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- Residents of Narasimharajapura have formed a Railway Struggle Committee to press for railway connectivity to the town.
- Committee members said that although many villages in the area were submerged by the Bhadra dam built at Lakkavalli in the 1960s, the government has not implemented alternative development plans for the region.
- They are concerned that the proposed Shivamogga–Mangaluru new railway line, earlier planned to pass through Narasimharajapura, is now being shaped through Arasalu, Hosanagar, Rippanpete, Thirthahalli and Shringeri instead.
- The committee has appointed office bearers including honorary convener R. Satish Acharya and chief convener Manju N. Gowda to pursue the demand.
What to watch next
- Whether the Shivamogga–Mangaluru railway line's final route includes Narasimharajapura or goes via the alternative alignment
- Actions or campaigns the new committee takes to press its demand with the government
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