<p>The State Cabinet is understood to have given its approval at its meeting on Wednesday, to set up a Science City at Bellahalli near Yelahanka.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Science City is proposed to come up on 25 acres of government land. The proposed city will have a planetarium and museums. <br /><br />The aim is to promote Bangalore as a hub of science and scientific research. The departments of IT, BT and Science and Technology have planned to develop the city under public private partnership model.<br /><br />There was no media briefing of the Cabinet meeting as the Legislature session is on. <br />The concept of Science City was conceived in 2002 when S M Krishna was the chief minister. But it has not materialised till date. <br /><br />Besides, the Cabinet is learnt to have agreed to give about five acres of land to Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, promoted by noted scientist C N R Rao at Bellahalli.<br /><br />Besides, the Cabinet is learnt to have given its nod to a proposal to increase the estimated cost of the six signal-free corridors in Bangalore.<br /><br />The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had invited tenders to implement the projects. But the bidders had quoted 49 per cent more than the estimated cost. Hence, a proposal was placed before the Cabinet, seeking its approval to increase the cost of the projects. The total cost of the projects is Rs 450 crore, sources said.<br /><br />Corridors<br /><br />The corridors are as follows: Dr Rajkumar Road (Yeshwantpur Circle to Okalipuram Road), Hosur Road (Central Silk Board to Vellara Junction); Outer Ring Road (Mysore Road Junction to Central Silk Board); Old Airport Road (Vellara Junction to Kundalahalli via Whitefield), and Mekhri Circle to Hope Farm via Old Madras Road. <br />The Cabinet also gave five acres of land to a housing society of ‘D’ Group employees association of the secretariat and 10 acres to Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation.<br />The Cabinet is learnt to have discussed at length about the sand policy. But no final decision was taken. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa to prepare the policy in a month's time.<br />CID report<br />The Cabinet also decided to accept the CID report on allegations of misuse of power by the then Commissioner of Youth Services and Sports K Shivaram, a former IAS officer. The CID had given clean chit to the officer.<br /></p>
<p>The State Cabinet is understood to have given its approval at its meeting on Wednesday, to set up a Science City at Bellahalli near Yelahanka.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Science City is proposed to come up on 25 acres of government land. The proposed city will have a planetarium and museums. <br /><br />The aim is to promote Bangalore as a hub of science and scientific research. The departments of IT, BT and Science and Technology have planned to develop the city under public private partnership model.<br /><br />There was no media briefing of the Cabinet meeting as the Legislature session is on. <br />The concept of Science City was conceived in 2002 when S M Krishna was the chief minister. But it has not materialised till date. <br /><br />Besides, the Cabinet is learnt to have agreed to give about five acres of land to Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, promoted by noted scientist C N R Rao at Bellahalli.<br /><br />Besides, the Cabinet is learnt to have given its nod to a proposal to increase the estimated cost of the six signal-free corridors in Bangalore.<br /><br />The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had invited tenders to implement the projects. But the bidders had quoted 49 per cent more than the estimated cost. Hence, a proposal was placed before the Cabinet, seeking its approval to increase the cost of the projects. The total cost of the projects is Rs 450 crore, sources said.<br /><br />Corridors<br /><br />The corridors are as follows: Dr Rajkumar Road (Yeshwantpur Circle to Okalipuram Road), Hosur Road (Central Silk Board to Vellara Junction); Outer Ring Road (Mysore Road Junction to Central Silk Board); Old Airport Road (Vellara Junction to Kundalahalli via Whitefield), and Mekhri Circle to Hope Farm via Old Madras Road. <br />The Cabinet also gave five acres of land to a housing society of ‘D’ Group employees association of the secretariat and 10 acres to Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation.<br />The Cabinet is learnt to have discussed at length about the sand policy. But no final decision was taken. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa to prepare the policy in a month's time.<br />CID report<br />The Cabinet also decided to accept the CID report on allegations of misuse of power by the then Commissioner of Youth Services and Sports K Shivaram, a former IAS officer. The CID had given clean chit to the officer.<br /></p>
