Bengaluru gets Rs 7,795 cr to give impetus to civic projects

Bengaluru, March 8 : In a bid to give impetus to Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday allocated Rs 7,795 crore to the tech hub as part of the 2021-22 Budget proposals for the comprehensive development of the city.
The projects include developing new parks, fast-tracking the implementation of the suburban rail project, doubling between Yeshwantpur-Channasandra and Baiyappanahalli-Hosur divisions, construction of foot-over bridges and improvement of schools run by the Bengaluru civic body.
Presenting his eighth Budget here on Monday, Yediyurappa said that a grant of Rs 850 crore has been allocated for the suburban rail project.
“This year we will also implement the ‘One Nation, One Card’ system and the automatic ticketing system for the users of Bengaluru Metro and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation,” he said.
“In a bid to reduce traffic snarls, the suburban rail project has been taken up in the city. The land acquisition for the project is estimated at Rs 15,767 crore and this project is likely to be completed in the next six years,” he said in his speech.
According to the Chief Minister, rail doubling work between Yeshwantpur-Channasandra and Baiyappanahalli-Hosur divisions, estimated at Rs 813 crore, is likely to be completed by the end of 2023.