New Delhi: Ahead of inaugurating the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway project, and dedicating IIT Dharwad and the world’s “longest” railway platform to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (March 12, 2023) inaugurated a massive road project in the poll-bound Karnataka. Show done. Hundreds of people lined up on the streets of Mandya city of Karnataka and welcomed PM Modi by showering flowers on him.
Prime Minister Modi is in Karnataka to lay the foundation stone and dedicate projects worth around Rs 16,000 crore during his sixth visit to the state this year.
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According to an official release, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of major road projects in Mandya today and will then inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives in Hubli-Dharwad.
In what is being seen as the high point of the visit, Modi will dedicate the Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway to the nation. The project involves 6-laning of the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta-Mysore section of NH-275.
The 118-km-long project has been developed at a total cost of about Rs 8,480 crore, and will reduce travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from about 3 hours to about 75 minutes, the release said. Catalyst for socio-economic development in the region.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of the Mysore-Kushalnagar 4-lane highway. Spread over 92 km, this project will be developed at a cost of about Rs 4,130 crore.
The project will play a vital role in boosting the connectivity of Kushalnagar with Bengaluru and help in reducing the travel time from about 5 to just 2.5 hours.
Modi will later travel to Hubli-Dharwad, where he will dedicate IIT Dharwad to the nation. The foundation stone of the institute was also laid by him in February 2019.
New works will be inaugurated tomorrow which will boost ‘Ease of Living’ for the people of Hubli-Dharwad. https://t.co/M8tDz3TdX5Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 11, 2023
Developed at a cost of over Rs. 850 crores, the institute currently offers 4-year B.Tech. program, inter-disciplinary 5-year BS-MS program, M.Tech. and Ph.D. Program.
He will also dedicate to the nation the “world’s longest railway platform” at Shree Siddharudha Swamiji Hubli station. This record has recently been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. About 1,507 meters long, this platform has been built at a cost of about Rs 500 crore. 200 million.
Modi is also scheduled to address a large gathering at the event, where he will also dedicate the electrification of Hospete-Hubli-Tinaighat section and upgradation of Hospete station to boost connectivity in the region.
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Developed at a cost of over Rs 530 crore, the electrification project establishes seamless train operations on electric traction. The redeveloped Hosapete station will provide convenient and modern facilities to the passengers. It has been designed similar to the Hampi monuments.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects of Hubli-Dharwad Smart City. The total estimated cost of these projects is around Rs 520 crore.
He will lay the foundation stone of Jaidev Hospital and Research Centre, which will be developed at a cost of around Rs 300 crore. 250 crore and will provide tertiary cardiac care to the people of the area, and to the Dharwad Multi Village Water Supply Scheme, which will be developed at a cost of over Rs. 1,040 crores.
He will also lay the foundation stone of the Tupparihalla Flood Damage Control Project to be built at a cost of about Rs 150 crore.