Rs 1,044 crore for infrastructure development

  • 08/09/2008

  • Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

By P M Raghunandan, DH News Service, Bangalore: Call it a 100 days' gift to Bangaloreans. The State government has in one go sanctioned a whopping Rs 1,044 crore for upgrading infrastructure in Bangalore. With this, the Government has kept its promises made in its budget on Bangalore development. Road asphalting and widening, construction of culverts and drainage, laying pavements and several other works will be taken up across the State capital using the money in coming days. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will implement the projects. Urban Development department has issued an order in this regard on Monday. While Rs 300 crore has been released to BBMP, sanction has been accorded to BDA to utilise Rs 700 crore from its own resources to upgrade basic amenities, as announced in 2008-09 budget. BBMP, official sources said, has been directed to take up road repair and asphalting work on top priority. All roads in the city are in tatters following heavy rains in the last one month. The money will be utilised in three categories: Rs 110 crore for widening 23 additional roads by BBMP, Rs 623 crore for providing basic amenities in newly-added areas of BBMP (total 1,554 different works) by both BDA and BWSSB and Rs 311 crore for development of old BBMP areas (total 1,187 different works) by BBMP. Lion