PM Modi to Launch ₹15,600 Crore Karnataka Projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate and launch development projects worth over ₹15,600 crore in Karnataka on Friday, November 13. The initiatives cover urban transport, railways, energy infrastructure and waste management, including Bengaluru’s Metro Pink Line and a new Vande Bharat Express connecting Karnataka with Goa.
PM Modi to Inaugurate Bengaluru Metro Pink Line
Modi will inaugurate the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line between Kalena Agrahara and S.G. Palya, expanding the city’s urban rail network.
The Prime Minister is also scheduled to travel on the newly developed metro section before attending a programme at IIM Bengaluru, where several infrastructure projects will be launched.
The new metro connection is expected to improve public transport accessibility and reduce travel difficulties along the corridor.
Bengaluru-Goa Vande Bharat Express to Be Flagged Off
Modi will flag off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express, providing improved rail connectivity between Bengaluru, coastal Karnataka and Goa.
He will also inaugurate four railway stations redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme at Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Sakleshpur and Subramanya Road.
Other railway projects include the 45-kilometre Bagalkot-Wandal doubling section and electrification of the 55-kilometre Sakleshpur-Subramanya Road Ghat section.
Karnataka Energy and Infrastructure Projects Get Boost
The Prime Minister will dedicate India’s largest underground LPG storage cavern in Mangaluru and the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited’s Devangonthi marketing terminal.
He will also lay the foundation stone for a GAIL compressed biogas plant and launch power transmission projects.
During his visit to Mysuru, Modi will inaugurate the COSMOS Planetarium, developed by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. The facility features a 15-metre tilted LED dome containing 4.2 crore individual LEDs.
