Modi launches Rs 15,600-crore infrastructure projects in Karnataka
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line and a Vande Bharat Express during his visit to the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched various infrastructure projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore in Karnataka on November 13, according to Moneycontrol. The projects include the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line, a new Vande Bharat Express, and India's largest underground LPG storage cavern.
In Bengaluru, the Prime Minister inaugurated a 7.5-km elevated section of the Namma Metro Pink Line connecting Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere. This section, developed for approximately Rs 3,470 crore, features seven stations. He also laid the foundation stone for a GAIL compressed biogas plant at Haralakunte, which is designed to process 300 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily.
The Prime Minister dedicated a massive underground LPG storage cavern in Mangaluru, built for over Rs 850 crore, which has a capacity of 80,000 metric tonnes. He also flagged off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express to improve rail connectivity between Bengaluru, coastal Karnataka, and Goa.
Energy projects were also part of the launch, including a Rs 4,450 crore transmission scheme for renewable energy in Koppal-II and Gadag-II, and a Rs 1,370 crore solar energy scheme in Bidar. Additionally, Modi inaugurated four redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Sakleshpur, and Subrahmanya Road.
The Prime Minister also dedicated the 45-km Bagalkot-Wandal railway doubling section and the electrification of the 55-km Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section, completing the electrification of the Bengaluru-Mangaluru route.