Centre Approves ₹106 Crore for Infrastructure and Road Development in Belagavi.

The central government has sanctioned ₹106 crore for 18 infrastructure projects in the Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency, including the long-awaited Lolasur bridge in Gokak taluk. The funds, allocated by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, will primarily focus on re-asphalting state highways and upgrading major district roads.

A key project in the sanctioned list is the ₹40 crore Lolasur bridge on the Ghataprabha River, a critical infrastructure upgrade that will prevent Gokak town from being cut off during annual floods. Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi had been lobbying for the project for over a year.

Additionally, two bridges in Savadatti taluk have been approved—one on the Malaprabha River along the Arabhavi-Challakeri road at ₹6 crore and another on the Gokak-Savadatti road at ₹12 crore.

According to a statement by Belagavi MP Jagadish Shettar, multiple road improvement projects have been sanctioned across the district. In Belagavi taluk alone, ₹13 crore has been allocated for re-asphalting key roads, including:

• Jamboti-Rabakavi Road via Killa Circle (₹1 crore)


• Maharashtra border to Rakaskop-Sutagatti Road (₹4 crore)


• Raichur-Bachi Road (₹1 crore)


• Vadagaon-Dhamane-Avacharatti Road (₹4 crore)


• Yellur-Avacharatti-Yaramala Road (₹1 crore)


• NH-4 to Desur railway station via Waghavade and Lakshminagar Approach Road (₹1 crore)


• Jamboti-Rabakavi Road from Rankundye Cross to VTU (₹2 crore)

In Gokak taluk, ₹4 crore has been set aside for the Jamboti-Rabakavi Road, covering sections from Akkatangerahala Cross to Madawala and Hanamapur Cross to Mamadapur Cross. Another ₹2 crore has been approved for the improvement of the Jat-Jamboti Road from Gokak RTO office to Malavinni Cross.

Additional allocations include:

• ₹6 crore for the Sanganakeri to Masaguppi (Satish Sugar Factory) Road in Mudalagi taluk


• ₹6 crore for the Asundi-Hittangi-Suttgatti Road in Bailhongal taluk


• ₹6 crore for resurfacing the Avrad-Sadashivgad Road in Savadatti taluk

The sanctioned projects aim to enhance connectivity, reduce travel disruptions, and improve road infrastructure across Belagavi.

ET