‘Keep Kadri Park Open from 5 am till 9 pm- Mayor urges Horticulture Department
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur has requested the Horticulture Department, which maintains Kadri Park, to ensure that the park is kept open for walkers till 9 p.m. He was speaking after commissioning the lighting system along the walking path at the park, installed under Mangaluru Smart City Mission by Mangaluru Smart City Limited.
The Mayor said that many walkers have expressed the need to keep the park open till late evening. Then walkers can make best use of late evening time. With the commissioning of LED lights along the walking path, walkers can begin their morning walk from 5 a.m. itself, the Mayor said. Speaking to Team Mangalorean Er K.S. Arunaprabha, General Manager (Technical), MSCL said that the company has installed 48 lights at a cost of about Rs 30 lakh under the mission. Leader of the Opposition in Mangaluru City Corporation council T. Praveenchandra Alva was also present on the occasion