<p>Infrastructure projects announced under Bengaluru Mission 2022 are yet to take off despite their deadlines fast approaching.</p>.<p>Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced a mix of old infrastructure programmes and some new ones to overhaul the city’s infrastructure in two years.</p>.<p>While old projects such as the metro are at various stages of completion, those like the development of 12 high-density corridors, synchronising traffic signals, and redevelopment of Mysore Lamps and NGEF premises still remain on the drawing board.</p>.<p>Bengaluru suburban railway, another old project, has made some headway but is yet to see substantial progress on the ground.</p>.<p>The only new project to see considerable progress is the development of the Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley.</p>.<p>The Rs 477-crore project to develop the 12 high-density corridors on Ballari, Mysuru and Tumakuru roads etc, a key component of the chief minister’s programme, is almost dead if sources are to be believed.</p>.<p>Incumbent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai decided to drop the project following irregularities in the tender process.</p>.<p>The Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDC), which was entrusted with the task, was accused of inflating the project cost by allocating separate funds for maintenance in the initial years.</p>.<p>There has also been zero progress in the upgrade and synchronisation of 216 traffic signals. Under the Rs 30-crore project, existing traffic signals are to be upgraded and integrated with the adaptive traffic control system.</p>.<p>The project is still on the drawing board. A solitary bidder took part in the tender called last year.</p>.<p>“The project may take some time. It’s still in the pipeline,” B R Ravikanthe Gowda, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), told <span class="italic">DH</span>. Two other prominent projects — redeveloping the 65-acre NGEF land and the 25-acre defunct Mysore Lamps factory — are also yet to take off.</p>.<p>Under the projects, an urban forest, an outdoor sports area and a heritage centre are to be built on the sprawling NGEF land, while the government wants to convert the 25-acre factory into a public space. Bommai, however, showed no interest in the project as he suspected irregularities by officials.</p>.<p>The only project that made significant progress on the ground is the development of the Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley on the lines of Gujarat’s Sabarmati Riverfront. Authorities have finished 60% of the groundwork on the Rs 169-crore Citizen Waterway Project and are planning to complete it by March 2023.</p>.<p>Rakesh Singh, Additional Chief Secretary of the Urban Development Department (UDD), did not respond to calls seeking comment about the Bengaluru Mission 2022.</p>
<p>Infrastructure projects announced under Bengaluru Mission 2022 are yet to take off despite their deadlines fast approaching.</p>.<p>Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced a mix of old infrastructure programmes and some new ones to overhaul the city’s infrastructure in two years.</p>.<p>While old projects such as the metro are at various stages of completion, those like the development of 12 high-density corridors, synchronising traffic signals, and redevelopment of Mysore Lamps and NGEF premises still remain on the drawing board.</p>.<p>Bengaluru suburban railway, another old project, has made some headway but is yet to see substantial progress on the ground.</p>.<p>The only new project to see considerable progress is the development of the Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley.</p>.<p>The Rs 477-crore project to develop the 12 high-density corridors on Ballari, Mysuru and Tumakuru roads etc, a key component of the chief minister’s programme, is almost dead if sources are to be believed.</p>.<p>Incumbent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai decided to drop the project following irregularities in the tender process.</p>.<p>The Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDC), which was entrusted with the task, was accused of inflating the project cost by allocating separate funds for maintenance in the initial years.</p>.<p>There has also been zero progress in the upgrade and synchronisation of 216 traffic signals. Under the Rs 30-crore project, existing traffic signals are to be upgraded and integrated with the adaptive traffic control system.</p>.<p>The project is still on the drawing board. A solitary bidder took part in the tender called last year.</p>.<p>“The project may take some time. It’s still in the pipeline,” B R Ravikanthe Gowda, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), told <span class="italic">DH</span>. Two other prominent projects — redeveloping the 65-acre NGEF land and the 25-acre defunct Mysore Lamps factory — are also yet to take off.</p>.<p>Under the projects, an urban forest, an outdoor sports area and a heritage centre are to be built on the sprawling NGEF land, while the government wants to convert the 25-acre factory into a public space. Bommai, however, showed no interest in the project as he suspected irregularities by officials.</p>.<p>The only project that made significant progress on the ground is the development of the Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley on the lines of Gujarat’s Sabarmati Riverfront. Authorities have finished 60% of the groundwork on the Rs 169-crore Citizen Waterway Project and are planning to complete it by March 2023.</p>.<p>Rakesh Singh, Additional Chief Secretary of the Urban Development Department (UDD), did not respond to calls seeking comment about the Bengaluru Mission 2022.</p>