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PM Modi to visit Karnataka and Gujarat to launch projects worth Rs 15,600 crore

The Prime Minister will inaugurate several development works in Bengaluru and Mysuru before visiting the Ambaji temple in Gujarat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Gujarat on November 13 and 14 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for various development projects, according to ANI and Deccan Herald.

On November 13, the Prime Minister will visit Bengaluru to participate in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram. He is also scheduled to inaugurate the COSMOS-Mysuru Planetarium and participate in a tree plantation programme at Bharat Vann in Mysuru.

In Bengaluru, the Prime Minister will launch projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore across sectors including urban mobility, power transmission, renewable energy, petroleum, waste management and railways. These include the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere, developed at a cost of approximately Rs 3,470 crore.

Other projects include the inauguration of the Transmission Scheme for Integration of Renewable Energy Zones in Koppal-II and Gadag-II, and the Solar Energy Zone in Bidar. He will also dedicate India's largest underground LPG storage cavern in Mangaluru, built for over Rs 850 crore, to the nation.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate four redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Sakleshpur and Subrahmanya Road. He will also flag off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express.

During his visit to Gujarat, the Prime Minister will perform darshan and puja at the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha, according to Deccan Herald.

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