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Kuntegadda Park in Bellary to be named after Rajkumar

Staff Correspondent

A statue will also be installed at the park being developed at a cost of Rs. 2.8 crore

Rajkumar

BELLARY: B. Sriramulu, Minister for Tourism and Textile, announced that the Kuntegadda Park being developed in Bellary city at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.8 crore would be named after the thespian Rajkumar.

Participating in a meeting organised by the district unit of the BJP here on Thursday to condole the death of the actor, Mr. Sriramulu said apart from naming the park after Dr. Rajkumar, a statue would be installed at the entrance of the park as a tribute to his contribution to films and theatre.

The Bellary Agenda Task Force, headed by Deputy Commissioner, is developing the park to commemorate the golden jubilee celebrations of Indian Independence.

Facilities

Fountains, water jets, waterfalls and boating are among the facilities to be provided at the park where work is nearing completion.

Earlier, Mr. Sriramulu, MP G. Karunakar Reddy, Mayor G. Somashekar Reddy, zilla panchayat vice-president K.A. Ramalingappa, and president of the district unit of

Kannada Sahitya Parishat Nisti Rudrappa garlanded the portrait of Dr. Rajkumar and observed a minute's silence.

The Mayor said a main road would be named after Dr. Rajkumar.

Congress leaders paid tributes to the late actor at a condolence meeting held at the party office here. Former Ministers, Allum Veerbhadrappa and M. Diwakar Babu, among others, spoke.

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