The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) will construct a second platform, 560 meters long, at Mulky railway station, a KRCL. The approach road to the station will be improved by asphalting it an an estimated cost of ₹ 18 lakh.
Captain Brijesh Chowta, Member of Parliament asked the railway department to ensure that all platform had shelters with proper roofs. The coastal belt receives heavy rain. Hence passengers should have proper protection from rain whenever boarding and alighting from trains. The MP asked Deputy Commissioner H.V. Darshan to identify suitable land for parking 100 electric buses, which the Union government has sanctioned to operate in the jurisdiction of Mangalore City Corporation.
DC Darshan said that it would require about 10 acres for the depot of electric buses and temporarily the land has been identified at Mudipu, Thiruvail and Pumpwell. Capt. Chowta said that the land should be finalised in consultation with elected representatives and it should be within the radius of the city.
