Title - Govt will bear expenses of land acquisition, promises Shettar

HUBLI: Chief minister Jagadish Shettar assured that the state government will bear the expenses of land acquisition for the railway projects apart from the present system of providing 50% of expenses for the railway works in the state. Speaking after inaugurating the newly constructed railway station building here on Saturday, Shettar said when he was the revenue minister he got sanctioned 100 acres land for the shifting of goodshed and provided place for the construction of the new railway station building and he lauded Union minister KH Muniyappa and MP Prahlad Joshi for their efforts in constructing the new building.Already the state government has given Rs 500 crore for the railway projects in the state, he said and said that Dharwad-Kittur-Belgaum, Gulbarga-Muneerabad-Bidar and railway route between Hubli-Ankola works would start. Shettar urged Muniyappa to withdraw the cases filed against veteran journalist Patil Puttappa and other political persons in regards of fighting for the railway projects. Speaking on the occasion, MP Prahlad Joshi urged Muniyappa to get the Rs 12 crore worth pending works at the new building at the earliest. Joshi urged railway station officials to provide some space for the NWKSRTC bus to stop in front of the newly constructed railway station building which will help passengers to take the bus and reach their respective destinations.