Basavaraj Bommai Requests Nitin Gadkari to Upgrade Ilkal-Karwar Highway

Former Chief Minister and Haveri-Gadag constituency MP Basavaraj Bommai has asked Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, to upgrade the Ilkal-Karwar state highway to a national highway. Bommai met Gadkari on Wednesday and expressed pride in his tenure as Karnataka’s Chief Minister, highlighting the transformative changes in the state’s road and highway infrastructure.

Additionally, Bommai discussed the implementation of the Gajendragad ring road in Ron Taluk and the Gadag ring road projects with Gadkari. Chikballapur MP Dr. Sudhakar was also present during the meeting.

On June 27, Nitin Gadkari, along with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and senior officials, reviewed the progress of ongoing national highway projects in Odisha. Gadkari’s office stated, “Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, along with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Pravati Parida, and senior officials, reviewed the progress of the ongoing national highway projects in the state of Odisha, in Delhi.”

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami also met Gadkari in New Delhi to discuss ongoing and proposed projects for enhancing road connectivity in Uttarakhand. Dhami emphasized the importance of improving road infrastructure in the state and requested Gadkari to issue notifications for six routes upgraded to national highway status in principle in 2016.

Nitin Gadkari has assumed charge as the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways for the third consecutive time under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.