Basavaraj Bommai requests Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to upgrade Ilkal-Karwar road to NH

NEW DELHI: Former Chief Minister and Haveri-Gadag constituency MP Basavaraj Bommai has requested Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to upgrade the Ilkal-Karwar state highway to a national highway.

Bommai met Gadkari on Wednesday and expressed his pride in his tenure as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. He highlighted the transformative changes in the road and highway infrastructure of Karnataka.

Additionally, he discussed with Gadkari the implementation of the Gajendragad ring road in Ron taluk and the Gadag ring road projects. Chikkaballapur MP Dr K Sudhakar was also present on this occasion.

ಇಂದು ನವ ದೆಹಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಭೂ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ @nitin_gadkari ಅವರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಹಾವೇರಿ-ಗದಗ ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಭಂದಿಸಿದ ಇಳಕಲ್- ಕಾರವಾರ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ, ಗಜೇಂದ್ರಗಢ ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಹಾಗೂ ಗದಗ ನಗರದ ರಿಂಗ್ ರಸ್ತೆ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿದೆನು‌.

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— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) July 3, 2024

On June 27, Nitin Gadkari, along with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and senior officials, reviewed the progress of the ongoing national highway projects in Odisha. “Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, along with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Pravati Parida, and senior officials, reviewed the progress of the ongoing national highway projects in the state of Odisha, in Delhi,” stated Nitin Gadkari’s office.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also met Gadkari in New Delhi for a meeting focused on the ongoing and proposed projects for enhancing road connectivity in Uttarakhand.

Dhami emphasized the importance of improving road infrastructure in the state. He also requested Gadkari to issue notifications for the six routes that were upgraded to national highway status in principle in 2016.

Nitin Gadkari assumed charge as the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways for the third consecutive time under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)