Mangaluru: CM Siddaramaiah to inaugurate new DC office complex by end of April

Mangaluru: The construction of the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office complex in Padil will be completed by April 20, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to inaugurate the facility by the end of the month, said District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao.

He visited the construction site on Saturday and reviewed the progress. Speaking to the media later, he said that the Chief Minister would also inaugurate several other projects, including the indoor stadium near Urwa Market and the Praja Soudha in Moodbidri.

The foundation stone for the new DC Office complex at Padil was laid by Siddaramaiah during his earlier tenure as Chief Minister. “It is a matter of satisfaction that he will now inaugurate the completed building,” said the Minister. The initial project cost was Rs 56 crore but has now increased to Rs 76 crore. The additional Rs 20 crore has been sourced from the Smart City project, he added.

The main complex is nearly complete, but it may take two more months to finish the auditorium. Some works related to lighting, sound systems, and interiors are pending.

MLC Manjunath Bhandary, DC Mullai Muhilan, Additional DC Santosh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner Harshavardhan, Tahsildar Prashant Patil, Smart City MD Raju, former corporators Anil Kumar, A.C. Vinayraj, Praveenchandra Alva, District Congress President Harish Kumar, KPCC General Secretary R. Padmaraj and others were present.

Departments to shift from old building

Once inaugurated, the new premises will house all offices currently located in the old DC Office building. This includes the DC’s Chamber, the Office of the DC’s Personal Assistant, and the DC’s Court, along with the Revenue Section, Administrative and Dispatch Sections, and Courts of Additional DCs.

Other departments moving to the new location are the Survey Department, Auditorium, Election Section, Endowment Section, District Urban Development Cell, Urban Housing Section, and National Highway Arbitration Cell. Facilities like the Video Conference Room, Spandana Centre (District Child Protection Unit), Adoption Guidance Centre, and various sections of the Food and Civil Supplies Department will also relocate. Additionally, the Office of the District In-Charge Minister and the District Treasury Office will make the move.