Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary urges Karnataka CM to allow KRCL merger with Indian Railways
Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary has urged the Karnataka Chief Minister to relinquish the state's stake in Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL). The move aims to facilitate a merger with Indian Railways to improve infrastructure and line doubling in coastal Karnataka.
Why it matters
The merger is seen as a critical step to modernize aging railway infrastructure that has remained stagnant for three decades, impacting regional economic development.
Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Member of Parliament Kota Srinivas Poojary urged Karnataka’s Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar to hasten the process of relinquishing Karnataka government’s stake in Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) to facilitate its merger with the Indian Railways.
On July 14, he met Mr. Shivakumar in Bengaluru along with Kundapura MLA A. Kiran Kumar Kodgi.
Mr. Poojary said the merger is essential in view of the overall development of the railway network in coastal Karnataka.
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