Today, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to discuss the development of national highways and other critical issues in the state. He submitted a letter to the Central Government, urging the swift approval of various proposals.
Belagavi Centric –
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed gratitude for the approval of the Belagavi-Hunagunda-Raichur (NH748A) development. However, he highlighted that the process of declaring 39 in-principle approved roads as National Highways has stalled and requested immediate action on this matter.
The state government’s proposal included several important points:
- Approval for constructing a flyover on old NH4 in Belagavi city.
- A plan to provide a cable car facility at Gokak waterfall in Belagavi district.
- Improvement of the road connecting Kittur town to Bailahongal.
- Upgradation of 127 km of roads connecting Naragund through Gokak-Yaragatti-Manvalli from Sankeswar in Belagavi district
These road development projects have been proposed to ensure smooth traffic flow in the state.