Proposal to increase BBMP limits dropped
The Hindu
Delimitation Committee likely to submit its report to the government soon
The proposal to include urbanised pockets in the 1 km radius of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) under the civic body seems to have been dropped.
Gaurav Gupta, who heads the delimitation committee, stated that the work on the draft report is almost complete and would be submitted to the government shortly. “Areas notified as BBMP (i.e. 800 sq km comprising 198 wards) have been considered for delimitation and creation of 243 wards,” he said.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.