PM Modi to dedicate to nation Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway on March 12
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the poll-bound Karnataka on March 12 where he will dedicate and lay the foundation stones for projects worth around Rs 16,000 crore.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway. The project involves six-laning of the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta-Mysuru section of NH-275.
The 118 km long project has been developed at a total cost of around Rs 8,480 crore, a government statement said.
The infrastructure project will reduce the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from around 3 hours to about 75 minutes.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for Mysuru-Khushalnagar four-lane highway. Spread over 92 km, the project will be developed at a cost of around Rs 4,130 crore. It will play a key role in boosting connectivity of Kushalnagar with Bengaluru and will help halve the travel time from about 5 to only 2.5 hours.
Modi will then fly to Hubballi where he will will dedicate IIT Dharwad to the nation. The ..