The Bengaluru Development Authority has decided to make the much delayed Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) an elevated corridor that will be assimilated with Namma Metro. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara, who also chairs the BDA, last week.
BDA Commissioner Rakesh Singh said, “We have prepared a cabinet note and will start work on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) after the cabinet grants approval.”
The PRR, a 65-km ring road around the city, has been in the pipeline for more than 20 years. The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) was ready to fund the infrastructure part of the project. However, the land acquisition cost, which was to be borne by the State government has blown up to over ₹8,000 crore, putting the project in the middle
To reduce the land acquisition cost, the BDA has decided to make PRR into an elevated corridor. It was also decided to integrate a Namma Metro line on the median. Going elevated and integrating a Namma Metro line will definitely raise the infrastructure cost of the project. The BDA will start fresh negotiations with JICA over the loan,” a senior official said.
Work on Shivarama Karanth Layout picks up the pace
Bengaluru Development Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara said that the proposal for the final notification for 3,564 acres in 17 villages near Doddaballapur will be approved by the cabinet soon. The layout is estimated to have over 19,000 sites.
The project clashed after the High Court defeated the preliminary notification in 2015 following several lawsuits by land-owners. But in August, the Supreme Court had directed the State government to do a final report for land acquisition for the layout in the coming three months.
Dr. G. Parameshwara also said that the next installment of 5,000 sites in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout will be given away through a lottery from among applicants on September 25, 2018.
Repayment on BDA flats
The BDA has decided to give a refund on its flats. It will offer a 5% rebate on all flats and a 10% discount for those who buy more than 10 flats at a time.