The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to restart frozen works worth Rs 522 crore after six months. The Technical Vigilance Committee under Commissioner (TVCC) had termed these works as “unnecessary”.

District-in-charge Minister, Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday said that a team of officials has been formed to inspect these works and submit a report by December 6. He said, MLAs and Councillors have been asking us to restart these works.

A meeting was convened on Wednesday at BBMP office where the District-in-charge Minister was present. The minister said that out of the frozen works which were worth `522 crore, works worth `224 crore were under progress at that time. The remaining works were at various stages. He said the team of officials including TVCC engineers, Engineer-in-chief will inspect these works and submit a report. “The report will give us a clear picture on works that are necessary. Unnecessary works can be cancelled or changed. We will also check if more works are sanctioned in any particular ward and such works can be cancelled,” he said.

It can be recalled that based on TVCC report the then BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah in April 2013, had ordered to freeze 1,970 works worth Rs 522 crore. The report said these works were unnecessary.

Later in the Council meetings, Councillors from all parties had opposed the move.

While Siddaiah retired from service in May 2013, Chief Engineer N Devaraj who was heading TVCC then stepped out of BBMP under Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS).