Modi in Karnataka LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Shivamogga airport in poll-bound Karnataka today on Lingayat strongman and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s birthday for whom the airport has been a dream project.
The lotus-shaped airport, named after Kuvempu, has been developed at a cost of around Rs 450 crore. The Passenger Terminal Building at the airport can handle 300 passengers per hour.
The airport will improve connectivity and accessibility of Shivamogga and other neighbouring areas in the Malnad region, a government statement said.
Modi’s one-day tour of poll-bound Karnataka will see a series of other projects being launched in Shivamogga and Belagavi districts, including smart city projects, railways and road projects, and rural water connectivity projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission in Shivamogga and Belagavi districts.
PM Modi will also flag off a newly renovated railway station. The stage is also set for PM Modi’s nine-kilometre roadshow. He is also expected to address a public rally.
Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Karnataka before May 2023.
Here are LIVE Updates of PM Modi’s visit to poll-bound Karnataka:
- Prime Minister Modi said on Saturday that the development of Karnataka has been a top priority of the ruling BJP whereas those running the previous dispensations in the state used to divert its money outside. He also said his government has worked for India’s progress bincorporating traditions as well as technology.
- Yediyurappa shares pictures of the new Shivamogga Airport
The airport at Shivamogga is a dream come true for the people of Malnad region. It will boost connectivity, tourism, industry and propel Karnataka’s growth. Completed in a record time, the airport will be inaugurated by our Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji tomorrow.@JM_Scindia pic.twitter.com/uqNKVgk8Xc— B.S.Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) February 26, 2023
- PM’s tweet ahead of his Karnataka visit:
I look forward to being in Karnataka tomorrow, 27th February. At a programme in Shivamogga, will be inaugurating various development works including the airport. After that will be in Belagavi, where the 13th instalment of PM Kisan would be disbursed. https://t.co/dDdWUq7fLS— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 26, 2023
- Row over airport name: The airport name was at the center of a controversy after CM Basavaraj Bommai said that the Shivamogga airport would be named after BS Yediyurappa, but the Former CM said that the airport should be named after the revered poet - Mahakavi Kuvempu.
- Yediyurappa on Shivamogga airport inauguration: “PM Narendra Modi himself said he would come on my birthday and inaugurate the airport. It will be an unforgettable moment for me. In the future whenever someone asks me about my best moment, I would point at the inauguration of the Shivamogga airport by PM himself on my big day.”
- PM Modi to Inagurate Shivamogga Airport:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft will be the first one to land at the airport
- The prime minister will take a walk-through and inspect the newly built airport
- The airport has been built on 775 acres of land
- The Shivamogga airport is all set to become the second-largest international airport in the state after Bengaluru airport
- The airport is built under UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagarik) scheme by the central government, and it has the second-largest runway in the state - PM Modi’s Packed Shivamogga & Belagavi schedule:
- PM will launch a series of new projects in Shivamogga and Belagavi districts, including smart city projects, railways and road projects, and rural water connectivity projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission
- PM Modi will also lay the foundation stones of two railway projects in Shivamogga — Shivamogga-Shikaripura-Ranebennur new line and Koteganguru railway coaching depot
- PM Modi will also lay the foundation stones of multiple road development projects
- In Belgavi, Modi will release the 13th instalment amount of about Rs 16,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) through direct benefits transfer to more than eight crore beneficiaries - PM Narendra Modi’s tentative schedule today: Shivamogga
11:35am - Arrival : Shivamogga airport
11:45 to 55 am - Modi at Shivamogga airport
12pm - Airport Inauguration and Addressing Public gathering followed by foundation stone laying program of various projects
1:30 - Will leave to BelagaviBelagavi
2:25pm - Arrival : Sambra airport Belagavi
2:50pm - Modi’s Road show begins at KSRP ground
3:15pm - Public program
5:10pm - Will leave to Delhi - VISL Protesters who threatened to stage stir ahead of Modi’s visit detained in Shivamogga district: Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited (VISL) workers who have been protesting to save the factory in Bhadravathi threatened to protest on the day of Modi’s visit. They also said they would try to meet the PM and speak about the closure of the factory. Police have now detained around 20 leaders of the contract workers’ union. They were detained at 3 am today.
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