Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a video conferencing on Thursday regarding the arrangements for various programs to be held in Bengaluru on November 11 in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate.
He collected every detail of the function and directed the authorities concerned that the functions must not cause hardship for the citizens. On that day, PM will flag off South India’s first Vande Bharat Express Train which will run between Chennai and Mysuru via Bengaluru in the State capital, inaugurate the second terminal of Kempegowda International Airport built at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore to handle an additional 2.5 crore travelling public. A garden that has been created, will have the saplings of the days of Ramayana and Mahabharath; reuse of water and low consumption of power. The 108 foot tall statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda will be unveiled by the PM followed by a public meeting.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary N.Manjunath Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary (IT/BT) Dr E.V.Ramanareddy, ACS (Infrastructure Development Department ) Gaurav Gupta, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Pratap Reddy and officials from Civil Aviation Ministry, Railway Board and KIAL.