Although Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had asked Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari to delay the inaugural event of the nation's second longest cable-stayed bridge as he was not informed beforehand, Gadkari opened up the bridge built across Sharavathi backwaters between Bargodlu-Kalasavalli in Sagar taluk and conducted puja at the bridge on Monday despite rains.
Before the inauguration, Nitin Gadkari wrote two letters to the chief minister requesting him to attend physically or via video. Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah mentioned that he was not consulted while deciding on the dedication and foundation ceremony of Shivamogga National Highway projects on July 14, even though his name was included.
According to Gadkari’s office, the letters were sent on July 11 and July 12. He also posted them on social media platform X, highlighting the Centre’s commitment to cooperative federalism and coordination with state governments.
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Gadkari laid the foundation stone to commemorate the inauguration of the bridge and then dedicated the bridge to the nation. Later, he offered bagina to the Sharavathi river.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who landed at the Mankale helipad in Sagar from the Shivamogga airport, came to the bridge by road from there.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Board Member BS Yediyurappa, State BJP President BY Vijayendra, Shivamogga MP BY Raghavendra, MLAs Araga Jnanendra, SN Channabasappa, MLCs DS Arun, Dhananjaya Sarji, former ministers Kagodu Thimmappa, Hartalu Halappa, Sigandur Kshetra Dharmadarshi S Ramappa, Kagodu Thimmappa's daughter Dr Rajanandini Kagodu attended the event.
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