BDA told to prioritise Peripheral Ring Road project
The Hindu
CM tells officials to finalise tender documents
At a review meeting on Tuesday, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa asked Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to prioritise the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project. Officials have been instructed to finalise tender documents and get clearance from the Karnataka cabinet. The proposed eight-lane PRR project, which will connect Tumakuru Road with Hosur Road, is more than 15 years old. Successive governments have failed to take it up for reasons ranging from high cost, especially land acquisition, to protests from citizens and environmentalists. The 65.5-km project will come at a huge environmental cost as more than 33,000 trees will have to be removed. Recently, the Board decided to opt for global competitive bidding for the project. The BDA has entrusted Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited to prepare the tender document. The State cabinet is likely to approve the project by the end of June.
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