On February 27th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Belagavi to inaugurate various development works and promote new projects. Prime Minister Modi’s roadshow will span eight kilometers throughout Belagavi City.
The Prime Minister is likely to leave Shivamogga at around 1 PM and then come to Belagavi by 2 PM. The roadshow should take around 1 hour from APMC POLICE GROUND, Rani Chennamma circle to Malini city via College road, Ramlingkhind Galli, Kapileshwar Rob.
All the inauguration, and foundation stone laying will be done from the Malini City venue only.
In a step that will showcase yet another example of the commitment of the Prime Minister towards welfare of farmers, the 13th instalment amount of about Rs. 16,000 crores under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), will be released through direct benefits transfer to more than 8 crore beneficiaries. Under the scheme, eligible farmer families are provided a benefit of Rs. 6000 per year in three equal instalments of Rs. 2000 each.
During the Programme, Prime Minister will dedicate the redeveloped Belagavi Railway Station building to the nation. This Railway Station is redeveloped at an approximate cost of about Rs 190 Crore to provide world-class amenities to the passengers.
Another railway project that will be dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister is the rail line doubling project between Londa-Belagavi-Ghataprabha section at Belagavi. This project, developed at a cost of about Rs 930 Crores, will enhance line capacity along the busy Mumbai – Pune – Hubballi – Bengaluru railway line, leading to promotion of trade, commerce and economic activities in the region.
Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of six multi village scheme projects under Jal Jeevan Mission in Belagavi, which will be developed at a cumulative cost of about Rs 1585 crore and will benefit about 8.8 lakh population of more than 315 villages.