India, July 14 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 9 National Highway projects spanning 88 km, with an investment exceeding rs 2,000 crore, in the presence of Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi Ji, former Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri B.S. Yediyurappa Ji, MPs, MLAs, and senior officials today in Sagara Town, Shivamogga, Karnataka.

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 Bi...