Someshwara beach is ready to welcome tourists with new facilities

Development of Someshwara beach at Byndoor, at the far-end of Udupi district, at an estimated cost of ₹11.32 crore by Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited (KTIL), is nearing completion.

Located under the Ottinene Hillock at Paduvari, the beach got its name from the adjacent Someshwara Temple. The Sumanavathi river, also called Byndoor river, joins the Arabian Sea at this location, forming a delta. The shallow waters of the sea attract thousands of tourists every day.

KTIL initiated development of the beach in 2023 to enhance facilities for local residents as well as tourists, as the beach falls in the coastal tourism circuit of Udupi-Kollur-Murdeshwar-Gokarna. With very less government land being available to provide the facilities, the Tourism Department acquired about 2.7 acres of land close to the beach, and also bought some land when acquisition did not go through.

The initial task was strengthening the beach embankment near the Someshwara temple. KTIL built a concrete wall of about 300 metres to protect the location from erosion.

Host of facilities

The beach development project included building infrastructure and a host of facilities, including retaining walls, storm water drains, pathways, galleries, renovation of rest rooms and the temple kalyani (pond), lighting, parking facilities, and seating arrangements.

The Someshwara beach attracts a lot of tourists.
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ANIL KUMAR SASTRY

About Someshwara beach

• Location: Byndoor, Udupi district

• Sumanavathi river, also called Byndoor river, joins Arabian Sea

• Shallow water

• Clean beach

• Adjacent to Someshwara temple

• Temple has a kalyani (pond)

Distance to Someshwara beach

• Byndoor (Mookambika Road) railway station: 5 km

• Bhatkal railway station: 18 km

• Udupi railway station: 75 km

• Manipal: 75 km

• Kapu lighthouse: 86 km

• Mangaluru airport: 130 km

• Shivamogga railway station: 160 km

What tourists can expect at Someshwara beach

• Pathway

• Walkway

• Seating

• Gallery

• Lighting

• Restrooms (M/F)

• Bathrooms (M/F)

• Vehicle parking facility

Tourists enjoy the waves of the Arabian Sea in the shallow waters of Someshwara beach where Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited, has provided a host of facilities in Byndoor, Udupi district.
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ANIL KUMAR SASTRY

Touted to be one of the safest beaches along the Karnataka coast, the beach in Someshwara had been a hidden treasure for many years until the Udupi district administration took up improvement projects. Stretching for a length of about 1 km between the mouth of Sumanavathi and the Ottinene Hillock, the beach does not witness severe wave action, thereby being relatively safe for tourists.

Vehicle parking facility is being arranged in front of the temple as part of the development of Someshwara beach by Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited, in Byndoor, Udupi district.
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ANIL KUMAR SASTRY

Construction of a 250-metre-long pathway and walkway, along with seating arrangements, along the beach front has been completed. The temple pond has been rejuvenated while work on parking facilities in front of the temple as well abutting the beach front is nearing completion, said an official of the department. Construction of bathrooms, and renovation of rest rooms, is also complete.