Mysuru, June 12 -- Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has urged the Union Government to approve the proposed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between Mysuru and Bengaluru, stating that the project would play a key role in the growth of the State's cultural capital.

During his visit yesterday to New Delhi for high-level meetings, including a NITI Aayog session, Shivakumar met Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and sought clearance for the Mysuru-Bengaluru RRTS corridor.

He also requested approval for similar RRTS links connecting Bengaluru with Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur and Kolar.

The Chief Minister said the project would require major improvements to the existing railway infrastructure between Mysuru ...