Chief Public Relations Officer of South Western Railway E. Vijaya said the total grants to South Western Railway in the budget for 2021-22 has increased by ₹ 536 crore, which is 20% more compared to the grants allocated in the previous budget (2020-21).
₹ 50 crore have been sanctioned for the Belagavi- Dharwad via Kittur new line and she termed it as a good amount in the first year of the project.
We require 335 hectares of land for the 73 kilometre route and have submitted the land requirement details to the State government, she added in a statement.
The Hosapete – Hubballi- Londa- Tinaighat- Vasco-da-Gama section doubling work has received ₹ 365 crore for this fiscal.
Bengaluru – Hubballi Jan Shatabdi can be extended via new line
Hope so the work starts soon . it will save 2 hrs of time