New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Former Karnataka Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai has urged Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to treat the Karwar-Ilkal National Highway, which falls under the Haveri-Gadag Lok Sabha constituency, as a special case and to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) at the earliest and commence work soon.

Meeting Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi, Bommai submitted that a route of about 318 km--starting from Karwar and passing through Kaiga, Mundgod, Savanur, Gadag, and Gajendragad to reach Ilkal--has already received in-principle approval for upgradation to a National Highway. The DPR for the project has been submitted, and land acquisition has been decided upon.

He pointed out ...