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Coastal Districts Await Nod for Footbridges Under MGNREGA to Improve Rural Connectivity

The New Indian Express Mangaluru

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May 15, 2025

Building these footbridges can help students who tiptoe on creaky, unsafe wooden bridges

- Prakash Samaga @ Udupi

The coastal districts, particularly Udupi, have been consistently demanding durable footbridges to improve rural connectivity in the region.

The major beneficiaries would be schoolchildren who have to tiptoe on creaky, unsafe wooden bridges. Now the long wait may soon get over. The lack of funds was the major hurdle.

The proposal is to build them with local labour under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

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