Govt to push airports, rly projects with infra budget hike

Karnataka’s infrastructure development budget has more than doubled with Rs 939.6 crore allocated this fiscal, which the government will use to double down on airports and railway projects.

A government order has been issued allocating funds for the Infrastructure Development department, which had a budget of Rs 417 crore in 2020 and the figure has been decreasing year on year.

Since 2008, the department’s highest budget allocation was Rs 809.68 crore in 2016-17.

“We have Shivamogga and Vijayapura airports, whose works are going on. We propose to spend money this year to start work on airports in Hassan, Raichur and Karwar,” Additional Chief Secretary (Infrastructure Development) Kapil Mohan told DH.