Foundation stone laid for Kulai fishing jetty
20 fishing jetties to be built across country for fishermen
Mangaluru, Mar 5: Twenty fishing jetties would be constructed across the country at a cost of Rs 4,132 crore for the benefit of the fishermen community, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Tuesday.
The minister was speaking through video conference after laying the foundation stone for the new fishing jetty at nearby Kulai.
He also inaugurated road development works under Sagarmala and Bharatmala projects at a function held at New Mangalore Port in Panambur here.
Gadkari, the union minister for road transport, highways and shipping, said the Kulai Jetty could accomodate 300 boats and would be completed by May 2022.
The jetty is being built at a cost of Rs 196 crore. New Mangalore Port Trust will put in a share of 45 per cent, the Union government 50 per cent while the state government will invest five per cent.
The new jetty will be completely maintained by NMPT.
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Watch: Iranian drone strikes building in Bahrain’s Manama, Al Jazeera verifies video
Manama: A video circulating on social media showing a drone striking a building in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, has been verified by Al Jazeera, confirming its authenticity.
Earlier, the news network, citing Bahrain’s Interior Ministry, had reported that several residential buildings were targeted in the incident.
The verified footage shows an Iranian drone hitting a tower in Manama.
A loud explosion is heard at the moment of impact, followed by a large fire and thick plumes of smoke billowing from the building.
🚨 #BREAKING | Iranian Shahed kamikaze drone struck a building near the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain!
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Retaliation for US-Israel strikes on Iran. Footage shows the direct hit in Manama.
Situation escalating fast in the Gulf...#Iran #Bahrain #USNavy #MiddleEast pic.twitter.com/VvlrRnE8R3
