Udupi: Oscar Fernandes, Rajya Sabha member inaugurated the tourist jetty at Malpe beach on Friday October 2. He also laid the foundation for setting up ancillary facilities at the tourist jetty on the occasion.
speaking at the inaugural function of a tourist jetty constructed at Malpe beach at a cost of Rs. 2.26 crore, Udupi MLA Pramod Madhwaraj said,"Efforts would be made to construct a jetty at St. Mary’s Island, which is about 6.5 km from Malpe beach. The tourist jetty will put an end to the tourists having to enter the Malpe fisheries harbour to board tourist boats. The new tourist jetty was directly approachable from the Malpe beach."
The Udupi Urban Development Authority had assured to provide Rs 25 lakh, which would be used for laying interlocking tiles at the new tourist jetty. The whole intention was to provide better facilities to tourists.
