he added.
"Out of the central government's share of Rs 43.20 crore, only Rs 13 crore has been released so far. There has been no response so far from the central government to the revised estimated cost of Rs 98.26 crore, which has made it difficult for the state government to move forward with this project," said J R Lobo.
Kallige Tharnath Shetty, Mahabala Maarla, TK Sudheer, Santosh Shetty, Neeraj Paul, Sabitha Misquith, Arif Bava and others were present.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
Near US embassy in Dubai pic.twitter.com/z5VTZNVxNO
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