PM Modi inaugurates Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, holds roadshow in Mandya
The HinduPrime Minister Narendra Modi on March 12 inaugurated the 118 km-long ten-lane expressway between Bengaluru and Mysuru and laid the foundation stone for four-lane highway between Mysuru and Kushalnagar Mr. Modi landed in Mysuru airport before boarding a helicopter to Mandya, where he was received by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Mr. Modi said infrastructure projects like highways will not only provide facilities for transport and connectivity, but also attract investment, generate employment and create sources of income. The access-controlled highway between Bengaluru and Mysuru will more than halve the travel time between the two cities and bring about economic development in the region, Mr. Modi said while adding that the Mysuru-Kushalnagar Highway will also improve connectivity and promote industrial development. Mr. Modi said Karnataka was leading the country in attracting foreign investment and claimed that the ₹4 lakh investment the State had drawn after COVID-19 pandemic was on account of the efforts of the ‘double engine’ government.