Hubli, Dharwad next on my list'

Hubli, Dharwad next on my list'

HUBLI, March 6, 2011 -The Hindu

Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, on Saturday, said after Bangalore, the development of Hubli and Dharwad was next on his priority list.

He was addressing a gathering after performing the ‘bhoomi puja' for the Rs. 177.73-crore project of building a four-lane road between Hubli and Dharwad on Saturday.

Responding to the request made by district in-charge Minister Jagadish Shettar for additional funds for the development of the twin cities, the Chief Minister said, “As the budget session is on, I am not in a position to make any announcements. But I assure you that I want Hubli-Dharwad to grow just like Bangalore and I will take necessary steps.”

Mr. Shettar requested the Chief Minister to sanction double the grants given to the Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC).

The Chief Minister was not the only one to perform the ‘bhoomi puja' for the four-lane road, on Saturday. Upset by the way the function was being conducted, Congress members, led by C.S. Shivalli, former MLA, staged a protest at the APMC yard and performed a ‘bhoomi puja' on their own while the Chief Minister was inaugurating the Dr. Gangubai Hangal Gurukul.

They said although the Union Government had released Rs. 100 crore for the project, the BJP leaders were trying to project it as a State Government initiative. They alleged that none of the Union Government Ministers were invited for the function.