PM Modi inaugurates Shivamogga airport, launches several development projects
Mangalore Today News Network
Shivamogga, Feb 27, 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Shivamogga airport and laid the foundation for various development projects today. This was the prime minister’s fifth visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year.
PM Modi took a walkthrough and inspected the airport in the Shivamogga district on Monday in Karnataka.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted former CM and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa at the inauguration of Shivamogga airport. BS Yediyurappa is also celebrating his 80th birthday today.
Inaugurating the Shivamogga airport, PM Modi said that it is grand and beautiful. “Shivamogga airport is grand and beautiful. At this airport, one can see the combination of Karnataka’s tradition and technology. This is not just an airport. It is the drive for a new journey of the dreams of the youth of this area,” PM Narendra Modi said.
The new airport was built at a cost of approximately Rs 450 crore. Its Passenger Terminal Building is in the shape of a lotus and can accommodate 300 passengers per hour.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stones for two railway projects, Shikaripura–Ranebennur new Railway line and Koteganguru Railway coaching depot, during his visit to Karnataka today.
The Shivamogga–Shikaripura–Ranebennur new Railway line will be built at a cost of Rs 990 crore and will provide improved connectivity to the Malnad region with the Bengaluru-Mumbai mainline.
The Koteganguru railway coaching depot in Shivamogga city will be developed at an expense of more than Rs 100 crore to help start new trains from Shivamogga and decongest maintenance facilities in Bengaluru and Mysuru.
During his visit to Karnataka today, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for multiple road development projects worth more than Rs 215 crore. Some of the development projects include construction of a new bypass road for Shikaripura town connecting Byndur – Ranebennur, widening of NH-169A from Megaravalli to Agumbe, and construction of a new bridge at Bharathipura in Teerthahalli Taluk.
Further, PM Modi released the 13th instalment of about Rs 16,000 crores under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) through direct benefits transfer to more than eight crore beneficiaries in Belagavi.
He will also launch the rail line doubling project between Londa-Belagavi worth Rs 930 crores. The project will enhance line capacity along the busy Mumbai-Pune-Hubballi-Bengaluru railway line, leading to promotion of trade, commerce and economic activities in the region, PTI reported.
BJP senior leader BS Yediyurappa welcomed PM Modi’s decision to inaugurate Shivamogga airport and called it a “historical day.”
“It is a historical day for us. We never expected Modi will give so much importance to Karnataka. It will be helpful the entire state. It will be helpful for whoever wants to invest in Karnataka,” said Yediyurappa.
The general assembly elections in Karnataka are due sometime in April-May.
Courtesy: India Today