Hubballi MLA writes letter to MoSR for expediting Belagavi – Dharwad new railway line projectA new railway line between Dharwad and Belagavi in Karnataka is being jointly funded by the state and central governments, with a 50:50 cost-sharing arrangement. Despite approval from the central government in 2020, the project has faced delays due to the state government's failure to provide land for construction. The line...
more... is expected to reduce travel time between Dharwad and Belagavi from three hours to one hour. MLA Mahesh Tenginakai has urged the Union Minister of State for Railways to intervene and expedite the land transfer process. The state government has assigned land acquisition responsibilities to the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), which is responsible for providing 888 acres for the project. The project has been discussed since 2020, and the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had assured prompt land acquisition after the central government’s approval.
Karnataka mein Dharwad aur Belagavi ke beech ek new railway line ban rahi hai, jisko state aur central government dono milkar fund kar rahe hain, 50:50 cost-sharing arrangement ke saath. 2020 mein central government se approval milne ke baad bhi, project mein delay aa raha hai kyunki state government construction ke...
more... liye land provide nahi kar paya. Line ke banne se Dharwad aur Belagavi ke beech travel time 3 hours se 1 hour ho jayega. MLA Mahesh Tenginakai ne Union Minister of State for Railways se request ki hai ki woh land transfer process ko jaldi karne mein madad karein. State government ne Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) ko land acquisition ki zimmedari di hai, jisko project ke liye 888 acres land provide karna hai. 2020 se hi project pe discussion chal rahi hai, aur former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai ne central government se approval milne ke baad land jaldi acquire karne ka promise kiya tha.