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BANGALORE: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday took a harsh line against the Union Government, particularly the Ministry of Railways, on what he termed the “step-motherly attitude” towards Karnataka while sanctioning projects. “Every proposal from the State is discriminated against, and compared to other States, we always have tough conditionalities, and in cost-sharing projects Karnataka has to bear a higher cost,” Mr. Kumaraswamy said, speaking to presspersons after a review meeting of railway and highway projects. The Government on Thursday released its share of Rs. 30 crore for the Kottur-Harihar line. The meeting with officials of the Railway Board and the South Western Railway and South Central Railway also cleared several cost-sharing projects. These include doubling of Bangalore-Ramanagara-Mysore line, gauge conversion of Gadag-Bagalkot line, completion of Kottur-Harihar, Gulbarga-Bidar and Munirabad-Mahbubnagar lines. Another cost-sharing project, the 167-km Hubli-Ankola line, a new one, has hit a roadblock. The Railways has been directed by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to stop work since a petition had been filed against the project in the Supreme Court. The MoEF and the State Forest Department officers surveyed the area and the recommendation of the State Government for acquisition of the required forest land is awaited. Mr. Kumaraswamy said other projects in the pipeline were the new Hassan-Bangalore railway line, doubling of Bangalore-Tumkur line, and gauge conversion of the Mysore-Chamarajanagar and Kolar-Chickballapur lines. Railway stations at Kengeri, Bidadi, Ramanagara, Channapatna, Maddur and Mandya would be upgraded and improved.
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