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PM Modi to launch Rs 15,600 crore projects in Karnataka and Gujarat

The Prime Minister will visit Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and Gujarat to inaugurate various infrastructure and energy developments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Gujarat on November 13 and 14 to inaugurate and dedicate development projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore, according to an official statement reported by Deccan Herald.

In Bengaluru on November 13, the Prime Minister will participate in the golden jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram. He is also scheduled to flag off the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line, travelling from Tavarekere to the IIM Bangalore station.

The scheduled works cover several areas such as rail connectivity, renewable energy, power transmission, and petroleum infrastructure. Key projects include the inauguration of a Rs 4,445-crore transmission scheme in Koppal-II and Gadag-II, and a Rs 1,368-crore scheme for a solar energy zone in Bidar.

In the railway sector, the Prime Minister will inaugurate four redeveloped stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Sakleshpur, and Subrahmanya Road. He will also flag off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express.

The visit includes dedicating India's largest underground LPG storage cavern in Mangaluru, built for over Rs 850 crore, and the Devangonthi Marketing Terminal of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. In Mysuru, he will inaugurate the COSMOS-Mysuru Planetarium and participate in a tree plantation programme.

The Prime Minister's itinerary also includes a visit to Gujarat, where he will perform puja at the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha.

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