Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Karnataka. The exponential increase in the number of vehicles plying on roads every ear has resulted in worsening air quality indices and is adversely affecting people's health.
Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project
A proposed BRTS project is built to serve the twin cities of Hubli and Dharwad, located in the North-Western part of Karnataka state in India. Hubli is known as the Commercial center and business hub of the region, and Dharwad is an Administrative seat of the District and Educational hub of the area.
Hubli-Dharwad BRTS Company Limited
BRTSCO is a BRT Corridor with a length of 22.25 km, originates from Hubli CBT, and ends at Dharwad CBT. It is planned to extend the corridor to Agricultural University, Dharwad. The project is guided and support by the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of Karnataka (GoK), and World Bank. The construction is funded by the World Bank and the Government of Karnataka. The estimated cost of the project is estimated as INR 6.9 billion (US$ 115 million). The project is funded under the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP).
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