Minister lays foundation stone for expo centre
First step: Minister Jagadish Shettar laying the foundation stone for the permanent multipurpose exhibition centre in Dharwad on Sunday. Pralhad Joshi, MP, Chandrakant Bellad, MLA, and Deputy Commissioner Darpan Jain are seen.
Minister in charge of Dharwad district Jagadish Shettar has laid the foundation stone for the permanent multipurpose exhibition centre here.
Speaking on the occasion here on Sunday, Mr. Shettar said the Government had released an initial grant of Rs. 50 lakh for the project, which would be utilised to construct roads and a drainage system.
Grants for the Rs. 15-crore project would be released in three phases, the Minister said. As much as Rs. 5 crore was expected to be earmarked in the coming budget towards this, he said.
Truck terminal
In addition, a Rs. 50-core proposal would be submitted to the State Government for a truck terminal at Hubli. Nearly 50 acres of land had been identified at Hanchitgeri on Kalghatagi road for the purpose, Mr. Shettar said.
Providing details about the permanent exhibition centre, Deputy Commissioner Darpan Jain said the centre would come up on nine acres of land. It would contain a 3,000-sq. ft indoor exhibition facility, with a capacity of 300 stalls.
It would also contain the administrative building, seminar and convention halls, and a dormitory.
Once the project was complete, the practice of using stadiums to hold exhibitions would be discontinued, he said.
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