PM Modi to launch Rs 15,600 crore projects in Karnataka and Gujarat
The Prime Minister will visit Bengaluru, Mysuru, and Banaskantha during his two-day tour on November 13-14.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Gujarat on November 13 and 14 to inaugurate and dedicate various development projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore, according to reports by The Pioneer and Deccan Herald.
The Prime Minister's visit to Bengaluru on Friday will include participating in the golden jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram, the residential headquarters of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA). He is scheduled to flag off a metro ride from Tavarekere to the IIM Bangalore station and lay the foundation stone for several projects.
The scheduled works in Bengaluru involve the Pink Line of the Bengaluru Metro, which includes an elevated stretch from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere. These developments cover areas such as railway infrastructure, waste management, petroleum, renewable energy, power transmission, and urban transport.
In Mangaluru, the Prime Minister will dedicate India's largest underground LPG storage cavern, built for over Rs 850 crore with an 80,000 metric tonne capacity. He will also inaugurate four redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Sakleshpur, and Subrahmanya Road.
The visit will continue to Mysuru, where he will inaugurate the COSMOS-Mysuru Planetarium and participate in a tree plantation programme at Bharat Vann. He will also flag off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express and dedicate the 45 km Bagalkot-Wandal railway line doubling section.
On Saturday, the Prime Minister will travel to Gujarat to perform darshan and puja at the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha, which is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.