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Bengaluru-Shivamogga road in the fast lane
Bengaluru-Shivamogga road in the fast lane
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Apr 4, 2021, 06:00 IST
Revised
cost estimate for four-laning of Tumakuru-Shivamogga section gets the nod, so officials can get on with the work soon
Connectivity from
Bengaluru to
Shivamogga is set to improve as the Union Transport Ministry has finally approved the revised cost estimate of the four-laning of the much delayed Tumakuru-Shivamogga section. Currently, there are a six-lane (Bengaluru city to Nelamangala) and a four-lane (Nelamangala to Tumakuru by pass) road and from Tumakuru by pass to Shivamogga, it is mostly a two-laned road. Though the four-laning of this road had begun a few years ago, the land acquisition cost had delayed the project.
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Electric vehicles usage should be made mandatory for govt officials: Nitin Gadkari
He also suggested that government should give subsidy to buy electric cooking appliances instead of giving support for buying cooking gas to households
PTI | February 19, 2021 | Updated 15:14 IST
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday made a case for making it mandatory to use electric vehicles for all officials in government ministries and department.
He also suggested that government should give subsidy to buy electric cooking appliances instead of giving support for buying cooking gas to households.
Addressing at the launch Go Electric campaign, Gadkari said, Why don t we provide subsidy on electric cooking appliances. We already provide subsidy on cooking gas.
Highlighting that 1.5 lakhs people die due to road accidents every year in India, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asserted that the government has decided to save lives by preventing at least 50 per cent road accidents by 2025.