Tuesday, June 28 2005 16:53 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Railway Minister Laloo Prasad today (Jun 28, 2005) assured Karnataka that the Bangalore-Mysore railway line electrification work has been taken up and would be completed soon.

Addressing the National Development Council meeting, Prasad said the Ramanagaram-Mysore railway line doubling survey was in progress.

Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh had requested the railways to speed up completion of all railway projects in the State by providing additional resources as the State Government had agreed to share two-third of the cost of electrification.

Singh had sought doubling of railway line from Bangalore to Ramanagaram and completion of the remaining work from Ramanagaram to Mysore, which is a tourist centre of national importance.