Residents Protest against road widening
Residents of Banaswadi
The residents of Banaswadi along with civil society groups, on Sunday, marched in protest against the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) road widening project. Holding placards and shouting slogans against road widening, the residents said that the BBMP and the Government should come out with alternative solutions to the problem of traffic congestion.
Banaswadi road is being widened as part of the State government’s plan to widen 800 kilometre of road space on 216 roads. Civil society groups estimate that nearly 37,000 properties in the City will have to be acquired for the project. More than 20,000 trees will have to be cut for taking up this project.
The protest is being staged under the banner of Residents Welfare Association of Cooke Town (RWACT).More than 250 residents are likely to be affected.Residents say they have been living in the area for the past 70-80 years and the BBMP’s project would hit them hard.
S Kumar, Joint Convener of Save Bangalore Committee, slammed the State government for pushing the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) scheme instead of paying compensation to property losers due to the scheme.
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