Mysore/Mysuru: Following increase in accidents on National Highways due to black spots, Mysuru – Kodagu MP Pratap Simha held discussions with officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on ‘Black spot improvements in NHAI jurisdiction and preparation of DPR for long term improvement of black spots’ at the progress review meeting held at DC…
Kanakadasanagar to get new overhead water tank at a cost of Rs. 2.78 crore
February 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha and MLA G.T. Devegowda jointly performed guddali puja for construction of overhead water tank at Kanakadasanagar here this morning. Speaking on the occasion, Devegowda said that the water tank would have a 15 lakh litre storage capacity and is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 2.78 crore as part of…
Railways preparing DPRs for seven bullet trains
February 13, 2022MP hails 435-km Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai Corridor New Delhi: In a push for India’s marquee bullet train programme, the Railway Ministry is preparing the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for seven high speed rail corridors, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Feb. 11. These are: Delhi-Varanasi, Delhi-Amritsar, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Nagpur, Mumbai-Hyderabad, Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru, and…
Budget aimed at realising visions of centenary year of Indian Independence: MP
February 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the Centre’s budget announced on Feb.1, 2022 is aimed at realising the visions that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has for the country in 2047, when the country celebrates the centenary of Indian Independence, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that the Centre’s budget is a move in the right direction and the Opposition…
Rename superfast train as ‘Wodeyar Express’
February 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has urged Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to rename the Mysuru-Bengaluru superfast express as ‘Wodeyar Express’ to mark the contribution of the Wadiyars to the development of the region including vast railway networks. Meeting the Railways Minister in New Delhi, the MP said that the Wadiyar dynasty has contributed…
Naganahalli Satellite Railway Terminal: MP wants Railways to bear land acquisition costs
February 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A week after the Union Budget released a measly Rs. 5 crore for the Satellite Railway Terminal at Naganahalli, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha took the issue to the Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and highlighted the importance of the project for the growth of Mysuru region. The MP requested the Minister to bestow his personal…
Cabinet to clear Rs. 400 crore for runway expansion: MP
February 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: At present, the Mysore Airport has a single runway of 1,740 metres in length which is only suitable for ATR planes providing short-haul flight operations. The existing Airport is spread over 507 acres and under the expansion project, the length of the runway will be increased to 2,750 metres and 45 metres width that…
MP seeks Rs. 85.98 crore to renovate Mysuru hospitals
February 8, 2022Pratap Simha meets CM Bommai in New Delhi; urges for administrative approval Mysore/Mysuru: With just days away for the Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to make final changes to the Karnataka Budget 2022-2023, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has given his wish-list to the CM in New Delhi. Meeting Bommai yesterday, the MP sought a special…
Approval sought to develop Kodagu roads in PPP model
February 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: During his meeting with CM Bommai in New Delhi yesterday, MP Pratap Simha has urged for approval to develop certain roads in his constituency (Mysuru-Kodagu) under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model with Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL). The roads identified to be developed in the PPP model are: Mysuru-Madikeri Road from Yasodharapura near Hunsur on…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane Highway in two packages: MP
February 6, 2022Compensation based on four-year market price; land losers to get threefold amount Madikeri: The four-lane 93-km Srirangapatna-Guddehosur (near Kushalnagar in Kodagu) National Highway parallel to the existing NH-275 will be constructed in two packages and works will begin in May or June this year, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. Addressing a press conference in Madikeri…
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