Union Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna announced that Karnataka railway projects have received a total allocation of ₹7,564 crore.
Among them, the Belagavi-Kittur-Dharwad railway line has been granted ₹8.51 crore, with a sanctioned cost of ₹602.4 crore—an increase from last year’s funding.
Other funded projects include railway lines between Gadag-Wadi, Tumakuru-Chitradurga-Davangere, Rayadurga-Tumakuru via Kalyanadurga, Bagalkot-Kudachi, Shivamogga-Shikaripura-Ranebennur, Hubballi-Ankola, as well as track doubling between Hosapete-Vasco-da-Gama via Hubballi and Pune-Miraj-Londa.
