Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti V. Somanna has said that the Union government is spending ₹6,200 crore for various railway projects covering Ballari and Hosapete areas in Kalyana Karnataka region. Speaking to mediapersons after a meeting with officials at the district administrative complex in Ballari on Sunday, he said that survey of several projects has already been completed and the process of preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR) has begun.
“We are spending ₹3,080 crore for railway track doubling on a 185-km stretch between Ballari and Chikjajur. Survey has been completed and the work will be completed in two years. Similarly, a technical feasibility study is going on for doubling rail track on a 53-km stretch between Swamihalli and Rayadurg.
The DPR will shortly be prepared for the project,” Mr. Somanna said. On the proposed quadruple-track railway line project between Ballari and Hosapete, the Minister said that the survey has already been completed and the process of preparing a DPR is going on.
“We are spending over ₹3,000 crore for railway projects in this region (Ballari and Hosapete area). The work on doubling a 20-km track on Vyasanakere-Amaravathi Colony and a 29-km track on the Toranagallu-Ranjitpur sections is in progress. Development of Ballari and Hosapete railway stations have been taken up at a cost of ₹15.
17 crore under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme,” Mr. Somanna said and added that 21 railway projects in Karnataka have been t.
