Karnataka Deputy CM meets PM, seeks funds for Bengaluru development

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and sought more funds for development of Bengaluru and irrigation projects in the State.

He said the Karnataka government had appealed for a GIFT City-like



development in Bengaluru.

“Since that request was not considered positively, we have sought more funds for tunnel project, signal-free corridor, development of main roads and storm water drains in Bengaluru as well funds for irrigation projects,” he told reporters in New Delhi.