
DK Shivakumar 'takes serious responsibility' of IT capital after claiming 'even god can't fix Bengaluru traffic'; Here's proposed plan
Bengaluru's traffic woes overnight, the Congress leader on Thursday outlined a strategy to tackle traffic congestion with large-scale infrastructure projects.
«I have taken responsibility of Bengaluru seriously. Unlike New Delhi, Bengaluru is not a planned city. Only areas like Jayanagar, Indiranagar, and Malleswaram have planned layouts,» he told the legislative council.
What has been proposed?
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who is also the Bengaluru Development Minister, on Thursday said that double-decker flyovers, tunnel roads, buffer roads, elevated corridors, and other projects are planned to ease traffic in Bengaluru.
Replying to a question in the Legislative Council by MLC Sudham Das on the steps taken to ease traffic, he said, «I have taken up the responsibility of Bengaluru seriously. Bengaluru is not a planned city like New Delhi; only areas like Jayanagara, Indiranagara, and Malleshwara are planned layouts. PRR project would have reduced the traffic woes of the city to a large extent, but it was not executed.»
«The PRR would have cost Rs 3,000-4,000 crore if it was executed then, but today, it costs Rs 26,000. We are going to execute the PRR by taking a loan from Hudco. When KJ George was the Bengaluru Development Minister, he planned a steel bridge on Bellary Road, but there was severe opposition. We are paying a price today for not executing that project. We have now planned two tunnel roads — a 17 km stretch from East to West and a 23 km stretch from North to South. We will be calling for tenders for the first phase soon,» he explained.
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Shivakumar said that the state government is planning to build double decker flyovers wherever the new metro lines are coming up. The