Karnataka: Railway minister Piyush Goyal urges CM Yediyurappa to deposit outstanding dues of Rs 847.02 crore amid Covid-19 pandemic | Bengaluru News
Union railways minister Piyush Goyal (File photo) BENGALURU: Union railways minister Piyush Goyal has written a letter to Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa to deposit an outstanding share of Rs 847 crore for various railway projects in the state. However, timing of the letter to the cash-strapped state government amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a public outcry on social media. In a letter to CM dated May 3, Goyal said: "Railways have taken up 16 projects on cost sharing basis in Karnataka, an amount of Rs 847 crore is outstanding towards share of Karnataka government in ...