Riding on BRTS success, govt plans light rail transit for Hubballi-Dharwad

If all goes well, the Hubballi-Dharwad twin cities will be the first city in the country to get a Light Rail Transit (LRT), in addition to the existing Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS).

To cater to the increasing population of the twin cities, the government has been promoting the public transit system, so as to take off the pressure of private vehicles from the roads.

Dharwad district in-charge Minister Santosh Lad told DH that initial planning was on for LRT.

The proposal will be ready in another four weeks. There is a plan to take up this project under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. If everything goes as planned, the project will be implemented in one and a half years.