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Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Member of Parliament Kota Srinivas Poojary has urged the Union Government to hasten the process of declaring a information of State Highway 27 betwixt Kundapura and Chikkamagaluru via Agumbe and Sringeri arsenic a National Highway.
The proposal, Mr. Poojary said successful a missive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected November 24, has already received in-principle support from the Union Road Transport Ministry, pending a ceremonial declaration. The 170-km stretch, upon being upgraded arsenic an NH, would greatly service the coastal and Western Ghat regions of Karnataka by mode of enhancing connectivity, the MP explained successful a missive submitted to Mr. Modi during the latter’s sojourn to Udupi connected November 28.
State Highway 27 adjacent Nadpal in Udupi district. | Photo Credit: ANIL KUMAR SASTRY
Mr. Poojary said the Kundapura-Sringeri SH via Koteshwara, Halady, Someshwara and Agumbe successful Udupi, Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru districts would greatly fortify coastal-hinterland connectivity upon being upgraded arsenic an NH. It would boost tourism successful Someshwara, Agumbe, Sringeri and surrounding areas, too supporting question of cultivation and commercialized goods, helium said.
Similarly, the Sringeri-Chikkamagaluru (Nadipur) agelong of SH 27 via Agalagandi, Jayapura, Balehonnur and Aldur, would fortify connectivity to pilgrim centre Sringeri from Bengaluru, and surrounding regions erstwhile upgraded arsenic an NH, the MP argued. The agelong has been a captious nexus betwixt the Western Ghats, spiritual centres similar Sringeri, and commercialized and coffeee centres similar Balehonnur, the MP stated.
The upgradation is important for determination connectivity, economical improvement and nationalist information arsenic the routes link cardinal towns, economical zones, humanities centres and cultivation belts, Mr. Poojary stated.
Varied width
The span connected Thunga river connected SH 27 successful Sringeri. | Photo Credit: ANIL KUMAR SASTRY
The State Highway, being maintained astatine contiguous by Karnataka Public Works Department, has width varying from 5 metres to 7 metres astatine antithetic locations. At stretches, the road has seen improvement, including Koteshwara, Halady and Goliangady successful Udupi district, and adjacent Sringeri successful Chikkamagaluru district.
Because of the adjacent lack of a bitumen roadworthy betwixt Aldur and Balehonnur successful Chikkamagaluru territory during the existent monsoon season, motorists had a hard clip driving betwixt Chikkamagaluru and Sringeri.
