NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway connectivity project will help contribute to the growth trajectory of Karnataka. The PM will inaugurate the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway project on March 12.
Modi took to Twitter to express the significance of the project. “An important connectivity project which will contribute to Karnataka’s growth trajectory,” PM Modi tweeted.
The Prime Minster was responding to a Twitter thread by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in which the latter gave details about the construction of the Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway project will help improve accessibility to regions such as Srirangapatna, Kodadu, Udhagamandalam and Kerala.
Earlier Nitin Gadkari had given details of the connectivity project on Twitter. “The construction of the #Bengaluru_Mysuru_Expressway, which encompasses a portion of NH-275, also entails the development of four rail overbridges, nine significant bridges, 40 minor bridges, and 89 underpasses and overpasses”, Gadkari tweeted.
In a separate tweet, Gadkari stated that this connectivity project will enhance the tourism potential in the area. “This ambitious project aims to improve accessibility to regions such as Srirangpatna, Coorg, Ooty, and Kerala, thereby bolstering their tourism potential.” the minister tweeted. (ANI)