Bengaluru, Sept. 18 -- The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday unveiled a Rs 32,611-crore coastal development push, anchored by a proposed 200-metre 'Mangaluru Eye' sky tower, a Rs 6,925-crore multipurpose harbour and shipyard at Manki and expansion of Karwar airport to handle A-320 aircraft.
The decisions were taken at a special Cabinet meeting in Mangaluru, where the government approved 61 proposals covering tourism, ports, healthcare, education, roads and water supply, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwar said.
The 'Mangaluru Eye' emerged as the signature project of the Cabinet's coastal package. To be developed under the public-private partnership model with viability gap funding, the tower will house three community halls, a revolving restaur...