PM Modi to launch Rs 15,600 crore projects in Karnataka on Friday
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express and several infrastructure projects in Bengaluru and Mysuru.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on November 13 to inaugurate and launch development projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore, according to The Times of India. The projects, spanning Bengaluru and Mysuru, include railway and metro infrastructure, renewable energy, petroleum storage, and waste management.
In Bengaluru, the Prime Minister will flag off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express and travel on a new 7.5km elevated metro stretch between Tavarekere and IIM Bangalore stations. The metro section was built at a cost of approximately Rs 3,470 crore.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate redeveloped railway stations in Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Sakleshpur, and Subramanya, alongside the electrification of the 55-km Sakleshpur-Subramanya Ghat section. Other energy projects include renewable energy transmission schemes in Koppal, Gadag, and Bidar, and India's largest underground LPG storage cavern at Mangaluru.
In Mysuru, the Prime Minister will participate in a tree plantation programme at Bharat Vann and inaugurate the Cosmos-Mysuru planetarium at the University of Mysore. He will also attend the golden jubilee celebrations of S-Vyasa at Prashanti Kutiram.
The Yeshwanthpur-Madgaon Vande Bharat service is scheduled to begin commercial operations on November 15. The train will run six days a week with 13 intermediate stoppages, including Hassan, Sakleshpur, Mangaluru, Udupi, Murdeshwar, and Karwar.