‘Srinivasa Sethu’ partly ready for inauguration
The Hindu
The flyover, built to ease traffic congestion, may be operational by year-end
‘Srinivasa Sethu’, the elevated smart corridor project passing through the arterial roads of the temple city, is all set for partial inauguration in a week.
The 7-km stretch leading to Tirumala hills between Tanapalle Cross (Tiruchanur) and Nandi Circle (Kapila Theertham) was once considered a driver’s nightmare. The flyover now brings down the travelling distance from nearly 40 minutes to less than 10 minutes, obviating the need to traverse through the scores of traffic junctions in the city. However, it will not benefit the denizens much, as one who gets on to the flyover has to get down at the final point.
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.