Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated, dedicated to the nation, laid the foundation stone and flagged off various development projects worth over ₹15,600 crore in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The projects cover key sectors including urban mobility, railway infrastructure, renewable energy, power transmission, petroleum infrastructure and waste management.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that infrastructure plays a vital role in the development journey of any nation, while improved connectivity creates new opportunities for progress, employment and industrial growth. He extended his greetings to the people of Karnataka and said that the newly launched projects would provide fresh momentum to the state’s development journey and strengthen Bengaluru’s identity as India’s technology hub.
Among the major projects, the Prime Minister inaugurated the new stretch of Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere, developed at an investment of approximately ₹3,470 crore. With this expansion, Bengaluru has joined Delhi-NCR and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region as the third city in India to achieve the milestone of over 100 kilometres of metro network.
In the railway sector, the Prime Minister inaugurated four redeveloped railway stations—Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Sakleshpur and Subrahmanya Road—under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. He also dedicated the 45-km Bagalkot-Wandal railway line doubling section and the electrification of the 55-km Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section. Additionally, he flagged off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express, strengthening rail connectivity between Bengaluru, coastal Karnataka and Goa.
The projects also include significant initiatives in energy security and renewable energy. The Prime Minister dedicated India’s largest underground LPG storage cavern in Mangaluru, which will add 80,000 metric tonnes of storage capacity. He also dedicated the Devangonthi Marketing Terminal of MRPL and laid the foundation stone for a compressed biogas plant in Bengaluru, which will process municipal solid waste and produce around 13 tonnes of biogas daily.
Several renewable energy transmission projects were also inaugurated, while the foundation stones for additional transmission schemes were laid to strengthen the evacuation and distribution of renewable power across Karnataka.
Highlighting India’s growing focus on emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, data centres and quantum computing, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of reliable energy infrastructure and modern connectivity in achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat.
He said that the development initiatives would strengthen infrastructure, improve ease of living and ease of travel, create new economic opportunities and contribute to the overall development of Karnataka.