Amid criticism towards the proposed tunnel roads in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D Ok Shivakumar mentioned on Wednesday that the undertaking was a part of a long-term plan to ease visitors congestion, including that the price of widening roads as a substitute can be prohibitive.
The tunnel roads have been proposed from Hebbal to Silk Board and from Ok R Puram to Mysuru Street.
“(To widen the street) alongside Bengaluru Palace, authorities is in a quandary over paying Rs 3,000 crore as TDR compensation. Within the tunnel street stretch, if we wish to widen the street, then compensation for the land acquired itself would quantity to Rs 3 lakh crore,” he mentioned at a information convention.
Shivakumar was responding to media queries on protests deliberate by the BJP towards the tunnel roads undertaking. “When (Ok J) George (who was previously Bengaluru improvement minister) had proposed a metal bridge undertaking, that too was opposed,” he mentioned, including that the Opposition occasion was welcome to criticise measures taken to deal with visitors within the metropolis.
In response to projections, the tunnel roads will value the state exchequer Rs 19,000 crore.
Shivakumar mentioned he was ready for the BJP leaders to boost the problem of the tunnel roads within the Legislative Meeting through the upcoming funds session of the legislature.
Additional, Shivakumar mentioned {that a} plan was being chalked out to assemble flyovers of 160 km and roads of 300 km alongside storm-water drains in Bengaluru.
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