Mangaluru, Aug 1: Finally, the union government has identified eight major highways in Karnataka for development under Sagarmala scheme.
Sagarmala project, unveiled by the NDA government, aims to take up port-led development including widening of port-connecting highways for smooth movement of trucks.
Projects identified in the state are: building six lanes of Hubballi-Ankola highway, laying concrete road at Shiradi Ghat on Mangaluru-Bengaluru highway, constructing four lanes of Tumakuru-Honnavar highway from existing two lanes, upgrading Belagavi-Panaji and Mangaluru to Moodbidri from existing two lanes to four lanes, developing Haveri-Yekambi-Belekere port road, building expressway from Whitefield Industrial Cluster to Chennai and Enyam port in Tamil Nadu and upgrading of National Highway-65 from Ballari to Krishnapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh.
The Ministries of Shipping and Road Transport and Highways will jointly implement the project and 79 port-connecting roads across the country, including eight roads in Karnataka will be developed, Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Lal Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
The Centre will spend Rs 8 lakh crore under Sagarmala over the 20 years period, which also includes developing of industrial cluster near ports and building smart cities.
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Good News....please complete the sanctioned projects like flyovers,service roads, foot paths ect etc...under contruction projects are still not completed. look at thokkottu junction a small example. So Please Union Govt. dont waste the tax payers money without completing the ongoing projects.
People of this country are fed up with BJP Govt, like subsidy cut, new tax rule GST, toll booths without completing the road rpojects, de-monitization,price hike etc etc....
nanndondu dhikkara union govt ge.
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