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2008
- High-speed rly corridor gets Centres approval
  The Railway Ministry has agreed to the State government’s suggestion to set up a high-speed railway corridor between Bangalore and Hubli and Hubli and Pune besides extending it to Mysore from Bangalore.
- Budget 2008: Infrastructure funds cut, no special grants to projects
  Infrastructure facilities in the City received a raw deal in the vote on account presented in Parliament. Compared with the last years budget allocation for urban infrastructure here, this time allocation has come down by 15.06 per cent.
- 3 elevated corridors for Bangalore
  For the traffic-weary, here is some cheering news. To reduce traffic congestion and travel time in Bangalore, the authorities have planned to build three elevated high-density corridors (road-over-roads) stretching 21 km. But wait. The much-hyped Rs 800-crore tunnel road proposed between Minsk Square and Hebbal flyover may give way to one corridor.
  
  BDA commissioner M K Shankarlinge Gowda told TOI: “If the BBMP takes up the proposed elevated corridor from Minsk Square to Hebbal flyover, there will be no need for a tunnel road on the stretch. Moreover, a tunnel road project is time-consuming and a costly affair.’’
- Students ask Bangalore motorists to be patient
  It was a different Sunday outing for about 100 students in the city. They took to the streets holding placards with a unique message - requesting motorists to be patient. Tomorrow's road users set an example on what individuals can do to improve traffic.
  
  The walk started at Gandhi statue on MG Road and concluded at Richmond Town. Students of Baldwin, Bishop Cotton, Sacred Heart and Cathedral schools came out with creative messages. They shouted slogans like: "We love Bengaluru, not Galeejuru (dirty city)" and "Let's stop pointing fingers at others".
2007
- Is road widening the only allternative ?
  Mavalli - one of the oldest villages of Bangalore City. As Bangalore grew, the village became part of the City. Vehicular movement in the area increased as it is located close to one of the major tourist attractions - Lalbagh.
- Widen roads, but...
  Widened roads are welcome, as long as they also spare us worries over land acquisition. That summed up the contention of the residents, who are bracing for Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)’s road-widening initiative on Bellary Road, Tannery Road and Dr Ambedkar Road.
  
  People who reacted to the project on Sunday told Deccan Herald that widened roads should also be complemented with adequate parking space, underpasses and footpaths. The Palike has invited applications for grant of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) from owners of properties that come on these roads. The project proposes to widen the three roads to a width of 24 metres.
- BBMP to draw up traffic blueprint
  The BBMP has accorded top priority to the city's traffic management. The civic body will draw up a blueprint on traffic management around newly constructed high-rises before occupancy certificates are issued, said BBMP commissioner S Subramanya on Saturday. The aim is to ease traffic congestions.
  
  Talking to reporters, he said the BBMP's traffic engineering cell will work with the traffic police to identify solutions. A blueprint will be prepared for UB City and other mega complexes that have come up in and around the city.
- Widen roads but spare a thought for trees
  The interactive session on road widening jointly organised by Environment Support Group, Civic and Alternative Law Forum provided space for discussion on various issues related to traffic congestion and conserving green
- Private firms to build roads in Bangalore
  Even as the road-widening programme on four major roads is under way, the BBMP identified 35 more roads to be widened under the transferable development rights (TDR) scheme.
  
  Mumbai-based Bhobe Associates has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing Detailed Project Reports, said senior BBMP officials.
- NGOs plan debate on road widening
  Even as the City's stakeholders get ready to discuss issues related to widening roads to ease the traffic bot tlenecks, a group of NGOs is set to host a public debate on the impact of the move
- Guv tells NICE to give land details
  The BMIC project has got a reprieve after facing many a hurdle during the JD(S)-led coalition government.
  
  Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Saturday summoned the promoters, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises and is reported to have asked to give in writing the land required for completing the peripheral and link roads.
- BMIC expressway short of land
  Construction work on available land for Section A of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMIC) including link road, peripheral road and portions of the expressway, has been completed, according to promoters of the corridor, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Limited (NICE).
  
  A company spokesman said the work was complete “except at a few patches where land was not made available and approval for construction of bridges was required”. According to NICE, the company requires land for the link road (on three locations), peripheral road (four locations) and expressway (8 kms of road, apart from land for two interchanges). Approvals from the BBMP, BWSSB and PWD are also pending on certain locations, he said.
- HC notices to Chief Secretary, NICE
  Karnakata High Court on Thursday ordered contempt notices to State Chief Secretary P B Mahishi, Commerce and Industry Secretary K M Shivkumar, Urban Development Secretary Subhash Chandra, PWD Secretary Sudhir Krishna and Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) Managing Director Ashok Kheny and its seven other directors.
- Chaos on the way
  Scores of tall, massive apartments dominate the skyline. Rows of glass-and-steel facade complexes. Hundreds of sedans, vans, buses and trucks lined up for kilometres. This is part of Greater Bangalore — the 14-km stretch between Sarjapur Road and KR Puram. Testimony to the realty boom and expanding horizons of the IT spectrum.
  
  But this burst of prosperity is dogged by a ticking time bomb - inadequate infrastructure. There are about 2,500 mega apartment structures with dwellings of more than 1.5 lakh individual units. There are about 500 massive office complexes with over 1 million sqft of office space.
- PWD pushes land for land; owners allege hard sell
  Cornered by litigation over land acquisition, promoters of the proposed State Highway (Special) connecting the Outer Ring Road to the upcoming international airport in Devanahalli, are pushing hard the idea of land as compensation. With the period for calling objections to the project getting over, the Public Works Department has proposed sites for property owners displaced by the 21.2-km highway. PWD Secretary Sudhir Krishna said the Department was negotiating with Government agencies, including the Bangalore Development Authority, to look into possibilities of offering alternative sites to property owners who are affected by the project.
- Thimmampalli-Billur road in bad shape
  The state of these roads have not changed for decades now. Even after the reorganisation of the district, change of legislators, and despite the fact that a politician from this area is a central minister, these roads have still not improved. The Thimmampalli-Billur road has been in a state of disrepair for several decades now, but there is no one willing to look into the matter.
- Malleswaram Circle underpass work at snail's pace
  The then BBMP commissioner K Jairaj had assured the residents that the underpass at Malleswaram Circle will be ready for inauguration by July 1. The Palike, in its budget document for 2007-08, had stated that the construction would be completed by June end. But the work is still on even three and half months after the expiry of deadline!
- NICE workers not so nice
  Tense situation prevailed in front of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) office on peripheral ring road on Thursday evening. Some students and faculty members of Environment Support Group (ESG), led by its coordinator Leo Saldanha staged a snap protest alleging that NICE workers tried to assault faculty members and students when they were on a study trip.
- Bapujinagar flyover dogged by delays
  Bangalore city has been selected for overall development of urban infrastructure under the Centre’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. So far the Centre has approved 13 works proposed by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. The Centre contributes 35 per cent of the total cost of these projects and remaining is shared by the State government and the Palike in the ratio of 15 pc and 50 pc respectively. The Centre started releasing first installment of its share for the work in December 2006. So far the Centre has released Rs 68.3 crore for urban infrastructure works. Deccan Herald has done a reality check on the status of important works taken up under the JUNURM. Today’s spotlight is on flyover at Bapujinagar.
- M'lore-B'lore travel a nightmare
  Those commuting between Mangalore and Bangalore by road are well aware of the agony. The Shiradi ghat stretch of the National Highway-48, linking Port city to the State capital is in a pathetic condition.
  Since no repair works have been taken up for many years to make the road motorable, the travellers are facing the brunt. The plight of the road is so bad that it seems like connectivity between the two major cities of the state are almost cut off.
- SC stays notification inviting tenders for BMIC
  The Supreme Court today stayed till further orders the notification issued by the Karnataka Government on September 17, inviting global tenders for completing the Rs 2,250 crore Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project.
  A bench comprising Justices B N Agarwal, P P Naolekar and D K Jain also issued notices to the Karnataka government on a petition filed by Nandi, the contractors of the express highway.
- Govt's decision to hand BMIC proj to GIC a fraud
  Managing Director of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) Ashok Kheney today alleged that the state government's decision to handover express highway project between Bangalore-Mysore to Global Infrastructure Consortium was a 'fraud'. Talking to newsmen here he alleged that the company's address mentioned in the application was false. Even the Bangalore address was said to be fake one, he said.
- Bangalore Turf Club gives way for road expansion Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has, on Thursday, pulled down a portion of Bangalore Turf Club’s compound wall facing Race Course Road, to convert it into a six lane road.
  BBMP has taken a Rs 5 crore project to widen the busy and congested Race Course road -- between Anand Rao Circle and Basaveshwara Circle -- by 30 meters. The present width of the road is just between 7 and 12 meters. Due to the narrow road, traffic snarls are common during morning and evening peak hours. The project, once completed, will ensure smooth flow of traffic on this route.
- Govt invites tenders for BMIC
  The Karnataka government on Thursday invited global bids for the BMIC project on the Swiss Challenge approach even as the case is pending in the Supreme Court.
- Flyovers getting more attention
  The collapse of a flyover in Hyderabad on Sunday resulting in 15 deaths has brought into focus public safety at infrastructure project sites. Bangalore, over the past seven years, has seen construction of at least 10 flyovers.
- Karnataka invites global tender for BMIC project
  Karnataka Cabinet today decided to invite global tender under Swiss Challenge based on a proposal submitted by Global Infrastructure Limited with regard to take up Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project after obtaining permission from the Supreme Court.
- Mysore Airport to be ready by October 2009
  Mysore Airport will be ready for operation by October 2009, Union Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary K N Srivatsava said today.
  Speaking to newsmen after inspecting the works at Mandakali Airport, near here, he said that the works were expected to be completed by January 2009 and after trail run and testing the runway it would be ready for operation by Dasara Festivities in 2009.
- Can Tumkurs highway be broadened?
  That the road traffic at Tumkur has gone haywire is no news any more. Both traffic police and the public have come to accept it as a matter of fact. Political leaders, youth leader aspirants and the silent officer bearers of various organisations are all looking the other way, not breaking their heads over the problem.
- Kaggadasapura Residents protest against bad roads
  Residents of Kaggadasapura in Bangalore staged a rasta-roko demanding repair of 1.5 km stretch road connecting Kaggadasapura and Vignana Nagar, on Tuesday.
  Residents of the locality started protest around 9.30 am and continued for two hours affecting traffic movement. Protesters alleged that despite many complaints BBMP has not taken measures to improve the road. Nirmala, a resident of the locality, said that she is suffering from back pain as she has been travelling on the road for a few months.
- BMIC - a saga of legal roadblocks
  The state's 'escape hatch' of the Swiss Challenge method is the latest in a long legal tangle: if the government is keen to stop the project, implementation company Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) is equally committed in going ahead.
- Growing numbers may leave City dry
  The population of Bangalore increases every year by an average of 1,91,300. At this rate, its total population would touch 10 million by 2021. The BDA Master Plan estimates the population of Bangalore City would be 8.8 million by 2015. However, the plan does not specify any programme to quench the thirst of increasing population.
- Expressway project on schedule
  Exactly a year to go. And according to officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), there will be no delay in the completion of the Hosur Road expressway project.
  The first launching gantry is ready and you are likely to shortly see it lift up and fix pre-cast segments to create the superstructure of the expressway.
- Work in swift pace for Mysore Airport upgradation
  This city of palaces, emerging a logical extension of Bangalore for IT sector expansion, will soon find its lost place in the aviation map of the country following the development of a full fledged Airport.
  Work on upgrading the airport at Mandakalli on the outskirts of the city has picked up steam following the urgency of it exhibited by the IT sector as the city had emerged the second in the State in IT exports, which had crossed Rs 760 crore last year.
- Infrastructure projects achieve financial progress
  The urban infrastructure development projects, taken up by the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project (KUDCEMP) with Asian Development Bank (ADB) assistance in five towns in undivided Dakshina Kannada, has achieved financial progress ranging from over 55 per cent to 84 per cent.
- Karnataka to develop 3 Airports on PPP model
  As many as 19 companies in the private sector had shown interest to develop three Airports Bijapur, Shimoga and Gulbarga under the PPP model, Infrastructure Secretary V P Baligar said today.
  Speaking to newsmen here he said that the state government had acquired land for the proposed airports. In future all the major highway projects would be developed under the PPP model and already the Sandur, Hospet and Belekere by-pass road works were being taken up under such mode at a cost of over Rs 110 crore.
- High-speed rail link to Bangalore airport
  Pushed into action by criticism from the Union civil aviation ministry, the state moved one step forward towards constructing a rail link from the city to the Bangalore International Airport site at Devanahalli.
  To cater to international standards and also to avoid traffic problems, the state government has proposed to run a high-speed elevated train from MG Road to the under-construction airport in two years. The airport itself will be operational next year, from April.
- Upgraded roads dug up
  A footpath near Chalukya Circle on Raj Bhavan Road lies excavated for a fault correction by Bescom. Ulsoor Road near Trinity Circle has met with a similar fate, thanks to BWSSB laying a pipeline.
- New design for Electronic city expressway
  National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is set for an on-schedule opening of the elevated expressway between Silk Board Junction and Electronic City. The 9 km expressway will be thrown open to traffic in July, 2008.
- No change in expressway alignment
  Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) Commissioner Sudhir Krishna on We-dnesday said contrary to allegations made by the public, there has been no change in alignment in the proposed expressway between Outer Ring Road and Devanahalli.
- Acquire land for IRR project, govt told
  Ground work on the proposed 250-km Intermediate Ring Road (IRR) around Bangalore is set to roll with the Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways asking the state government to go ahead with land acquisition for the project. The land acquisition itself is estimated to cost between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 3,000 crore, he added.
- NHAI approached for Intermediate ring road
  The Centre will favourably consider Karnataka's proposal to build a 250 km intermediate ring road around Bangalore to ease traffic congestion in Greater Bangalore, Union Minsiter for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, T R Baalu, said today.
- Mapunity, Airtel and Bangalore city launch BTIS
  Mapunity Information Services, which develops geographic information systems and services for governance and public affairs has partnered with the Bangalore City Police and Airtel Karnataka, the city's largest mobile operator, to provide a comprehensive urban traffic information system for Bangalore city.
- Uncertainty over alignment: Ring road project grinds to a halt in Gulbarga
  The execution of the second stage of the eight km long ring road on Jewargi-Afzalpur-Aland sector has come to a grinding halt following a direction from Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey, to review the alignment of the ring road.
  The ambitious Gulbarga Ring Road Project, a major infrastructure project for the fast growing city, is back to square one. The uncertainty over the change of alignment of the ring road has become a stumbling block in the implementation of the already much delayed project.
- 4 BDA projects to open on March 30, 2007
  Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will on Friday throw open four major infrastructure projects to the public. The underpass at the junction of Outer Ring Road and Banaswadi-Ramamurthynagar Road will be one of the projects to be inaugurated on Friday.
- Costliest ring road gets cabinet approval
  Rs 31 crore per km. That's Bangalore Development Authority's (BDA) most-ambitious Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project for you. The most expensive so far. The PRR got the cabinet's nod on Thursday and BDA has begun the land acquisition process.
- Varthur Road to get a facelift
  Reconstruction of the battered stretch of Varthur Road -- from Varthur Kodi to Gunjur -- has finally begun, much to commuters’ relief. PWD officials say Rs 8 crore has been sanctioned for the reconstruction of the 5.85-km stretch and work began 15 days ago. Two km of the stretch is currently being tackled -- the 15th to 17th km from Gunjur towards Varthur.
- Project delays: FKCCI to petition MPs
  The Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) has decided to meet the Karnataka members of parliament from the state to appraise them the delay in implementation of various infrastructure projects pending with the center and urge them to pursue for early clearances.
- AAI to focus on e-gov practices at Bajpe airport
  Airports Authority of India (AAI) Central Vigilance Officer Durga Shankar Mishra today said that with 2007 being declared as e-governance year for aviation, the AAI proposed to introduce more e-governance practices in areas such as e-payments and e-receipts at the Bajpe airport, near here.
- CM leads City down development path
  Come Monday, the IT-City will catch the road towards development, literally. The Public Works Department has lined up 39 road projects to cover 883 km across the Bangalore Metropolitan Region. The project is worth Rs 683.5 crore and is likely to be completed by March 2008.
  Inaugurating the roads project on Friday, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said, “the project will put an end to apprehensions over the slow pace of infrastructure development and connectivity problems.”
2006
- BMIC project from Mysore to be started after land acquisition
  Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) Managing Director Ashok K Kheny today said he would commence the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project from the Mysore side soon after the Government provided lands.
- Bad roads: Fishermen, farmers threaten to block Highways
  Fisherfolk and farmers of coastal districts have warned the government of blocking national highways for indefinite period as a mark of protest against its nonchalance towards repair and maintenance of the highways. National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) leader Fr Thomas Kocherry announced this decision during a massive convention of fishworkers and farmers organised by Coastal Karnataka Fisherpeople’s Action Committee at Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
- Land transfer still in limbo, says NICE
  A day after the Supreme Court dismissed the State’s review petition, citing acquisition of excess land for the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Project (BMIC), the Public Works department chose to downplay the turn of events.
- Bridge collapses near Hosanagar
  Vehicular movement on State Highway-26 between Kollur and Bangalore was badly affected following the bridge collapse near Chickpet in Hosanagara taluk in Shimoga district
- Mysore airport: Work to begin in December
  The much-awaited modernisation of Mysore airport at Mandakalli is all set to begin in December 2006. Deputy Commissioner S Selva Kumar confirmed to Deccan Herald that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) had selected an agency for launching the works. “The tender was approved recently and the works will begin in December,” Kumar disclosed.
- Yet another ring road to unclog Bangalore
  Here is yet another addition to layers of ring road around the city: The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) has come out with a mega-decongestion plan — the Satellite Town Ring Road, STRR.
- Dharam Singh demands CBI probe on HDK, BMIC issue
  Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition N Dharam Singh today reiterated his demand for a CBI inquiry into the mining scam and BMIC issue, in which allegations were levelled against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
- Karnataka accuses Nandi of Highway project loss
  The Karnataka government, in response to a writ petition filed by the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), challenging its decision to set up a judicial commission of inquiry into the Karnataka-Mysore Highway project, has alleged that M/s Nandi was involved in real estate venture in the project which caused a huge loss of Rs 30000 crore to the state exchequer.
- NICE has acquired excess land in Bangalore: Karnataka govt
  The Karnataka government told the Supreme Court today that Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), executors of Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project had acquired 3,633 acres of excess land in and around Bangalore city.
- Road money thrown to the winds
  Why are roads in the country of sub-standard quality? Because funds meant for road development programme across states were spent on works like shifting of electric poles or buying printers!
- Mysore-Bangalore highway to be opened on Aug 31
  Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will formally inaugurate the four-lane Mysore-Bangalore highway from this end tomorrow. The 134-km stretch, which had been upgraded into a four-lane highway, would ensure a hassle-free, smooth ride for passengers in just two hours. Work on upgrading the Srirangapatna-Mysore stretch of the highway into a six-lane road would commence tomorrow at a cost of Rs 18 crore. It was expected to be completed in 15 months.
- Revenue dept gave 16 tanks for BMIC: Panel
  As many as 16 water tanks or water bodies have been given away by the Revenue department to the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project to facilitate the construction of its expressway.
- Karnataka CM discusses highways projects with Baalu
  Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy called on Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister T.R.Baalu here today and sought the Centre's full cooperation in speedy execution of various projects in the state.
- BMIC feud over land continues
  Truck terminal, bus terminal, warehousing facilities, motels, petrol bunks, commercial complexes - the 41-km peripheral road of Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor has the trappings of a bumper package. But, on ground zero, all these promises fall flat.
- Newly-opened flyover comes a cropper
  It appears as though the solution itself ended up becoming the problem. A day after Bangaloreans were ‘gifted’ the Koramangala-Indiranagar link flyover on Airport Road, road users on Thursday had to put up with an even bigger traffic jam.
- Airport Flyover triggers floods?
  The inauguration of the flyover connecting Indiranagar to Koramangala on Wednesday may have brought cheer to road users, but residents of HAL II Stage are frowning with apprehension.
- Finally, flyover on Airport Road inaugurated
  The flyover connecting Koramangala to Indiranagar on Airport Road was inaugurated on Wednesday after a delay of over two years. As if living up to its dubious reputation, even the inauguration ceremony was delayed by nearly three hours, due to the late arrival of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
- BMIC: Not a ‘NICE’ deal for MUDA
  For Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), handing over of its 14.5 acres of land at Rajivnagar for the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project near Mysore, doesn’t seem to be a ‘nice’ deal.
- NICE moots Hyd-Bidar Express Corridor project
  The NICE company is contemplating to begin Hyderabad-Bidar Express Corridor project even as it is grappling with problems on the commencement of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor.
- HDK vows to end '11-yr BMIC hell'
  Going on the offensive against promoters of Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor, CM Kumaraswamy on Thursday announced a judicial probe into the project and promised farmers "excess" land will be returned to them. In a 3 hour and 45 minutes reply in the assembly, backed by voluminous documents, Kumaraswamy likened himself to Abhimanyu in the Mahabharata and vowed: "I'll go one up on Abhimanyu.
- Roadblocks for BMIC continue; work from Mysore end stalled
  Putting spokes in the work on the 111-km expressway of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project from the Mysore end, the Mysore administration today stopped the bhoomi pooja for the project, amidst high drama for over four hours.
- BMIC work from Mysore end proves to be a non-starter
  High drama prevailed for over four hours in and around the city today, with the district administration, armed with prohibitory orders and a huge posse of police personnel, stalling the bhoomi pooja of the 111-km expressway of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project from the Mysore end.
- Mysore: Police prevent NICE from performing puja
  The city police prevented the authorities of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise from performing Puja for starting work from the Mysore end of the 111 km Expressway of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure corridor project.
- Coalition Govt in Karnataka divided over BMIC
  Leader of the Opposition N Dharam Singh today said in the Karnataka Assembly that the H D Kumaraswamy-led JD(S)-BJP Government was divided over the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) issue and wanted it to display a political commitment to resolve the row.
- Congress demand judicial inquiry
  Charging the erstwhile Janata Dal Government with erring in awarding the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project to Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council H K Patil today sought a judicial inquiry into the same to bring out the truth.
- Airport Road flyover to be opened on July 15
  After a delay of almost two years, the main flyover along Intermediate Ring Road to Indiranagar 80 ft. road will be opened for the public on July 15. On Friday, the BDA, which is developing the Rs 26.69 crore worth flyover started its load test. “On July 15, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is likely to inaugurate the flyover,” said BDA sources.
- BMIC: Karnataka govt to give required land to NICE
  The Karnataka Government has assured the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), the promoters of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project, of releasing the required quantum of lands for the execution of the multi-crore project, NICE Managing Director Ashok Kheny informed today.
- CM chants infrastructure mantra
  Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has said the thrust of infrastructure projects should be towards ensuring convenience and comfort of citizens and not on enriching a few developers and investors.
- Zip through the city on elevated roads
  You may, in some time, be able to zip down many of the most congested areas of the city. That's if promises are realised. City authorities are planning an elevated inner core ring road of 30-km length. "A proposal for the construction of this road at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore is on the anvil," chief minister Kumaraswamy said at the foundation-laying ceremony for the 10-lane mixed corridor to Electronics City.
- PM to lay foundation for elevated highway on Hosur Road
  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Rs 450 crore, ten-laned, 9.985 km mixed corridor elevated highway project, the first of its kind in the country, aimed at solving the traffic woes on the Bangalore-Hosur section of NH-7, on June 24.
- BMIC: Congress withdraw dharna in Karnataka Legislature
  The main Opposition Congress today withdrew its two-day dharna in both the Houses of the Karnataka Legislature after Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy made a statement on the floor of the Houses, denying ever saying that a former Minister and a journalist had tried to 'lure' him in connection with the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project.
- Takeover BMIC project: CPI(M) tells Karnataka govt
  The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today urged that the Karnataka government should take over the controversial Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project from its promoters Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) as huge tracts of land were being grabbed in the name of the project.
- BMIC issue continues to rock Karnataka Assembly
  The Karnataka Legislative Assembly was adjourned for 15 minutes as the main Opposition Congress continued to stall the proceedings of the House for a second day today over the controversial Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project and related issues.
- Dharna over BMIC issue in Karnataka Assembly
  A determined Congress stalled proceedings in both the Houses of the Karnataka Legislature over a recent statement made by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project, forcing the adjournment of the Houses without transacting any business, today.
- JD (S) launches ad blitz against NICE
  Launching a campaign against Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), the JD (S) has issued an advertisement in the media alleging that the promoters of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) are planning to illegally raise Rs 4,500 crore by selling excess land of 975 acres and buffer land of 749 acres around Bangalore in the implementation of the first phase of the project itself.
- BMIC issue expected to overshadow Karnataka Legislature session
  A stormy session is on the cards when the monsoon session of the Karnataka Legislature begins here tomorrow, with the Opposition parties gearing up to corner the Government on the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure project.
- It’s NICE, say Bangaloreans
  A day after its inauguration by local villagers, the 9-km peripheral ring road of the BMIC was taken over by the fast and the furious, on Saturday. Weekend outing for several Bangaloreans meant a joyride in swanky cars and jazzy bikes on this stretch of the road.
- BMIC: NICE asked to confine itself to building roads
  he Karnataka Government has asked the Nandi Infrastraucture Corridor Enteprise (NICE) to first complete 162 kms of road, including the 111 km expressway, under the controversial Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project, before taking up the five township projects.
- NICE proj: Karnataka to come out with descrepancies
  Karnataka Government will soon place all facts related to the ongoing Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Expressway project before the public to clarify its stand on the issue, Transport Minister Cheluvarayaswamy said today.
- BMTC to buy 100 more Volvo buses
  Karnataka Transport Minister Cheluvarayaswamy today said the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation will soon buy 100 volvo buses for its operations. Speaking to newsmen here he said the BMTC already plied 25 volvo buses and the response from the travelling public was very encouraging. The company was likely to despatch another 25 buses by August end, he revealed. In addition, the BMTC would purchase 100 more Volvo buses, he added.
- "I am not against Expressway": Kumaraswamy
  Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today sought to dispel the impression that his government was against Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project, given absence of any representative at the inauguration ceremony of the project.
- NICE brushes aside Karnataka govt's move to take over BMIC project
  Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) Managing Director Ashok Kheny today brushed aside the Karnataka Government's proposed move to take over the ongoing Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project from the company, saying that every citizen had the right to exercise his rights and it was guaranteed in the Constitution.
- BMIC controversy: Vijay Mallya flays Kumaraswamy
  Liquor baron and Rajya Sabha member Vijay Mallya today slammed Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy for ''unnecessarily creating a controversy'' over the multi-crore Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project being developed by the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise.
- Karnataka Govt's cheque to NICE bounces
  The cheque issued by the Karnataka Government to the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), the promoters of the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC), towards payment of penalty imposed by the Supreme Court has bounced, allegedly due to insufficent funds.
- NICE asks Karnataka CM to implement SC directive
  Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), promoters of the multicrore Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project, has urged Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to implement the Supreme Court directive with regard to the project and ensure its trouble-free implementation.
- Join hands for City’s growth: CM
  Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday called upon officials and bureaucrats to look beyond changes in the administrative set-up and work towards effectively addressing Bangalore City’s infrastructure issues.
- JD(S)-BJP split over BMIC bill
  Serious differences of opinion among the coalition partners in the government, the JD(S) and the BJP, over the provisions of the proposed Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) legislation resulted in the bill being deferred even before it came up before the Cabinet for discussion on Tuesday.
- HDK: I've land, but not in BMIC path
- Kumaraswamy seeks face-to-face debate with NICE on Expressway
  Throwing an open challenge to the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), which is building the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Expressway project, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today called for an open debate to thrash out the differences and proceed with the construction work.
- Karnataka CM seeks to clear issues on Expressway
  Throwing an open challenge to the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), which is building the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Expressway project, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today called for an open debate to thrash out the differences and proceed with the construction work.
- Karnataka govt will not dishonour SC verdict on BMIC project
  Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) National President H D Deve Gowda today said the state government will not dishonour the Supreme Court judgement on the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMIC).
- BMIC incident: CM to order probe
  Chief Minister H D Kumaraswa-my on Sunday said he would order an inquiry into Saturday’s “incident” at the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project site in Hemmigepura near Kengeri.
- Dy CM promises Rs 1 cr for skybus project in Mangalore
  Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday gave the go-ahead for the sky-bus metro project in Mangalore and promised to release Rs 1 crore to undertake a feasibility study. He told reporters that the coalition government was committed to improving infrastructure in urban areas. Agreeing with Mangalore MLA N Yogish Bhat’s observation that the traffic density in the city was excess, he said the government would request Konkan Railway Corporation to submit a preliminary feasibility report on the sky-bus metro in Mangalore as early as possible.
- CM owns land next to BMIC
  Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy owns 24 acres at Kethiganahalli in Bidadi hobli, Ramanagaram taluk, in his own name, according to his own admission. This land is next to the second township in Ramanagaram of the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC). Documents available with The Times of India, including the affidavit filed by Kumaraswamy at the time of declaring assets before the election officer in 2004, confirm this fact.
- Survey completed for expansion of Hubli airport
- Karnataka not to take Expressway project from NICE
  The Karnataka government today denied that it was planning to take over the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway project, being promoted by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) and said such reports were created by the media.
- From Rs 70 to Rs 60,000 cr
  Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has called for a public debate on the proposed legislation to take over the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project from Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE).
- Bill won't kill BMIC project
  Allaying fears that the proposed legislation on land reforms will stall the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project, the government has said the Bill will only pertain to the perceived "excess land"given to the promoters.
- Govt not nice to BMIC, plots new hurdle
  Even as the first stretch of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor is ready to be thrown open on June 16, the state government is contemplating yet another spoke in the wheel: A review petition of the Supreme Court order that cleared all hurdles for the project.
- Karnataka Govt fails to hand over land for Expressway project
  The state-of-the-art expressway, under the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project, will be thrown open for traffic by December 2007, if the Karnataka Government hands over the land required for the project immediately.
- Bangaloreans unwilling to do their bit for road widening
  Broad roads, tree-lined medians, wide footpaths and end of all chock-a-block traffic... all Bangaloreans dream of ‘road widening’, but when it comes to participating in the process, very few come forward to do it. This seems to be the bitter lesson that the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) has learnt a year after it introduced ‘Transfer of Development Rights’ scheme to acquire land for road widening.
- Jairaj reviews five point programme
  Development of arterial roads, intensive cleanliness drives, encouraging participation of residents’ associations and street lighting on all roads were core issues addressed at the review meeting chaired by Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner K Jairaj on Monday.
- Road widening still a dream in Tumkur
  Though a number of trees were felled for widening the road between Sri Aradhya Circle of Batawadi to Sri Shivakumara Swamiji Circle in the city the work has not been started.
- Coming soon: designer roads
  Over 50 mm of bituminous macadam (BM), a riding surface of 40 mm bituminous concrete, designed to withstand the worst of summers and the wettest of monsoon.
- Flyover to ease Peenya chaos
  At the exceedingly busy and dust-laden junction of Jalahalli-Peenya-Dasarahalli, a mammoth flyover is slated to come up by August 2007. This was announced by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy during a recce of the area on Thursday morning.
- Roads to breathe easy in 6 months: CM
  Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy wants to achieve the impossible — cleanse the city's traffic system in six months! Elucidating on the B-TRAC programme announced in the state budget, Kumaraswamy launched the "Tenpoint programme for the improvement of Bangalore city traffic" on Thursday.
- Development of Bangalore: Stakeholders' meeting held
  Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy held a stakeholders' consultation meeting here today to elicit the views of MPs, MLAs and MLCs from the city to develop a City Development Strategy plan.
- Infosys Chief Mentor urges for improvement in infrastructure
  Infosys Technologies Limited Chairman and Chief Mentor Narayana Murthy today reiterated his demand for improving infrastructure to retain Karnataka as the IT hub in the Country. Speaking after receiving the 'Citizen Extraordinaire-2006' by Prestige Group in association with Rotary Bangalore Mid town, in recognition of Mr Murthy's commitment to the city of Bangalore, he said the State contributed over 36 per cent of IT exports and was growing at an impressive rate of over 35 per cent.
- 'IT Flyover' might just take off in a week
  Work on the Rs 760-crore flyover from Silk Board to Electronic City will take off in a week if the National Highway Association of India gives the contractors a go-ahead to advance the date from July 23 to mid-May. Also known as the 'IT flyover', it is expected to reduce travel time from Silk Board junction to Electronic City from the current one hour to a mere 10 minutes.
- SC stays Karnataka HC order on Bangalore-Mysore Express highway
  The Supreme Court today stayed the Karnataka High Court order on a petition filed by the M/S Nanadi infrastructue corridor challenging the state government's order not to proceed with the construction of the peripheral road connectng connecting Bangalore-Mysore express highway. A bench comprising Ms Justice Ruma Pal and Mr Justice Markandey Katju also issued notices on the appeal filed by the petitioner alleging that it has already completed construction of 35 km of the road.
- Land to AAI for upgradation of Hubli Airport
  The Karnataka government will provide 386.6 acres of land to Airport Authority of India(AAI) to upgrade Hubli airport into an all-weather airport, Revenue Minister Jagdish Shettar said here today.
- Hassan-M’lore rail line opened
  After a 12-year wait, the Hassan-Mangalore railway line was finally commissioned on Saturday. New Mangalore Port Trust Chairman P Tamil Vanan said the commissioning of the broadgauge railway line will facilitate the trade to move cargo to the hinterland in and around Mangalore.
- Yelahanka: No funds, no infrastructure
  For a population of over 90,000 in Yelahanka, the budget allocated by the CMC is a meagre Rs 9 crore. But the pending bills have touched Rs 13 crore! To maintain 123-km road network, the money spent is just Rs 10 lakh.
- Two more ring roads to tame traffic
  The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA), of which Mr Kumaaraswamy is the chairman, is taking up two ring roads, named Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) and Intermediate Ring Road (IRR).
- Rs 36,000 cr plan to ease Bangalore traffic congestion
  A massive Rs 36,000 crore project will be taken up by the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority to ease traffic congestion and improve infrastructural facilities in and around the hi-tech city. Informing this to newspersons here today, Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy said the project, involving construction of two arterial ring roads and development of five townships, would be completed within three years. It would be funded by the Centre and State government, besides private parties.
- Plane sailing: 20% work complete
  The road to the airport is the first indication that Bangalore's 10-year-old dream is taking concrete shape: The access road from the NH-4 to the Bangalore international airport site has been levelled and the first layer of granular sub-base (GSB) prior to asphalting has been laid.
- Puttenahalli and BTM Layout residents commit CM to deadlines
  "We want deadlines not empty promises."These words greeted chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday when he was mobbed by the citizens during his inspection of Puttenahalli and BTM Layout. The CM had no alternative but to commit himself: completion of Puttenahalli drain and road works in 90 days, BTM Layout road in one month.
- Glass, glaze, glitz do not make a city global
  Flared tempers and frazzled nerves are part and parcel of almost every Bangalorean's work commute. What more proof than the "Jambuster" updates on the local FM station and RJs who tell commuters to relax and listen to music while waiting for the slow, snaking line of vehicles inching their way forward.
- Night flights from Hubli to take wings soon
  All seems to be going well for the development of Hubli Airport. The day is not far for the introduction of night flights from Hubli, which is one of the long-pending demands of people of this region.
- Rs 1,800 crore for North Karnataka infrastructure
  The cabinet on Thursday approved the Rs 1,800-crore North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Project geared at providing basic infrastructure facilities in the backward regions of the state.
- We won't design drains: IISc
  Bangalore Mahanagara Palike's hopes of enlisting IISc's competence to improve conditions in the city were dashed, with the institute refusing to sign an MoU. Instead it has only agreed to evaluate plans and designs prepared by consultants enlisted by the BMP. In January, the BMP had dashed off letters to the IISc with a request to lend their technical competence in remodelling storm water drains and four major valleys of the city.
- Land is express need: BMIC
  With the Supreme Court giving the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project the green signal, project promoter Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) said it is ready to commence work on the expressway from the Mysore side also if the government allotted the land required.
- 40 minutes to Mysore from Bangalore - thanks to Monorail
  Bangalore to Mysore in 40 minutes! A monorail is being planned on the BMIC expressway connecting Bangalore and Mysore.
- MICO flyover 'dust storm' hits people
  Blaring horns, dust and traffic jams greet you when you are in the vicinity of the MICO Junction. People stand around, gawking at the monstrous construction machines tilling the earth and iron girders being set into place.
- City roads to become crorepatis!
- NICE news for City-Mysore traffic
  The first stretch of India's first privately owned road - the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) - will be thrown open to traffic by April 2006-end.
- IISc to keep an eye quality of roads in Bangalore
- Work on Afzalpur bridges to begin soon: Minister
- Road widening project to begin soon in Dandeli
- He picks holes in BMP roads
- Give OUR road back: BTM residents
- BMP budget gives thrust to infrastructure development
- Kolar is first for bad roads!
- Bad roads spell doom for tourism
- Union urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy vows to boost Bangalore infrastructure
- Mannina Mommaga pitches for urban infrastructure
- Vehicles crawl at 16 kmph in city
- After Infy, Biocon boss slams state govt for infrastructure
- More expressways on the anvil in Bangalore
- Brand Bangalore gets 3 townships, to be situated between Bangalore and Mysore
- $4b for state infrastructure
- Hubli ring road survey soon: MP Prahlad Joshi
- Flyover at Anand Rao circle only shifts traffic bottleneck
- Flyover at Anand Rao circle in Bangalore ready
- Kumaraswamy promises to rebuild Bangalore's infrastructure
- Officials urged to look into highway problems in Mangalore
- Industry's No. 1 concern: Infrastructure in Bangalore
- Zoom to Electronic City in 10 minutes
- Flyover project dogs Indiranagar in Bangalore
- Work on Bangalore-Hosur road from Feb
- Karnataka CM raps officials for delay in improving roads
- Build ring road to decongest traffic in Bellary-Hospet
- Metro awaits GoM signal: CM
- CM to help expedite City infrastructure
- Vested interests in BMP blocking road works
- Report sought on Minerva flyover in Bangalore
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