Mangaluru: Town Hall to be opened on November 14

 

Mangaluru, 12 Nov 2015: Town Hall, the venue that hosts scores of  political, cultural and social events will finally be opened in children’s Day, after undergoing year long renovation exercise.

 

The building will be jointly inaugurated by DK and Udupi District in charge ministers B Ramanath Rai and Vinay Kumar Sorake respectively on November 14 at 11am.

 

Speaking to reporters, Mangaluru City Corporation Mayor Jacintha Vijay Alfred said that the building has been renovated at a cost of Rs 4.58 crore. The building, which was inaugurated on December 29, 19654, has been made fully air-conditioned this time after renovation.

 

The hall was closed on September 15 last year and the reopening was scheduled for December when the Town Hall celebrated its Golden Jubilee. But that was not to be.

 

In 1997, the hall was renovated, but the current plight is deplorable as it has not been maintained properly thereafter.