Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for highway projects worth Rs 11,000 crore in Karnataka on Saturday. The 33 infrastructure projects pertain to constructing 1,197 kilometres of highways stretch in the state. This would outcome in the all-round improvement of the state of Karnataka, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways mentioned.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa presided more than the virtual function attended by Union Minister V K Singh, former C.M H.D Deve Gowda and Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Sadananda Gowda amongst other folks.
“State of Karnataka has got 7,652 km of national highway, out of this 3,528 km are with National Highway Authority of India and 4124 km are with state public works department. Ministry has spent 45,000 crores in the development and maintenance of national highways in the last six years in the state of Karnataka. There are 71 ongoing projects costing 37, 400 crores for a length of 2, 400 km. There are 39 projects to be awarded costing 1,100 crore rupees and having a length of 645 km,” the ministry spokesperson mentioned.
During the subsequent 3 year period, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry is hunting forward to implement 69 projects at a expense of 68 thousand crores rupees covering a length of 3213 km. For improvement and improvement of state government roads, the Ministry has sanctioned 864 functions costing 5800 crores and the Central Board of Infrastructure Fund for the duration of the final six years for Karnataka.
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Development of Chitradurga to Shivamogga road and building of Shivamoga city, building of a 6 lane bridge of around 1 km on NH-66 across Phalgune river close to Kulur, 4-laning of coastal roads from Goa border to Kerala border connecting port cities of Velakari, Karwar and Mangalore are some of the projects that will be undertaken beneath the ambitious Rs 11,000 crore initiative.
Gadkari, who is also the Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, asked the Karnataka government to commence revolutionary factories that can turn sugarcane to ethanol.
“Sugarcane mills are facing crucial problems and farmers are not earning from sugarcane. It is time to reduce the production of sugar,” mentioned the minister.
The current economy of ethanol is Rs 20,000 crores. He additional mentioned that the diversification of agriculture in the power and energy sector will not just assistance farmers in producing more earnings but also reduce the import of crude oil.