Our strengths have become our weakness too: Rajendra

District administration working towards harnessing region’s potential that is exploited only for 50%

Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra on Saturday said despite the district being gifted with natural resources and infrastructure, only about half of the potential is harnessed because of multiple bottlenecks.

“Our strengths are our weaknesses too,” he told members of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) at an interaction here. The district has adequate road, rail, air, and sea connectivity. However, there has been slackness in the industrial growth that did not grow beyond a certain point, he regretted.

While the administration was keen on resolving bottlenecks affecting development in the district, its main focus had been on COVID-19 management. Stating that he was not for placing more restrictions, Dr. Rajendra noted the district’s growth also depended on activities emerging from Kasaragod and Kannur districts in Kerala.