Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 11 -- Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to revive the scrapped Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line project, particularly by initiating land acquisition.

In his representation to the Railway Minister, Yaduveer noted that although some procedures have been completed, the project has slowed down or come to a standstill.

He emphasised that the final location survey for Mysuru (Belagola)-Kushalnagar (87.2 km) line has been completed, but the project was halted for various reasons. He urged the Minister to intervene and restart the project.

The project was sanctioned by the Ministry of Railways on Feb. 27, 2019, at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,854.62 crore. In t...