“Same Monsoon Promises Again?” Bengaluru Authorities Issue Annual Flood Preparedness Orders Ahead of Rains
Bengaluru: The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBPA) has already issued a draft notification dividing the five city municipalities into 368 wards. Maheshwar Rao, Chief Commissioner of GBPA, informed that after reviewing objections and suggestions received, the final ward-wise Delimitation notification will be published soon.
Speaking at a media briefing held on Friday, Rao said the breakdown of wards includes 63 in Central City Municipality, 72 in South City Municipality, 50 in East City Municipality, 111 in West City Municipality, and 72 in North City Municipality, totaling 368 wards under GBPA jurisdiction.
He added that under Greater Bengaluru Authority jurisdiction, 7,96,780 e-Khata applications have been received, of which 7,83,179 have been approved. Additionally, 1,169 properties have been converted from B-Khata to A-Khata status.
Under Bengaluru Smart Infrastructures Limited, key projects include construction of urban vehicle underpasses, elevated corridors/grade separators, integrated metro and road flyovers, link roads alongside stormwater drains to improve neighborhood connectivity, road white-topping, and road widening initiatives.
Two vehicle underpass projects worth Rs 45,000 crore are underway. The 16.7 km long North-South corridor’s tender process is ongoing, while project reports for the 20 km East-West corridor are being prepared.
Project reports are also being formulated to implement 13 elevated corridors spanning 126.44 km at a cost of Rs 18,204 crore. A Rs 9,000-crore plan to build 40 km of metro-integrated double-decker flyovers is also in the pipeline, with project reports being prepared.
There is a proposal to construct approximately 380 km of buffer roads along stormwater drains at Rs 3,000 crore, with project reports being drafted currently. Additionally, Rs 1,700 crore will be invested in upgrading 145.86 km of roads, incorporating utilities and white-topping for comprehensive development.
Regarding the IT Corridor Outer Ring Road (from Silk Board Junction to K.R. Puram), some issues remain involving municipalities, metro, water board, KPITCL, and other departments. The 20.5 km stretch is planned for world-class comprehensive development at a cost of Rs 400 crore, according to Rao.
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