More funds granted for rail works in Karnataka

Our Bureau

MANGALORE, Dec. 24

THE Centre has sanctioned an additional Rs 25 crore for the completion of gauge conversion work on the Mangalore-Bangalore railway line, according to the Union Minister of State for Textiles, Mr V. Dhananjaya Kumar.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Mr Dhananjaya Kumar, who represents the Mangalore-Madikeri constituency in Parliament, said the Rs 25 crore sanctioned recently is in addition to the Rs 16 crore earmarked for the project in the 2001 Railway Budget.

With this, a total of Rs 41 crore has been earmarked for the project during the current year.

A long-standing demand of the region, the Mangalore-Bangalore railway link is expected to boost throughput through the New Mangalore Port.