Rahim Uchil, chairman of Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, at a press confrence in Mangaluru. File
It has sanctioned ₹ 6 crore for the building and of this amount, it has released ₹ 3 crore
The State government has sanctioned 0.25 acre land to Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy to construct a Beary Bhavan at Thokkottu. The foundation stone for the building will be laid soon, according to chairman of the academy Rahim Uchil.
The government has sanctioned ₹ 6 crore for building the bhavan. Of this amount, ₹ 3 crore has been released.
Earlier, the academy had purchased 0.25 acres from Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) for building the Beary Bhavan at Baiturli village near Neerumarga.