Shivamogga, July 14 -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 9 National Highway projects spanning 88 km, with an investment exceeding Rs 2,000 crore in Sagara Town, Shivamogga, Karnataka, a press release from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, former Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa, MPs, MLAs, and senior officials were also present during the event.

The newly inaugurated Sharavathi Bridge is poised to significantly improve connectivity between the Malnad and coastal regions, while also facilitating easier access to important pilgrimage centres such as the Sigandur Chowdeshwari and Kollur Mookambika temples.

The widening of the 47-kilometre-long Bidar-Humnabad sectio...