(a) whether there is any proposal for improvement of National Highway No. 48 Shiradi-Ghat
section from km. 226 to 270;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether State Government of Karnataka has urged the Union Government to undertake the
project without any delay; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Union Government thereto?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (d): Yes, Sir.The stretch between km. 226 to km. 270 of NH-48 (Bangalore-Mangalore
section) passes through Shiradi Ghat. For the improvement of this stretch four works amounting
to Rs. 51.62 Crore have already been sanctioned and the works are in different stages of
progress.