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Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 16,000 crore in Mysore, Karnataka on Sunday. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi did a road show in Mandya for about 2 kms. Thousands of people were seen during the road show. People showered flowers on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi also came out of the car and greeted the people.
The presence of the Prime Minister in Mandya is also important from the political point of view, as assembly elections are to be held in the state in May. Mandya district is a major part of the old Mysuru region and has traditionally been a stronghold of the Janata Dal Secular (S). The district has seven assembly constituencies and all but one are held by the JD(S). The BJP was able to make inroads in Mandya district by winning one seat (KR Pet) during the by-elections held in 2019.
PM’s further program
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 16,000 crore in Mandya and Hubli-Dharwad districts. With this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway to the nation. Built at a cost of Rs 8480 crore, this 118 kilometer long expressway will reduce the travel time between the two cities from three hours to just 75 minutes.
From Mandya, tomorrow, 12th March, the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway would be dedicated to the nation. The foundation stone for the Mysuru-Kushalnagar highway would also be laid. These projects will boost connectivity and socio-economic growth. pic.twitter.com/VC4P0Lau7C
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 11, 2023
The project includes 6-laning of the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta-Mysore section of NH-275. The 118 kilometer long project has been developed at a total cost of about Rs 8480 crore. It will reduce the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from about 3 hours to about 75 minutes.
It will act as a catalyst for socio-economic development in the region. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of the Mysore-Khushalnagar 4-lane highway. Spread over 92 km, this project will be developed at a cost of about Rs 4130 crore. This project will play a vital role in boosting the connectivity of Kushalnagar with Bengaluru and will help in reducing the travel time from about 5 to only 2.5 hours.
IIT Dharwad inaugurated
In a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, it has been said that this project will play an important role in strengthening the connectivity of Kushalnagar with Bengaluru and will help in reducing the travel time between them from about five hours to just two and a half hours. Prime Minister will dedicate IIT Dharwad in Hubli-Dharwad to the nation. He laid its foundation stone in February 2019.
