Patil welcomes initiative to discuss proposed Bengaluru-Pune-Mumbai high-speed rail corridor
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Thursday welcomed the initiative taken by Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and H D Kumaraswamy to discuss the proposed Bengaluru-Pune-Mumbai high-speed rail corridor, saying the issue should be taken to its logical conclusion without political considerations.
Speaking to reporters here, the Minister for Large and Medium Industries said he had raised the need for a high-speed rail corridor connecting Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai immediately after the presentation of the union budget, citing its importance for regional connectivity and economic growth.
"Immediately after the budget, I said there was a need for a high-speed rail corridor between Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai. I thank Union Ministers Joshi and Kumaraswamy for taking up the matter with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. There is no politics in this. It should not remain a discussion alone, and I appeal that it be taken to its logical conclusion," Patil said.
He said improved connectivity between Bengaluru, the country’s technology capital, and Mumbai, the financial capital, would benefit large parts of central and northern Karnataka as well as western Maharashtra.
Referring to the union budget announcements, Patil said the Centre had proposed seven high-speed rail corridors, including Bengaluru-Hyderabad and Bengaluru-Chennai.
"While this is welcome, these two corridors will not bring significant benefits to our state. If a Bengaluru-Pune-Mumbai corridor is implemented, regions such as Tumakuru, Davanagere, Hubballi, Belagavi, Sangli and Kolhapur will benefit, boosting economic and industrial growth," he added.
Patil said he had made this point on budget day itself and welcomed the fact that the two union ministers had now acted in that direction.
He added that it was encouraging that Joshi and Kumaraswamy had focused on the issue and reiterated that such matters "should not be politicised."
"Letters have been written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister V Somanna regarding this project," he said.
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UP: Man, 2 cousins killed in hit-and-run in Sitapur
Sitapur (UP) (PTI): Three men were killed after an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle here on Saturday evening, police said.
The accident occurred near Basura village in the Rampur Mathura area when Golu (30) and his cousins – Kuldeep (27) and Sujit (25) – were en route to attend their uncle's wedding, they said.
According to police, the unidentified vehicle rammed into the motorcycle from behind. It caused the three riders to be thrown off the motorcycle and suffer severe head and facial injuries.
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The vehicle fled the spot after the collision. A police team reached the spot upon receiving information from locals and took the injured to the Community Health Centre in Rampur Mathura, where doctors declared them brought dead, a police officer said.
Rampur Mathura station house officer Shyamu Kanojia said the three died in the accident. Their bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, and efforts are on to trace the unidentified vehicle.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and further investigation is in progress, he added.
