<p>The work on nine-storey command and control centre for the police department in Bengaluru is finally slated to begin in the month of November.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, who also holds the Home portfolio.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project was first announced in the 2015-16 budget by former chief minister Siddaramaiah, with an estimated outlay of Rs 50 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The centre was supposed to be set up over a period of three years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the project failed to take off. It again found mention in the 2018-19 (February) budget, where the project cost had escalated to Rs 80 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But as per the statement issued by the Home Minister’s office, the estimated project cost now stands at Rs 130 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The centre will come up in place of the existing intelligence wing on the premises of the police headquarters on Nrupatunga Road.</p>
<p>The work on nine-storey command and control centre for the police department in Bengaluru is finally slated to begin in the month of November.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, who also holds the Home portfolio.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project was first announced in the 2015-16 budget by former chief minister Siddaramaiah, with an estimated outlay of Rs 50 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The centre was supposed to be set up over a period of three years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the project failed to take off. It again found mention in the 2018-19 (February) budget, where the project cost had escalated to Rs 80 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But as per the statement issued by the Home Minister’s office, the estimated project cost now stands at Rs 130 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The centre will come up in place of the existing intelligence wing on the premises of the police headquarters on Nrupatunga Road.</p>
