<p>The long-delayed work on the underpass at the Suranjan Das junction has got a new deadline and officials have been instructed to complete the work on the stretch by July 2022.</p>.<p>Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta visited the work site on Saturday and interacted with the engineers over the delay.</p>.<p>“The retaining wall has been constructed on both sides. The precast elements have to be installed and I have instructed the officials to finish the pending works by July,” Gupta said.</p>.<p>BBMP officials blamed the delay in works on shifting the trees at the junction. “The Karnataka High Court had to intervene in the matter and since it was resolved a few months ago, the work has picked up speed,” a senior BBMP official said. The project missed multiple deadlines, the latest one being September 2021. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Work at Wind Tunnel Road</strong></p>.<p>Reviewing a series of projects, Gupta also inspected the work site at Wind Tunnel Road and gave officials six months to wrap up the work.</p>.<p>“The retaining wall has been constructed on one side. I have instructed the officials to obtain traffic diversion permissions and complete the construction of a retaining wall on the other side and finish the pending works within six months,” he said.</p>.<p>The civic body has already finished acquiring the land needed for the project from NAL and Isro.</p>.<p>Incidentally, Gupta, who visited the site last year, had set a September 2021 deadline for the project.</p>.<p>Inspecting road restoration works at some of the 110 villages in the city outskirts, the chief commissioner directed engineers to expedite the work before the onset of the rainy season.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>The long-delayed work on the underpass at the Suranjan Das junction has got a new deadline and officials have been instructed to complete the work on the stretch by July 2022.</p>.<p>Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta visited the work site on Saturday and interacted with the engineers over the delay.</p>.<p>“The retaining wall has been constructed on both sides. The precast elements have to be installed and I have instructed the officials to finish the pending works by July,” Gupta said.</p>.<p>BBMP officials blamed the delay in works on shifting the trees at the junction. “The Karnataka High Court had to intervene in the matter and since it was resolved a few months ago, the work has picked up speed,” a senior BBMP official said. The project missed multiple deadlines, the latest one being September 2021. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Work at Wind Tunnel Road</strong></p>.<p>Reviewing a series of projects, Gupta also inspected the work site at Wind Tunnel Road and gave officials six months to wrap up the work.</p>.<p>“The retaining wall has been constructed on one side. I have instructed the officials to obtain traffic diversion permissions and complete the construction of a retaining wall on the other side and finish the pending works within six months,” he said.</p>.<p>The civic body has already finished acquiring the land needed for the project from NAL and Isro.</p>.<p>Incidentally, Gupta, who visited the site last year, had set a September 2021 deadline for the project.</p>.<p>Inspecting road restoration works at some of the 110 villages in the city outskirts, the chief commissioner directed engineers to expedite the work before the onset of the rainy season.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
