Central Government sanctions Rs 8 crore to Padubidri Beach: Click to know why

July 30: Padubidri beach in Udupi District, which is one of the beautiful beaches in the district, has bagged Blue Flag certification. The certification is granted to Padubidri beach confirming to safety, access, stringent environmental, management and water quality standards.
A notification issued by the central government has given green signal for implementing all required facilities in the area under the Blue Flag programme.
The beach is expected to attract large number of tourists once the projects are completed. Under the project, the beach will have good quality infrastructure facilities. Amenities like water sports, first-aid and life guards will also be introduced. The beach will have proper waste disposal system and access to clean drinking water for tourists. Besides environment friendly activities, there will be functional toilets with rooms to change. As the 10-metre area comes under CRZ zone, central government had approved the plan. The rules and regulations will be very strict and no unauthorised camping or dumping will be allowed on the beach. Besides solar panels, stretches with interlocks, clean drinking water units, CCTV cameras and a watch tower, the children park and bamboo benches are some of the proposed attractions.
Udupi district Tourism Deputy Director Chandrashekar Naik said that 64% of the total works identified under the programme has been completed and the remaining work will be taken up after monsoon. He even mentioned that an amount of Rs eight crore was released by the central government and the work is being implemented under the supervision of Karnataka Rural infrastructural Development Limited (KRIDL).