Karnataka to widen Belagavi-Sambra Airport Road, work to begin in August
Belagavi: The Karnataka Public Works Department will begin work in August to widen and improve the road connecting Belagavi city to the airport in Sambra. Minister Satish Jarkiholi, who also oversees the Belagavi district, announced that the ₹72 crore project will cover road widening, four-laning and the removal of traffic bottlenecks.
Of the total cost, ₹17 crore will go toward land acquisition and ₹55 crore toward road work. The 4-kilometre stretch will see a central divider, footpaths and street lighting. Currently, eight of the 13 kilometres on the route have already been four-laned.
The road links Belagavi with Bagalkot and Vijayapura, sees high traffic, especially during the winter session of the Karnataka Assembly and VIP visits. To further ease congestion, the government is also considering widening the Sambra-Suvarna Vidhana Soudha road via Shindholi, Mastamaradi and Halaga villages.
Authorities are also planning for a circular ring road around Suvarna Soudha, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and the airport. The Minister also said that the government may build a service road along the Pune-Bengaluru highway for better connectivity to Belagavi and nearby villages.
Jarkiholi added that a technical committee is studying the feasibility of a flyover to directly connect the city and the airport.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
