The transformation began in August last when Mangaluru City South MLA D. Though the tank is a small one, its rejuvenation will bring in a positive impact in the locality, he said. Murthy said that the residents are happy to get a socialising place in lieu of the stench. The rejuvenation work was almost completed except for laying a walkers track, protection railings and raising a small garden, he said. Now, confined to about 50 cents, Moily Kere’s actual area was 92 cents as per revenue records, he said. The stench was unbearable and mosquitoes thrived making the life of residents miserable, said Girish, another resident. In fact, we wanted the tank to be filled with soil,” said Rama Murthy, a resident of the area. A plywood factory nearby often closed the storm-water drain and the waste water flowed into the tank. “We wanted the tank to thrive but continuous flow of sewage-mixed water from the storm-water drain degenerated the tank water facilitating growth of weeds and vegetation. None could believe the complete transformation of the area that was once filled with slush and weeds, into the present state.
Spread over about half-an-acre on the western side of the Mangaluru-Shoranur railway line and off the Netravathi Cabin, Moily Kere is now brimming with fresh water oozing out of the rocky bottom. Moily Kere near Mahakalipadpu in Bolara would have joined the list of hundreds of vanishing tanks and other water bodies, but for the persistence of local residents, area councillor and the local MLA.
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