Mangaluru: Preparations are underway to construct a goshala at the historic Polali Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple in Dakshina Kannada district at an estimated cost of ₹1.5 crore, Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik Ulipady said.
The proposed facility will be developed on a 15-acre site near Padyapu, on the banks of the Phalguni river. Preparations are also being made to conduct the bhoomi pooja for the project shortly.
A meeting to review the project was held at the temple premises under the leadership of Naik. The participants examined the goshala blueprint and discussed the next stages of construction.
Besides the cowshed, the project includes a snanaghatta (bathing ghat), residential quarters for staff and a storage facility. The tender process has been completed, the agreement finalised and a work order issued to the contractor to begin construction.
Temple administrative trustees Dr. Manjayya Shetty Ammunjeguthu and Chandramohan, engineer Lakshman Poojary and the contractor attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, Naik inaugurated a crossbred calf exhibition organised by the Dakshina Kannada district Animal Husbandry Department at Polali. The exhibition showcased crossbred calves and activities related to farming, with the aim of promoting animal husbandry and dairy farming.
