The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Shiradi Ghat road to be repaired

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Shiradi Ghat road to be repaired

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Work will begin soon, says Revanna

Proposal submitted to concrete section
Overloaded lorries have ruined surface

BANGALORE: Public Works Minister H.D. Revanna has said that the Shiradi Ghat stretch of National Highway 48 (Mangalore-Bangalore) will be repaired soon.

He told presspersons here on Saturday that the ghat section was badly damaged. The Union Ministry for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways had released Rs. 31 crore for the repair work. Tenders would be called soon. The National Highways Authority of India had decided to set up a sub-division in the region. The PWD invited tenders three times, but no firm had come forward to repair the highway, he said.

The State had submitted a proposal to the Centre to concrete the 40-km ghat section at an estimated cost of Rs. 100 crore.

Concreting the ghat section was the only way to prevent the surface from deteriorating during the rainy season every year. The traditional asphalt surface would not last in adverse climatic conditions, especially with overloaded lorries using the road, he said.

The Minister accused the Centre of discriminating against the State in sanctioning funds and projects. The Centre had sanctioned many railway projects in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. He appealed to MPs from the State to put pressure on the Union Government and get infrastructure projects sanctioned.

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