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- The Chief Minister's Office has asked Mangalore University for an action taken report on an unfinished science research center in Belapu village, Udupi district.
- The ₹141 crore project, begun a decade ago on the lines of Japan's Okinawa institute and the IISERs, remains incomplete and reportedly shelters stray dogs.
- The university registrar has said construction across nine buildings has reached 72 percent completion, with ₹38.34 crore of grants released so far and ₹11.66 crore still pending.
- The registrar has told the government that the pending ₹11.66 crore and a total of ₹23.35 crore must be released on priority so the center can be inaugurated.
- The matter matters because a major publicly funded research facility lies idle without funds to finish buildings and buy basic laboratory equipment.
What to watch next
- Whether Mangalore University submits the action taken report sought by the Chief Minister's Office
- Release of the pending ₹11.66 crore grant and the ₹23.35 crore total sought by the university
- Action by the Belapu gram panchayat to control stray dogs at the site
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