Mysore :

Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda, yesterday, said that his Ministry has worked out a plan to lay a second track in the Mysore-Bangalore sector without disturbing the 225-year-old Tipu armoury near Srirangapatna Station.

Refusing to disclose details of the plan, he said that Railway Engineers had chalked out a plan and the track-doubling work would be completed by March, 2015 and maintained “If I disclose the plans now, there will be unnecessary hurdles as this is a sensitive issue and there is no dearth of people who want to rake up controversies.”

The work had hit a road block as the track was expected to pass through Tipu’s armoury. A proposal to relocate the armoury was met with opposition which resulted in the delay, he added.

Funds

Speaking about the funds for other projects in the State, the Railway Minister said that Rs.1,543 crore had been allotted for works that are underway in Karnataka and declared that there was no question of shelving any project initiated by his predecessorMallikarjuna Kharge.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  / July 14th, 2014