Mangaluru: Pumpwell flyover opened for traffic movement
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and District in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Friday morning inaugurated the pumpwell flyover for general public here in the city.
The flyover has been under construction for over last ten years and has missed several deadlines of inauguration given by Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel in the last couple of years. In December last year Nalin Kumar Kateel had strictly instructed the tendered company Navyug to complete the construction by the end of January 2020 under the supervision of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh.
600 long and 20 meters wide, the construction for the pumpwell flyover began in 2010 and did not take up pace for first six years. And in last few years missed several deadlines of completion. Last year in November MP Nalin Kumar Kateel asserted that the flyover will be inaugurated on January 1, calling for trolls and memes on social media.
In the last couple of months the construction work was fastened after it was halted during monsoon.
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CPI stalwart Nallakannu dead
Chennai (PTI): Veteran leader of the CPI, R Nallakannu died here on Wednesday, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital said.
He was aged about 101, party sources said.
A hospital bulletin said, despite intensive care, he passed away at 1.55 PM on February 25, 2026 following failure of all vital organs.
