A drone shot which covered Vande Bharat train in Karnataka and Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway in a single frame took the internet by storm. Health minister K Sudhakar shared the video on social media and called it ‘unprecedented speed’ in the state.
The minister posted the video and wrote, “10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway and Vande Bharat Express in one frame! Double Engine BJP Govts at the Centre and in Karnataka have delivered next generation infrastructure at a scale & speed that is unprecedented.”
The expressway from Kengeri to Mysuru is aimed to reduce the present journey of 3.5 hours to just 1.5 hours. The Rs. 8,453 crore project is scheduled to be inaugurated in March. However, NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) allowed vehicles to ply from Bengaluru to Mandya as the remaining stretch is yet to be completed. The road has a length of 118 kilometers and is witnessing heavy movement of vehicles even before its inauguration.
Meanwhile, in November last year, Vande Bharat train between Mysuru and Chennai was inaugurated by the railway department and it was first such train in south India. The average speed of the Chennai-Mysore Vande Bharat express service is between 75 and 77 kilometers per hour. The distance between the two cities is around 504 kilometres and it will take around a six-and-a-half hour journey to reach Mysuru from Chennai.
