Malpe

Coordinates: 13°22′46″N 74°40′23″E / 13.3795°N 74.6730°E / 13.3795; 74.6730
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Malpe
Suburb
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
576 108
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA 20
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Malpe is a natural

Muslim population.[citation needed
]

Malpe Sea walk
Sunset at Malpe Beach
View of Malpe Beach

History

Malpe is an ancient sea port and harbour, where Karnataka and the western world traded.

papyri from the second century or earlier, published in modern times in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri Part III.[4]
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Industry

The major industry in Malpe is

Udupi District.[8] A considerable number of the area is employed directly and indirectly by the fishing industries.[7]

Malpe Beach and coastal marine life

Malpe Beach is known as a destination for holidays and picnics.[2][9] The Beach has a Sea Walkway with a view of St. Mary's Island and Bhadargad Island, as well as the rest of the beach. It also contains a statue of a fishing family, including a fisherman, fisherwoman, and child, created by the artist Purshotham Adve. Visitors can head to Udupi to visit Sri Krishna Temple (5 km) or Kapu beach and lighthouse (20 km from Malpe) to spend the rest of the day. Mangaluru city (60 km) offers more beaches, temples and attractions for an extended weekend trip.[10][11] The Beach also has 24/7 wifi connection, available for free for 30 minutes.[12] There are other tourist attractions close to Malpe Beach, such as Ulall Beach, St. Mary's Island, Daria-Bahadurgad Fort, and Balarama and Ananteshwara Temples.[13]

The Major Institutions in India involved in the management, monitoring and research on Coral reefs are the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the Zoological Survey of India, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Madurai Kamaraj University, Annamalai University, National Centre for Earth Science Studies, National Institute of Ocean Technology, National Institute of Oceanography, India etc.[14]

Malpe Sea Walk

On 27 January 2018, A sea walk way was commissioned and inaugurated by Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, Pramod Madhwaraj. Located next to the Tourist Jetty in Malpe, where the tourists board boats to visit St. Mary's Island, The sea walkway point gives a view of the entire stretch of Malpe Beach, St. Mary's Island and the Bhadargad Island.

The statue of a fisherman's family by artist Purshotham Adve welcomes tourists as they approach the Sea Walk area. This project took three months to complete and costed ₹ 53.5 lakh.[16]

In October 2020, The Malpe Development Committee, allocated an additional budget of ₹ 2 crore for facelift of Malpe Sea Walk and addition of artefacts at the beach. A 15-feet cement statue of Jatayu is one among the few additions under this project[17]

References

  1. ^ "Malpe Port". Karnataka Ports. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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  3. ^ "Malpe". Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b Varadpande, M. L. (1981). Ancient Indian And Indo-Greek Theatre. Abhinav Publications.
  5. ^ Ramachandriah, Narasandra Seetharamiah (1972). Mysore. National Book Trust, India; [chief stockists in India: India Book House, Bombay].
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  8. ^ Prabhu, Ganesh (16 December 2019). "Decks cleared for fourth stage of Malpe fisheries harbour". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  9. ^ Abram, David; Edwards, Nick (2003). The Rough Guide to South India. Rough Guides. p. 255.
  10. ^ "Malpe Beach Udupi". Karnataka Tourism. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "State's first Sea Walkway inaugurated in Malpe". The Hindu. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Maple becomes first beach in India with wi-fi facility". Oneindia. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Malpe Beach, Udupi – Of Serinity and Adventure". karnataka.com. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  14. ^ a b Vineeta Hoon. "Coral Reefs of India: Review of Their Extent, Condition, Research and Management Status by Vineeta Hoon". Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  15. ^ R.R. Nair and S.Z. Qasim, March 1978, Occurrence of a Bank with Living Corals Off the South-West Coast of India, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS), Vol.07, pp. 55-58.
  16. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Udupi: Addition of artefacts making Malpe beach more attractive". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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