Deccan Herald 17.12.2013
Work on key infra projects to begin soon
The work on two important infrastructure
projects—eight-lane corridor at Okalipuram and a grade separator near
Devegowda Petrol Bunk will commence soon.
Senior
officials of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said that
work on Okalipuram eight-lane corridor would start within a month while
the grade separator near Devegowda Petrol Bunk may start in a week’s
time.
The Rs 110-crore Okalipuram project was delayed due to land
acquisition and as a result the cost has shot up by another Rs 70
crore. For this project, the BBMP needed Railway land while the Railways
wanted Binny Mill land near Seshadripuram.
pay Rs 70 crore for acquiring their huge land at Okalipuram due to
which the project cost escalated. The exchange of land and the Railway
land acquisition needs to be notified in the Gazette. The whole process
may take one more month,” a senior BBMP official added.
Regarding
the Rs 53-crore grade separator project at Kittur Rani Chennamma
Circle near Devegowda Petrol Pump, the sources said work order will be
issued on Tuesday followed by the commencement of work the very next
day.
The only challenge before the BBMP is the acquisition of
four properties for which it is persuading the property owners to accept
the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary
compensation.
