Mangaluru: Dakshina kannada not investor friendly, says MLA

Bangalore Mirror

Mangaluru, 13 Jan 2016: The state government is ignoring Dakshina Kannada by not creating an investor-friendly atmosphere in the district, Mangaluru City South MLA JR Lobo has said on Tuesday.

 

Lobo’s comment came at the Invest Dakshina Kannada, an investors’ meet, where entrepreneurs and companies proposed an investment to the tune of `12,000 crore in the district, including `10,000 crore by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), which upgrade its refinery and increase capacity by expanding its operation area by 1,050 acres. 

 

"Investors have raised several issues but the government has not doing anything about it. We need to provide proper roads, water and power to make the region investor-friendly," Lobo said.

 

Other issues haunting the district are moral policing and failure to maintain A 27-year-old salesman working for Dell was killed on the spot in a road accident when he was run over by a bus containing private firm employees on Hosur Road in Electronics City traffic police limits on Monday night. law and order. Opposition from environmentalists also pose hurdles.

 

District in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai said a conducive environment needs to be created to attarct investors. 

 

"An environment of communal harmony is very important. Along with economic development through investments in various sectors, we also need to look at the environmental aspects. Economic development should balance the ecology," Rai said.

 

District in-charge secretary Bharat Lal Meena said the region has the potential to be an investment hub.