Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 1 -- 'Karnataka cited financial constraints and conveyed reluctance to share costs'

Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has assured that he will work towards reviving the shelved Mysuru-Kushalnagar railway line project.

Speaking to Star of Mysore yesterday, he said that the project was scrapped following an assessment by the Railway Department, which concluded that it was not feasible due to low traffic potential and poor financial returns.

He said that the Secretary to the Government, Department of Infrastructure Development, Ports and Inland Water Transport, had written a letter on Nov. 29, 2024, to the Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), South Western Railway, stating that the Karnat...