<p>The Congress party on Friday warned of protests if the Karnataka government takes up a road project in the BBMP limits at an “inflated” cost. </p>.<p>KPCC working president and former Bengaluru in-charge minister Ramalinga Reddy said the project of developing 12 road corridors was proposed when B S Yeddyurappa was the chief minister. Back then, the cost of developing 191 kilometres of roads was estimated at Rs 1,122 crore. </p>.<p>Of this, the road cost was Rs 335 crore and the five-year maintenance cost Rs 787 crore, Reddy said. </p>.<p>While rules say contractors must maintain the roads for the first two years, Reddy said the government had estimated the maintenance cost from the first year itself.</p>.<p>Besides, while several stretches of these roads fall under both the KRIDL and the BBMP, the government wants to hand them all to the former agency, he alleged. </p>.<p>It is now being said that the chief minister is reviewing this project.</p>.<p>Reddy warned of protests if the government continues the project at such an “inflated cost”. </p>
<p>The Congress party on Friday warned of protests if the Karnataka government takes up a road project in the BBMP limits at an “inflated” cost. </p>.<p>KPCC working president and former Bengaluru in-charge minister Ramalinga Reddy said the project of developing 12 road corridors was proposed when B S Yeddyurappa was the chief minister. Back then, the cost of developing 191 kilometres of roads was estimated at Rs 1,122 crore. </p>.<p>Of this, the road cost was Rs 335 crore and the five-year maintenance cost Rs 787 crore, Reddy said. </p>.<p>While rules say contractors must maintain the roads for the first two years, Reddy said the government had estimated the maintenance cost from the first year itself.</p>.<p>Besides, while several stretches of these roads fall under both the KRIDL and the BBMP, the government wants to hand them all to the former agency, he alleged. </p>.<p>It is now being said that the chief minister is reviewing this project.</p>.<p>Reddy warned of protests if the government continues the project at such an “inflated cost”. </p>