Kushalnagar: The survey work for the 84.50-km Mysuru-Belagola-Kushalnagar Railway line, initiated in September 2022, is nearing completion and the land survey report is expected to be submitted to the Mysuru Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) next month. Confirming this to Star of Mysore, DRM Shilpi Agarwal mentioned that they are anticipating the report of the land…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line: Survey completed from Mysuru to Periyapatna
October 19, 2022Final report to be submitted to South Western Railway by November end Kushalnagar: The survey work for the 87.2-km Mysuru-Belagola-Kushalnagar Railway line began a month ago and as per the field officers, half the survey has been completed. Survey teams have reached Kampalapura near Periyapatna and there is still halfway to go for the task…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway line: Project revived as Centre grants Rs. 1,000 crore
February 18, 2022Madikeri: The Centre has granted Rs. 1,000 crore for the 87.2-km Mysuru-Belagola-Kushalnagar Railway line that is expected to cost Rs. 1,854.62 crore. The allocation has been made in the Union Budget 2022-2023. The cost factor has been estimated in a survey that was conducted in 2019. If implemented, Kodagu will be placed in India’s Railway…
Meagre Budget grant delays Railway projects
February 4, 2022Rs. 5 crore for Naganahalli terminal; Rs. 1,000 for Mysuru-Kushalnagar line! Mysore/Mysuru: Though the total budgetary allocation to South Western Railway (SWR) for capital expenditure is Rs. 6,900 crore, claimed to be the highest ever grant, the new Satellite Railway Terminal at Naganahalli near Mysuru — that will greatly help in decongesting the Mysuru Railway…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line’s Final Location Survey by March 2021
August 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Final Location Survey (FLS) for laying a new Railway Line between Mysuru and Kushalnagar in Kodagu district will be completed by March 2021. The project has been mired in controversy with opposition from environmental groups. Speaking at a virtual press conference highlighting the achievements and good works done during pre and post lockdown…
Airport expansion, Kushalnagar Railway line: MP seeks more funds in Budget
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to allocate more funds for Mysuru Airport development and also for the new Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway line. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister, Simha said that Mysuru is growing at a fast pace and as such air-connectivity is vital for the city. Stressing…
Rs.5 crore released for city Railway Museum works
February 6, 2020Pratap Simha discusses proposed Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line with Suresh Angadi New Delhi: Railway Minister for State Suresh Angadi has directed authorities to release Rs. 5 crore for the development of Mysuru Railway Museum. Railway authorities have taken up the renovation of the museum and Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, who is in Delhi, urged the Minister to release…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line gets Centre nod
July 13, 2019Project enters Railway ‘Pink Book’ despite stiff opposition from environmentalists Railway line will start from Belagola and end at Benegal in Mysuru district Train will not enter Kodagu and no damage to forests, say officials New Delhi: Despite repeated assurances, statements in Parliament and submissions before the Court of Law by the Centre that it…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line sanctioned
February 28, 2019MP Pratap Simha makes announcement on Twitter Mysuru: An 87-km Railway Line between Belagola in Mysuru and Kushalnagar in Kodagu has been sanctioned by the South Western Railways (SWR). The development was disclosed by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha on Twitter last evening, before an official announcement by the Railways. In his tweet, Simha thanked Railway…
PIL filed in HC to stop Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line
July 12, 2018Mysuru/ Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has asked the State Government to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the proposed Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line. The State has to respond by July 25 and the Court has adjourned the hearing to that date. The petition (WP 17990/2018) was filed on 24-4-2018 by President…
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