The Karnataka Government will soon take a delegation to Lakshadweep to impress upon the administration there to build a jetty, exclusively for Lakshadweep, at Old Mangalore Port.

Addressing presspersons in Mangaluru on Monday, JR Lobo, Member of Legislative Assembly from Mangaluru (South), said that an exclusive jetty for Lakshadweep administration at Old Mangalore Port will help improve the trade between Mangaluru and Lakshadweep.

Though the Lakshadweep administration had proposed the construction of a jetty at a cost of ₹68 crore, the project did not materialise.

A major portion of Lakshadweep’s trade was with Mangaluru a few years ago. However, it went to Kerala because of various reasons in the recent past few years. A jetty exclusively for Lakshadweep will help improve trade and economic activities between the two regions.