Detailed project report for new Almatti-Kushtagi railway line to be ready in next 5 months: Pralhad Joshi

New Delhi: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the new Almatti-Kushtagi railway line will be ready in the next five months.

Joshi, who met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Parliament House, discussed the railway line.

Joshi said that Vaishnaw informed him that the survey work for the new Almatti-Kushtagi railway line has already been completed, and the DPR will be prepared by the end of May 2026.

Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi and Bagalkote MP P.C. Gaddigoudar also present during meeting with Vaishnaw.

Demanding this new railway line, Jigajinagi and Gaddigoudar have written letters to Joshi requesting him to take it up with Vaishnaw.

The Central Government is giving high priority to enhancing railway connectivity in Karnataka, thereby boosting commerce, industry, and transportation systems, Joshi said.