Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various developmental projects related to irrigation, drinking water besides a National Highway development project at Kodekal in this district.
This is the second visit of the Prime Minister to the poll bound Karnataka this month.
He was in Hubballi on January 12 to inaugurate the National Youth Festival, during which he had held a massive road show.
The trip also gains significance, as the ruling BJP prepares for assembly polls in the state, due by May and has set a target of winning a minimum of 150 out of total 224 seats.
