The Historic Gangana Palla Tank Inside Kadri Park Gets A New Look: To be Inaugurated on January 23

The Historic Gangana Palla Tank Inside Kadri Park Gets A New Look: To be Inaugurated on January 23

The historic Gangana Palla Tank inside Kadri Park that has got a new look after the Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) undertook its rejuvenation work will be inaugurated on January 23, Monday.

The tank is spread on about an acre within the 18-acre Kadri Park, the Palla was desilted up to a depth of about 10 m while the vegetation was cleared by MUDA. The tank base is covered with hard laterite clay that is used to produce tiles to facilitate limited percolation of water to the ground as well as to allow water inside the tank from springs, if any.