Mangalore Development Authority

Mangalore is an important city in Karnataka and is situated on the west coast. After integration the city is developing fast in all directions viz. in the field of education, industry and commerce. Mangalore is located at 12?-52?N latitude and 74?-49?E longitude. The city is located in the confluence of Nethravathi and Gurupura rivers. It is bound in the east by the Western Ghats and in the west by the Arabian Sea. Three National Highways viz., NH-17 linking Panvel and Kanyakumari, NH-48  linking Mangalore and Bangalore, NH-13 linking Mangalore and Solapur pass through the city. A domestic Airport is located at Bajpe, which is 15 km from city connecting it to Mumbai and Bangalore.The name Mangalore is the anglicised version of Mangaluru, the name for the city in the local Kannada language. The Malayalam language variant of the same is Mangalapuram. One of the earliest references to this name is made by Pandya King Chettian, who called the city as Managalapuram in 715 AD.Yet another historical reference is by the 11th century Arabian traveler Ibn Batuta, whose chronicles refer to Mangalore asManjarur. This variation in spelling is attributed to the pronunciation gap between and Arabic and the local language.
 

It is believed that the city derived its name from the temple of Goddess Mangaladevi. Mangaluru literally means the city of Mangala According to legend Matsyendranatha, one of the important propounders of the Nath cult had arrived at Mangalore with the princess of Kerala, Premaladevi. He named her Mangaladevi. It is believed that they could not proceed further as Mangaladevi died after a brief period of illness and a temple was consecrated in her name at Bolar. Later the Mangaladevi was renovated by the Alupa king Kundavarma in 968 AD. In the native Tulu language, the city is known as Kudla meaning junction as the city is situated at the confluence of the tworivers  Netharavathi and Phalguni. The Konkani language variant of this Kodial. The region covering Mangalore is known locally as Tulunadu, on account of the predominance of Tulu language.

Beach properties with Sea View

Mangalore is the land coconut trees and golden sand. Mangaloreans spend all evening idling on the beach with family and friends, eating the mouth watery bhelpuri with family and friends. Sitting on the sand watching the sunset, or the ship enter the Mangalore port is a delight.  The extent of the beach in Mangalore is vast. Although beach is a public property, there are several residential sites available on the Mangalore coast, some of them facing the beach. In most cases, a narrow asphalted road would run parrallel  to the beach with residential houses on one side and sand on the other.

 These are prime living areas. The cold all day breeze will lift up the mood of any person living in the area. Most of these areas are quiet and peaceful with only an occassional fisherman trying to catch fish. These properties have easy access to NH17 and are only a short 15 minute drive from Mangalore city.

In this section we will try to list properties from bustling beach neighbour hoods. Our properties are safe, and have access to the highway. All essential ammenties like regular water supply, electricity and shopping complexes are a pre-requiste to be enlisted on our site. We are in touch with an extensive network of Realtors in Mangalore, and will help you in your decission making process to move to Mangalore

Mangalore is one of the 10 Costal Project Towns taken up for infrastructure development, under Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project (KUDCEMP) of Karnataka and Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) of Government of Karnataka. Along with the other infrastructure development activities, Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) is also included as per the State Policy of Government of Karnataka. A program for implementation of solid waste management system is proposed for the Mangalore city on the lines of Integrated Solid Waste Management.

Objectives

• To consolidate the information on the existing system of solid waste management.
• To detail the plan for solid waste management in conformity with the State Policy on Integrated Solid Waste Management and the Municipal solid waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2000.
• To provide a document which would be used for immediate procurement of equipment and services for implementation of the solid waste management system and provide a baseline for all future plans for solid waste management of the city.

Municipal Administration History

Mangalore came under Municipal administration following enactment of the Madras Town Improvement Act 1865 and the thereafter the establishment of the Municipal Council on 23 May 1866. Prior to the introduction of the local self-government system, the district collector was in charge of the administration of the city. W.M. Codelho Esq., the then collector of the district was the first President of the Council.  The functions and deliberations of the municipality were conducted in the collector’s office till 22-2-1909. Thereafter the municipal office was shifted to its own buildings.

The council started its functions with 7 members who were then district officers. Most of them were Europeans.  The Vice-President was the administrative officer. The income of the municipality was about Rs. 15,000. The population and the area of the town in the year 1866 were about 28,000 and one square mile respectively.  In the year 1871, the population of the town was 29712; and there were 6619 houses out of which 4341 were attached. A dispensary was started for the first time in 1868 at the site of the Lady Goschen Hospital.

Subsequently a series of legislations under the Madras Presidency resulted in the gradual empowerment of the local administration and facilitated many welfare activities.

Following the re-organization of States, the Mysore Muncipalities Act 1964 came into force as a uniform act throughout the state on 1 April 1965, replacing the Madras District Municipalities Act of1920. The provisions of this act gave a new phase to the municipality and it became a city Municipality. Ample opportunities were made in the Act to raise the income and also to carry out some of the obligatory functions.
       
Mangalore City Corporation came in to existence during 3rd July 1980, which was formerly a Municipality and was expanded during 1996-97 by including Surathkal Town Municipality, Katipalla Notified area, Panamboor, Baikampady, Kulai, Hosabettu villages. Further during April 2002, it was further extended to include Bajal, Kannuru, Kudupu and Thiruvail Panchayath limits into Mangalore City Corporation.
  
Mangalore City Corporation presided by a Mayor.  Mangalore City Corporation currently has a population of 4,19,306 and area of 132.45 sq.kms. It is divided into 60 wards each represented by a Corporator. Elections to the Corporation are held every five years and subsequently a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor are elected for a term of one year. It comes under portion of 2 Lokasabha Constituencies, 4 Legislative assembly constituencies and 1 legislative council constituency.

The City Corporation is now housed in its own premises located at M.G. Road, Lalbagh, Mangalore. Since its up-gradation as a City Corporation, the civic body has spearheaded several developmental activities in the city and it has been adjudged as one of the best Corporation in the state for 3 years continuously.

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