Considering the increasing number of devotees visiting Kurukshetra, the work on the proposed Ring Road project in the holy city is progressing rapidly. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) is almost complete. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned Rs. 250 crore for the development of Ku
Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, and other BJP leaders on Sunday led a protest against the Tunnel Road corridor and demanded that the Project be scrapped.
LoP R Ashok criticized the Tunnel Road Project, saying, "We are protesting at Lalbagh today, along with other regular visitors, to oppose the proposed tunnel road project due to serious environmental concerns. This corridor project is unviable and unscientific."
Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, R Ashok is expected to interact with the locals to discuss the proposed tunnel road which will allegedly pass under the Labagh. The visit the remarks of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar, who reacted to MP Tejaswi Surya's comments and said
Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the Union Urban Development Minister Manoharlal Khattar praised tunnel road, flyover, and B khata conversion initiatives of the state government.
"Who is this Tejaswi Surya to say no to tunnel roads? He should decide in the Lok Sabha after becoming a Union Minister that there should be no tunnel roads in this country and in the world," he said.
Questioning the commitment of BJP leaders to Bengaluru city, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said today that they are not concerned with the development of the city.
BJP leader and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday slammed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, accusing him of rejecting key public transport proposals while pushing an "extremely costly" 18-kilometre Tunnel Road project, which he dubbed a "matrimonial project".
Reacting to his meeting with BJP MP Tejasvi Surya earlier in the day, where the latter proposed alternatives to the proposed tunnel road project, Shivakumar said that decisions must align with funding availability.
Surya, who met Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar earlier in the day, said the BJP supports the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, calling it crucial for the city's long-term mobility needs, but will continue to oppose the proposed Tunnel Road plan.
The petition questions the lack of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the project and the absence of consultation with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA). It raises concerns about the Detailed Project Report (DPR), particularly the tunnel alignment that
Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar dismissed Tejasvi Surya's opposition to the tunnel road project, saying "their objective is to stop Bengaluru's development."