The Divisional Railway Manager of Hubballi Division of South Western Railway Harsh Khare has said that sixteen railway stations over Hubballi Division had been chosen for development under the Amrit Bharat scheme, to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Friday, Mr. Khare said that among the 508 railway stations chosen under the scheme, 16 fall under the Hubballi Division and the PM would be laying the foundation stone via video conference for the upgradation of six railway stations namely Ballari, Koppal, Gadag, Alnavar, Gokak Road and Ghataprabha on Sunday.
He said the division had conducted various competitions for students of 25 schools and 14 colleges in and around the six railway stations and winners of these competitions would be given prizes at the local events on Sunday, the day on which the Prime Minister was scheduled to launch the scheme.
