<p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_8dbd7ecf7b97eea4-43" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-103" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The </span><b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="27" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)</b><span class="citation-103" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> has formally petitioned the Karnataka State Government to fast-track foundational industrial and supply chain infrastructure, urging the administration to establish a state-of-the-art </span><b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="258" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP)</b><span class="citation-103" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> and release long-pending industrial land parcels to revitalize </span><b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="366" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)</b><span class="citation-103 citation-end-103" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> across the coastal belt.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_8dbd7ecf7b97eea4-44" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-102 citation-end-102" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">In a comprehensive representation submitted to the state leadership ahead of the regional Cabinet meeting in Mangaluru, KCCI underscored that while the city possesses unmatched multi-modal connectivity—anchored by New Mangalore Port, an international airport, national highway arteries, and broad-gauge rail corridors—the absence of integrated cargo aggregation facilities and protracted industrial land acquisitions are constricting regional economic growth and driving prospective manufacturing investments to neighboring states.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h3 data-path-to-node="10" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Key Policy Recommendations &amp; Infrastructure Demands</h3><ul data-path-to-node="11" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0" id="p-rc_8dbd7ecf7b97eea4-45" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Setting Up an Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Park:</b> <span class="citation-101 citation-end-101" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">KCCI emphasized that Mangaluru's proximity to major international hubs like Dubai and Singapore makes it ideal for an integrated logistics park.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-100 citation-end-100" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The proposed facility should house automated Grade-A warehousing, temperature-controlled cold chains, bonded customs clearance gates, and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities to serve domestic and EXIM supply chains.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0" id="p-rc_8dbd7ecf7b97eea4-46" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Expediting Balkunje MSME Land Acquisition:</b> <span class="citation-99 citation-end-99" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The chamber highlighted that the proposed 1,050-acre industrial acquisition across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts has faced prolonged procedural delays, leaving dozens of small and medium enterprises in limbo and stalling planned factory set-ups.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0" id="p-rc_8dbd7ecf7b97eea4-47" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Repossession of Dormant Industrial Lands:</b> <span class="citation-98 citation-end-98" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">KCCI urged the government to reclaim roughly 400 acres of unutilized JESCO land and 50 acres of KISCO land—dormant for over three decades—and redistribute these prime parcels exclusively to local MSMEs seeking immediate expansion room.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,3,0" id="p-rc_8dbd7ecf7b97eea4-48" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Upgrading Baikampady Industrial Infrastructure:</b> <span class="citation-97 citation-end-97" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The trade body called for urgent civic and utility enhancements across the Baikampady Industrial Area, including a functional underground drainage network to support the proposed ₹50-crore KIADB water treatment plant, subterranean power cabling to prevent frequent outages, and immediate road resurfacing to facilitate heavy container movement.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,4,0" id="p-rc_8dbd7ecf7b97eea4-49" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,4,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Developing an International Exhibition and Trade Centre:</b> <span class="citation-96 citation-end-96" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">To match the region's stature as a hub for education, healthcare, and trade, KCCI sought immediate land allocation for a dedicated international exhibition and convention complex to connect coastal manufacturers and artisans directly with global buyers</span></p></li></ul>