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Mangalore: The new real estate boom town
March 06, 2008
Vikram Hegde, a leading advocate in Mangalore, says the city is growing very fast. In fact, it startles one to see so many new complexes and residential buildings coming up at such a rapid pace.
What will Mangalore be like in the years to come? Ten years ago, it used to be a quiet town. The major shopping hubs were Hampankatta and Balmatta. It had two pubs, one discotheque and a couple of ice-cream parlours. The only non-Mangalorean crowd that existed were college students. But the city's scenario has changed over the years.
Mangalore is a popular tourist centre now. The Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Kadri Sri Manjunatha Temple, Mangaladevi Temple and the Kudroli Mosque are few places of religious importance in Mangalore.
The New Mangalore Port, St Aloysius Chapel and Sulthan Battery are the other places of religious importance in Mangalore. Proximity to the temple city of Udupi make tourists flock this place.
It is worth mentioning that banks like Corporation Bank, Syndicate Bank and Karnataka Bank were launched in the Mangalore. The city also houses the country's most prestigious institutions like the Kasturba Medical College, SDM Law College and the St. Aloysius College.
All this is bound to change, says Hegde. There will be more people from outside coming into the city and that, in turn, will ring in rapid social change. Mangalore might soon get rid of its laid-back culture and become like Mumbai, where no one has any time for others, says Hegde.
Image: Karnataka Polytechnic, Kadri, Mangalore, the domed building seen in the background is the Infosys building.
Photograph courtesy: Premnath Kudva
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