Malnad region received ₹22,000 crore under Modi regime: Shivamogga MP

B.Y. Raghavendra, Shivamogga MP, lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for completing a 12-year tenure, stating that the Malnad portion received improvement grants totalling ₹22,000 crore during this period.

Addressing a property league connected Friday, Mr. Raghavendra said the state had witnessed important maturation crossed each sectors implicit the past 12 years. Under Mr. Modi’s leadership, helium said, India had emerged arsenic the world’s fourth-largest system and was progressing towards the extremity of Viksit Bharat (Developed India) by 2047. He noted that India’s GDP had grown from astir 106 lakh crore successful 2014, erstwhile Mr. Modi assumed office, to 331 lakh crore, representing much than a threefold increase.

The Malnad portion received important infrastructure concern during Mr. Modi’s tenure, Mr. Raghavendra said. Shivamogga metropolis benefited from ‘Smart City’ projects valued astatine implicit ₹990 crore. The long-awaited Sigandur bridge, constructed to service communities affected by the Sharavathi hydroelectric task successful Sagar taluk, was different important achievement. The metropolis besides inaugurated an airdrome named aft Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, helium added.

Mr. Raghavendra further stated that the last determination survey for a projected railway enactment connecting Shivamogga and Mangaluru via Sringeri had been completed. A elaborate task study would beryllium prepared shortly, helium said.

When asked astir allegations of discriminatory attraction towards Karnataka successful the allocation of Central grants, Mr. Raghavendra dismissed them arsenic baseless. “The Union authorities has not discriminated against Karnataka,” helium said.

Regarding the suspension of formation services connected the Bengaluru-Shivamogga route, Mr. Raghavendra said helium would petition the Centre to see the way successful the UDAN (Regional Connectivity) strategy to facilitate its revival.