BENGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday met his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan at his official residence and discussed key interstate issues.
“Had a fruitful meeting with Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala. Various issues of interstate and mutual interest were discussed,” tweeted CM Bommai.
The CM also later spoke to the media and said that some proposals by the Kerala CM were also rejected. “Three projects proposed by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan during his visit were rejected as they fall within the scope of environmentally sensitive zones,” said the Karnataka CM.
Discussions were held on night curfew at National Highway 766 and also on aligning Mysuru-Mallapuram Economic Corridor with the Tholpetty-Purakatiri and Sultan Batheri-Mallapuram. Both states decided to request the National Highways Authority of India for this purpose.
Extending the railway line from North Kerala to South Karnataka was also been taken up during the meeting. Basavaraj Bommai said during the meeting that a proposal for providing funds for Kanhangad-Panathoor- Kaniyoor railway line has been taken seriously by the Karnataka government.
The meeting was also attended by Housing and Infrastructure Minister V Somanna, Kerala Chief Secretary V P Joy, Karnataka Chief Secretary Vanditha Sharma, National Highways Authority Officers and Karnataka government officials. (ANI)