Central funds sought for City projects

A Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) delegation led by Mayor N Shanthakumari met Union ministers and handed over a memorandum for seeking necessary funds for executing significant infrastructure projects in the City on Thursday.

Transport and City in charge minister Ramalinga Reddy said: “The central government has promised assistance for all major projects. Traffic congestion is increasing in the City and we have proposed a total of 75-km signal-free corridor.”

Reddy said the corridor project requires a total of Rs 18,409 crore. “We intend to construct signal-free elevated road from Central Silk Board to Hebbal, from Kempapura till Goraguntepalya and from Jnanabharati to Varthur Kodi. Infra Support Engineering Consultant Company has already prepared a preliminary project report and in five years, we want to implement the project in a phased manner.”

A detailed project report has been submitted to Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. “We have also convinced Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to include the project in the upcoming State budget,” the minister added.