Latest news with #BangaloreMetroRailCorporation
Time of India
30-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
BDA plan for Nov 1: 11-km arterial road off Mysuru & Magadi stretches
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is expected to open the 11-km major arterial road (MAR) connecting Mysuru Road and Magadi Road on Nov 1, Rajyotsava Day. This is expected to decongest the traffic in the city, helping diversion at Mysuru and Magadi roads, much before the NICE Junction on either side. Challaghatta Metro station is at one end of the MAR, and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has planned another at Kadabagere at Magadi Road end. The work on the MAR, the big-ticket project, was launched in 2018 and is expected to cost Rs 575 crore to BDA by the time it is commissioned. The project involves a major railway-under-bridge (RuB) on Mysuru Road, the work on which is under way. "Most of the road project is complete, and we plan to open the entire carriageway on Nov 1," a BDA engineer told TOI. You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru He said the remaining minor works will continue. BDA has acquired a small portion of the Sulikere forest area with the forest clearance, the engineer added. The road will run parallel to NICE Road and will be 100 metres wide (328 feet). It will consist of the main carriageway of 23 metres (75 feet), including a 3-metre wide median (9.8 feet), a park area of 27.5 metres (90 feet) on each side of the MAR, a service road of 7 metres (23 feet), a 2-metre (6.5-foot) wide cycle track on each side, and a 2-metre (6.5-foot) wide footpath on each side. MAR is the arterial road that cuts through the Nadaprabhu Kempecowda Layout (NPKL), providing access to BDA and private layouts. BDA is developing NPKL in areas falling in Kengeri and Yeshwanthpur hoblis over an area of about 4,000 acres. There is renewed interest among many NPKL allottees to build houses as the MAR project picked up momentum, engineers said. The peripheral ring road (PRR) for the city, too, is in the pipeline. The arterial road is designed in such a way that it will integrate and become part of the proposed PRR. The road project, planned initially as peripheral ring road (PRR-II), was delayed for a long time due to land acquisition issues. BDA officials struggled to acquire 325 acres of private land. The govt resolved the issues after the cabinet cleared a proposal to return half of the farmland it acquired in the form of BDA plots to landowners. "BDA engineers are working hard to finish the main road as early as possible. They are coordinating with the forest department and landowners to solve the critical gaps. The BDA chairman will announce the date of completion soon," said Manivannan P, BDA commissioner.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Karnataka Dy CM's meeting on Metro Hub: BMRCL may rework design under pressure
A decision on allocating 45 acres near Hebbal to BMRCL for a transport hub has been postponed again after a high-level meeting chaired by Deputy CM DK Shivakumar. BMRCL has been asked to reduce its land requirement, while BBMP also seeks a portion for a tunnel-road project. The delay raises concerns about potential real estate influence. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A high-level meeting chaired by Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Monday to decide on giving 45 acres of land near Hebbal to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) to build a transport hub once again postponed a was the third major meeting the government held in the past eight months to take a final call on the subject but ended without one. Industries & Infrastructure Minister MB Patil too attended the meeting along with senior BMRCL, BBMP, BDA and Urban Development and Industries department officials.'We need that land for the metro and tunnel road projects. We have told the metro and BBMP officials to work out a plan. We will take whatever land we need as it is a public infrastructure project,' Shivakumar said after the the past 14 months, the BMRCL has been sticking to its demand for 45 acres highlighting its criticality for the mega infrastructure project it has planned that includes a transport hub, parking lot and tri-junction connecting the airport metro Monday's meeting, the BMRCL officials are learnt to have been told to drastically cut their land requirement and come up with a revised design for their transport hub the government transferring BMRCL MD M Maheshwar Rao and appointing him as the chief commissioner at Bengaluru's civic body BBMP, the BMRCL may cave in to pressure and cut its land requirement, according to sources briefed on the matter. Rao is holding BMRCL MD's post as an additional charge until the government appoints a full time has also sought a portion of the land for its 16.6 km tunnel-road project between Hebbal and Silk Board MLA S Suresh Kumar (BJP) expressed his disappointment over the government once again ending the meeting without a decision which, he said, was in sharp contrast to the Dy CM's idea of strengthening the Brand Bengaluru. The inordinate delay, he said, would strengthen suspicions in the minds of people that an influential real estate lobby was throwing spanners into the infrastructure project.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Maheshwar Rao new BBMP chief commissioner
Bengaluru: In a major administrative reshuffle, Karnataka govt has appointed Maheshwar Rao M chief commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), replacing Tushar Giri Nath , who has been posted as additional chief secretary in the urban development department. Rao, currently managing director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, will now hold additional charge as BBMP chief commissioner . You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru Nath will concurrently hold the charge of additional chief secretary (home), and BBMP administrator, relieving Umashankar SR retiring on April 30. The notification clarifies that posts of BBMP administrator and BBMP chief commissioner are now declared equivalent in status and responsibilities to the cadre post of additional chief secretary under IAS rules.
