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MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT'(LOK SASHA)

No.MP.CR.4279/11-12

To

Sri D.V.Sadananda Gowda,Hon'ble Chief Minister,Govt. of Karnataka,Vidhana Saudha,

Bangalore-560001.

Respected Sir,

GANDHI NAGAR, TUMKUR - 572 101.TUMKUR CONSTITUENCY, KARNATAKA

TEL - 0816 -2255924 FAX - 0816 - 2255530

#14, RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD,OPP. TO SHASTRI SHAVAN,

NEW DELHI-11 0001. TEL - 011 - 23753400

Date:14-10-2011

Subject: High Speed Rail corridor now planned to connect Bangaloreby the Ministry of Railways-Action required from GOK side

Ref::- 1] Print media news dated April 03 20082] IRCON [a GOI undertaking] tender release dated 14-7-20113] IRCON corrigendum No-3 dated 26-9-2011***

As per Disc~ssion in the Vision 2020 document of Ministry of Railways,. theMinistry is envisaging the implementing the regional High Speed Rail Corridor projectsto provide high speed service to Commercial/Tourist/Piligrimage cities across India andin this direction presently 6 [Six] corridors have been identified. Of the identified suchspeed corridors Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam is one.

Participating in a discussion had with the Ministry of Railways by our Hon'bleEX.CM sri B.S. Yadiyurappa, the GOK had told the Rly Minsitry that the present routeidentified not beneficial to the Karnataka State, hence it will not participate [see exhibit-1print media report dated 3-4-2008] as present route is advantages only to TN/KERALA.Further the GOK requested Rly Minsitry to study for providing High speed raii corridorbetween Bangalore-Hubli with linkage to Mysore from Bangalore to boostTourism/industries. As per print media reports, the suggestions made by the GOK hasbeen agreed to by the MOR.

IRCON international limited [a GOI undertaking] has released the Tender forpreparing Pre-feasibility Study for High speed Corridors between Chennai-Bangaluru­Coimbatore-Ernakulam on 14.07-2011 [see exhibit-2], where in- agreed Destinationsconnectivity to Hubli & Mysore from Bangalore is not indicated.

As per the Corrigendum of IRCON dated 26-09-2011 release to its previous, . " ,..,- ,. t"h' . 8 I C" t E k' t ., d(3182S6 C1EneC1"I.q.··u/ -LU it '-' ennal- anga OI'e- OimDa ore- urna, Ularn now ex enue up

to Thiruvanthapuram .[See exhibit no-3}.\Nhen Kerala gets speed corridor extended upto Thiruvanthapur, wiry not Karnataka wish as per para 2 of this letter is not happening.A3 such i :equest yo'... discuss "vith the R!y Minist!':/ lo inClude the tl2"A Destination as

suggested and agreed mentioned in the paragraph 2 of this letter.

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Dear Shri Dinesh Trivedi ji,

At the outset, I compliment you to taking initiative for conductingFeasibility Study for a High Speed Rail Corridor connectingChennai - Bangalore - Coimbatore - Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram.My Gover-!1ment will extend full support for early implementation ofthis important project which connects imp6'ftant South Indian cities.

In this connection, I want to bring to your kind attention thecrucial need to include Bangalore-Mysorc high speed rail connectivityin the proposed High Speed Rail Corridor project of Indian Railways.

Vibrant industrial activities are taking place in theBangalore-Mysore route. There is fast increasing travel betweenBangalore and Mysore due to the growth of Information Technologyrelated industry with Mysore city emerging as the second largestsoftware exporter ip the State. The proposed Bangalore ..Mysore high..speed rail connectivity will also encourage decongestion of Bangaloreand dispersion· of population from the city of Bangalore. Mysore is thetourist attraction of the State· .•Various tourist attractions in Mysore(e.g. Mysore Palace, Vrindavan Garden etc.) are visited by over thirtylakh tourists every year - both domestic and foreign - \vith mostarriva]s from Banga10re City, which is only about 140 Krn. away fromIV!yscre thus en3.]:Ij"6 3. :1a)' tri[: tho.t i:3 rn;;3t 01.::jt;:,;)~1r:: for L]iC piOfu:::;eJhigh s~)eed rail travel.

Hence, it is proposed to develop a High Speed Rail Connectivitybetv/ccn B8ng8~ore and Mysorc .. Provision of this corridor would resultin the deve10pment of an urban corridor and also these cities becOJningtwin-cities. 'vVe expect a large scale FDI during the next few ycars inthis industrial belt.

The Japan Paihvay Technical Service Team. visited Bangalor~ andinteracted with the State Govt officials. They also felt the need forChennai-Bangalore-Mysore route. The report has proposed ju~ctionarrangement at· Krisj1nagiri from where high -;peed rail rOl).tes '.v111

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the rnajor cities in Ta:nil Nadu, Karnataka .lnd Kerala and thusenabhn'g overall gruwth of the region.

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The proposed high speed rail linkage of Bangalore-Mysore will beheavily utilized by tourism, IT and commuter traffic between Bangalor<::and Mysore and result in huge shift from:road and air to rail, which ismore sustainable mode of travel due tt> far lower fuel consumption,carbon emi"ssions and accidents. Currently, KSRTC runs 1000 bustrips between Bangalore carrying 35,000 passengers daily, a majorshare is expected to shift to high speed rail in the future thus reducingthe fuel consumption, carbon emissions and road accidents. Inaddition, a huge number of commuter trips are expected betweenBangalore and Mysore as people settle in less congested areas nearMysore and travel daily to Bangalore:- Thus, Bangalore-Mysore highspeed rail route will run to capacity right from the start of operationsand ensure financial viability for the proposed high speed rail corridorproject of Railways.

Ccnsidel-ing the above facts, I req~est you to kindly includeBangalore- Mysore route also in the above High Speed Rail Corridor.

With regards,

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Shxi Dhlesh Trivedi,I-ion'b1eMinister for Railways,Governrilen t of India,Roorn No. 239, Rail Bhawan,Ne-w Delhi - 110 001.

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