Hasirumakki bridge will be ready by May this year, says PWD Minister

Minister for Public Works Satish Jarkiholi has said that the span being constructed crossed the Sharavathi backwaters astatine Hasirumakki successful Sagar taluk, delayed owed to immoderate defects, volition beryllium completed by May this year.

Mr. Jarkiholi inspected the operation of the span on with Belur Gopal Krishna, Sagar MLA, and elder officers of the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) connected Monday. The 1,155-metre-long bridge, being constructed astatine a outgo of ₹125.67 crore, connects Sagar and Byndoor and eases the question region betwixt Shivamogga and the coastal districts.

The PWD Minister, speaking to the media, stated that the task was initiated during the Congress enactment regularisation successful 2018. It should person been completed agelong ago. However, it had been delayed owed to method problems. “The officials person noticed defects successful the piers, and they request to beryllium replaced. I person instructed the officers and the contractor to implicit the task by May this year. We volition inaugurate the task by inviting the Chief Minister,” helium stated.

The defects were noticed during 2021-22. However, they remained unattended. “We person taken up the issue, and we volition guarantee the enactment is completed for the benifit people," helium added.

Mr. Krishna, who accompanied the Minister, stated that the task was initiated erstwhile Kagodu Thimmappa was representing the Sagar constituency successful the Assembly. “The BJP, which came to power, neglected this project, arsenic they were much funny successful completing the Sigandur span project. However, the contiguous Congress authorities is committed to completing the task soon," helium stated.

Mr. Jarkiholi has said the CM volition inaugurate the Hasirumakki span successful May this year. However, helium refused to authorities who the CM would beryllium by then.

When asked which CM would inaugurate the bridge, helium reiterated, “I conscionable said the CM.” He did not sanction anyone. Further, helium added that helium had nary authorization to remark connected the alteration successful enactment of the Congress authorities successful the State. “I person nary authorization to remark connected that, nor is it my concern. I can’t archer you who oregon what benignant of idiosyncratic volition travel to power. It is politics. Why not Belur Gopal Krishna go the CM?” helium quipped.