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Gift of development to Karnataka Nation

IIT's new campus in Dharwad

Inauguration of Bengaluru-Mysuru dedicated to the nation
Expressway Dedicated IIT Dharwad to the nation. The foundation

The project involves 6-laning of the Bengaluru- stone of the institute, developed at a cost of more
Nidaghatta-Mysuru section of NH-275. than Rs 850 crore, was also laid by Prime Minister
Modi in February 2019.
This project involving the construction of a Inauguration of the world's longest railway platform

118-kilometer-long road has been developed at Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi station.
at a total cost of about Rs 8480 crore. This record has been recognized by the Guinness

This will reduce the travel time between Book of World Records. This 1507-meter-long

platform has been constructed at a cost of about
Bengaluru and Mysuru from about 3 hours to Rs 20 crore.
about an hour and 15 minutes. This will give

a boost to the socio-economic development Inauguration of redeveloped Hospet Junction
in the area. Railway Station. The Hospet station, redeveloped at
a cost of over Rs 530 crore, will provide comfortable
and modern facilities to passengers. It is designed
on the lines of the Hampi monuments.
Foundation stone and inauguration of various

development works in Hubballi-Dharwad Smart
City at an estimated cost of Rs 520 crore.

Laid the foundation stone of Jaidev Hospital and

Foundation stone of the Mysuru- Research Centre. The hospital will be developed at
Kushalnagar highway laid a cost of about Rs 250 crore.

This 92 km long project will be developed at In order to further enhance the water supply in this
a cost of about Rs 4130 crore. area, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone
of the Dharwad Bahugram Jalpurti Yojana which
The project will play a significant role will be developed at a cost of more than Rs 1040
in boosting Kushalnagar's transport crore.
connectivity with Bengaluru and help reduce The foundation stone of the Tupparihalla Flood

travel time from about 5 to 2.5 hours. Damage Control Project, to be built at a cost of Rs
150 crore, was laid.

Pictures related to the expressway are going viral infrastructure is going on fast in the country.
on social media. It has been the wish of every The landscape of Karnataka and the country is
countryman and our youth that such luxurious and changing with the Bharatmala and Sagarmala
modern expressways should be built everywhere in schemes. In Karnataka, Prime Minister Modi said,
India. The youth of our country are feeling proud “Earlier rail and road projects were announced only
on seeing the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway. after looking at political profit and loss. We have
The travel time between Mysore and Bengaluru is come up with the PM Gatishakti National Master
now less than half with this expressway." Prime Plan for the entire country. So that wherever there
Minister Modi also laid the foundation stone is a need in the country, infrastructure can be built
of the Mysore-Kushalnagar four-lane. All these at a fast pace." Even when the world was struggling
projects will speed up the efforts for development with the difficulties of Corona, India increased the
in this part of the country. Today, work on modern infrastructure budget manifold.

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