Foundation stone laid for completing pending works at Bairadi Kere Updated: Updated: This is nearly four years after works were taken up Share Article This is nearly four years after works were taken up Nearly four years since taking up the works of developing the Bairadi Kere, a waterbody off the busy Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway in the city, Minister for Environment, Ecology and Tourism C.P. Yogeshwar on Friday laid the foundation stone to complete the pending works related to the lake development. It was in May 2017 that the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority and the Department of Minor Irrigation took up the works of developing the lake on the “Pond-Park” concept at a cost of ₹ 3.3 crore. Apart from building retaining walls, the other works taken up included dredging, building a jogging track, a garden, and a small swimming pool.