CAG Report No. 11 of 2025 — Implementation of Smart City Mission, Government of Karnataka

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new building, which is not yet operational. Regarding other observations, it
was mentioned that the process of beneficiary identification is ongoing and
will be completed in due course. Nevertheless, the facts remain that the assets
created have not been utilized to date (21 June 2024).
4.10.7 Entrustment of works without possession of requisite land and
statutory clearances
Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) proposed (March-2020) to undertake
the Mangaluru Waterfronts development project worth of ₹185.48 crore along
the river Nethravathi and Gurupoora. The said project was divided into six sub
projects listed below Table 4.10.
Table 4.10: Details of waterfronts development projects
Sl.
No.
Sub Project description Remarks
1. Waterfront area development sub
project- Promenade development in
5 phases
Approved at State CRZ committee meeting held on 2
July 2022
2. Area development at Tannirbhavi Convergence project with Blue Flag Beach Department
CRZ approval from Central Govt accorded.
3. Area development at Sulthan
Bathery
Recommended by District Coastal Zone Management
Committee on 17 August 2022 and approved by
KSCAZMA on 13.12.2022.
4. Upgradation existing water jetty Office of the regional director environment Dakshina
Kannada requested for submission of EIA. As a pre-
cursor to proposal submission EIA is mandatory. At
present EIA is under way and final report was expected
by end of the August 2022. However, the same has not be
placed before district coastal zone management
committee as on date.
5. Open air theatre and water sports
park at Nayakudru
6. Pedestrian sea river link bridge at
Sulthan Bathery
Source: Information furnished by Smart Cities
After tender evaluation and approval by the competent authority the said works
were awarded to the following agency for execution as detailed below Table
4.11.
Table 4.11: Details of work awarded of waterfronts development projects
Sl.
No.
Sub Project description Amount
in crore
(excluding
GST)
Date of
Award
Name of the Agency
1.
Waterfront area development sub project- Promenade development phase
Phase-1A 19.39 05.05.2022 SKS Karkala Infra Projects
Pvt Ltd., Udupi, Karnataka
Phase-1B (Land scaping and
MEP)
11.32 05.05.2022 Udra Construction Pvt ltd.,
Sambalpur, Odisha
Phase – 1 C (Electrical works) 5.22 05.05.2022 M/s OKAS Electricals,
Bengaluru
Phase-2A (Civil, Landscaping ,
Irrigation and plumbing)
12.91 05.05.2022 Mr. Tumkur Lakshman
Rajendran, Tumakuru
Phase-2 B (Electrical works) 1.33 05.05.2022 M/s Sunlight Luminaries,
Mangaluru