Recently, Siddaramaiah had urged Gadkari to postpone the inauguration of the bridge and foundation stone laying ceremony of infrastructure projects at Sagara taluk in Shivamogga on July 14, stating that he was not informed in advance

Citing his scheduled visit to Indi taluk in Vijayapura district, the CM in a letter to Gadkari had said, it would have been more appropriate for MoRTH to have consulted with the state government before scheduling such a programme, and requested him to instruct the officials in this regard

The event was attended by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, among others

This bridge is expected to significantly reduce the distance from Sagara to the villages around Sigandur, a place which is known for the Chowdeshwari temple

"Inaugurated India’s second-longest cable-stayed bridge -- the 6-km-long Sharavathi Bridge in Karnataka -- built at a cost of Rs 472 crore to enhance regional connectivity and boost mobility across the Malnad region," Nitin Gadkari wrote on X