Karnataka Budget 2023-24: Projects worth ₹9,698 crores announced for comprehensive development of Bengaluru
The Hindu
Civic infrastructure, roads, flood mitigation, suburban rail and Namma Metro get big push in Buget 2023-24
Ahead of the upcoming Assembly and Bengaluru civic body polls, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka has announced ₹9,698 crore-worth projects in the State Budget 2023-23 for comprehensive development of Bengaluru city.
On Friday, in his Budget speech, Mr Bommai said that under the Amrutha Nagarothana Scheme, works worth ₹6,000 crore are being implemented in Bengaluru. Development of 108 km of roads has been taken up under the high-density corridors scheme at an estimated cost of ₹273 crore.
After Bengaluru was flooded due to heavy rains last year, “to ensure that there is a free flow of rainwater and to avoid flooding, ₹1,813 crore has been provided for the development of 195 km of drainage and culverts in the city,” he said.
Around 250 well-equipped ‘She Toilets’ will be constructed in heavily populated markets, mega commercial complexes, etc in the city. State-of-the art design including toilets, feeding room, mobile charging, emergency SOS services etc. will be taken up at a cost ₹50 crore in these complexes.
A total of 75 junctions for traffic control will be developed in Bengaluru at a cost of ₹150 crores, Mr Bommai announced in the Budget. Artificial intelligence will be used for seamless signal synchronisation and other functions, he said.
To reduce the traffic congestion, the government proposed construction of a 5-km elevated road at a cost of ₹350 crore from Tin Factory to Medahalli and an integrated flyover from Yeshwanthpur railway station to Mathikere and BEL Road by providing direct access.
The white topping project of 120 km arterial roads in Bengaluru at a cost of ₹1,000 crore and development of 300 km of arterial and sub-arterial roads in the city at a cost of ₹450 crore has also been announced for the pothole-filled roads in the city.
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