In Mangalore, Yojaka (India) Private Limited is to stop work on the proposed ropeway bridge between Sulthan Bathery and Thannirbhavi as the company has not been paid a single rupee though they it has completed works worth Rs 1.22 crore which includes 40 per cent piling work, dredging, filling and construction of working platform. Yojaka India has been entrusted with the ropeway bridge project.
The are MLA J R Lobo blamed the previous BJP government in the state for inviting tender and initiating the work on the project without keeping sufficient funds for the project. Though the hanging bridge project cost had been estimated at Rs 12 crore, the tender was invited even though only Rs 1 crore was set aside in blatant violation, he added.