Hubballi: Former Chief Minister and Haveri MP Basavaraj Bommai chaired a review meeting on the construction and progress of various railway projects in his Lok Sabha constituency.
The meeting, held today at Rail Soudha in Hubballi, was attended by South Western Railway General Manager Arvind Srivastav and senior officials. The meeting focused on ongoing railway projects in Gadag and Haveri districts. The topics taken up included train stoppages, station modernization, acceleration of existing works, and surveys for new initiatives.
One of the prominent proposals placed by Bommai was the stoppage of the Vande Bharat Express at Haveri station and to take appropriate measures to ensure trains such as Jan Shatabdi, Kittur Rani Chennamma, Yeshwantpur-Vasco Express, and Mangaluru-Vijayapura Express stop at Yalavigi station.
He reviewed projects such as the railway bridge on the Gadag-Hombal road, the new Gadag-Yalavigi railway line, the construction of an underpass near Hallikeri in Mundaragi taluk, the Gadag-Gajendragad-Wadi line, repairs of the Ballari Gate underpass between Gadag and Betageri, and the preparation and approval of plans for the Gadag-Navalgund-Nargund railway line.
He also mentioned about the request from the public for the relocation of the new Hulakoti-Yalavigi line survey near Kanavi village and instructed officials to review and take appropriate action.
Bommai emphasized the completion of the overbridge work at Gate No. 2A in Gangapur, the commencement of land acquisition for the Gadag-Shirahatti-Yalavigi railway line and the need to implement the new Gadag-Harapanahalli railway line.
In Haveri district, the MP focused on the renovation of railway stations at Yalavigi, Haveri, Byadgi, Ranebennur, and Chalageri, the construction of a railway bridge near Yalavigi between Lakdmeshwar and Savanur, and the land acquisition for the new Ranebennur-Shikaripura railway line.
He also urged the construction of a railway bridge between Konabevu and Shidganal in Ranebennur taluk and a flyover to replace the existing underpass near Yalavigi village in Savanur taluk.
