
It will be built along the 10-lane NH between Bengaluru and Mysuru at an investment of ₹1.2 lakh crore. The state government has agreed to provide land and the Centre will bear the entire construction cost. Work on nine new rail lines, including Munirabad-Mahbubnagar, Tumakuru-Rayadurga, Chikkamagaluru-Belur and Tumakuru-Davanagere, are expected to be ready for operation in two years.