MP Jagdish Shettar and Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Roshan holding a meeting with the officials at Belagavi. Louis Rodrigues
THE GOAN NETWORK
BELAGAVI
Authorities in Karnataka have been continuously monitoring the completion of roads connecting Belagavi and Goa, and measures are being initiated in this direction.
While the resurfacing of the Belagavi Goa road via Chorla is almost under completion with just a few kms of reasphalting left, authorities are also pushing for the completion of the 11 km Halga-Macche bypass on the Belagavi-Panaji Road via Anmod and the completion of the Anmod-Ramnagar stretch on a war footing.
At a meeting of officials in the Deputy Commissioner’s office on Tuesday, MP and former chief minister Jagadish Shettar directed officials to expedite the proposed Ring Road around Belagavi city and to complete national highway projects connecting Belagavi and Goa on priority.
Shettar also emphasised the need to address the significant traffic congestion on the Ramnagar to Londa road, which spans approximately 10 kilometres, causing substantial inconvenience to commuters from both the states.
Belagavi Ring Road Project: The proposed Rs 125.4 crore 34.48 kms road starts at Zadshahapur from Goa side and ends at Bennalli village on the NH48 towards Kolhapur byepassing Belagavi city facilitating smooth traffic.
Approximately 400 acres of land acquisition is underway in areas like Balekundri, Zhad Shahapur, and others. While funds have been approved for this process, with directives the land acquisition is likely to be completed in March this year.
Londa to Anmod section: Due to the incompletion of the road over bridges, vehicles are experiencing severe traffic congestion over a 10-km stretch. Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Roshan asked the officials to complete the stretch and initiate immediate measures to alleviate this issue.
Halga-Mache National Highway: Despite initial opposition from some farmers, the issues have been resolved. The project is expected to be completed by December that will enable easy and smooth flow of traffic bypassing Belagavi city.
MP Shettar also discussed about the land acquisition of Belagavi-Dharwad Railway Line to which the officials said that about 870 acres of private land was required to be acquired and the acquisition is underway in areas like KK Koppa, with necessary surveys being conducted.
