CM Yediyurappa directs officials to speed up land acquisition process for PRR in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jun 8: With foreign companies evincing interest in building the Peripheral Ring Road in the city, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa directed officials to speed up the land acquisition process.
The Chief Minister on Tuesday chaired a review meeting of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) here where a decision to this effect was taken.
A statement issued by the Chief Minister's office said, "Companies from Turkey, Israel and Switzerland have evinced interest to take up the Peripheral Ring Road works.
Tender has to be finalised immediately and placed before the cabinet for approval. The Chief Minister directed officials to speed up the land acquisition process."
Many other measures were taken to improve the city infrastructure and mop up revenues of the BDA by speeding up the process of e-auction of plots, flats and corner sites, the statement said and added that he also directed officials to develop commercial complexes of BDA on the basis of public private partnership.
According to the statement, last year, the BDA's revenue was Rs 2,066.72 crore, of which Rs 1,332.44 crore was spent.
This year Rs 9,530 crore revenue is expected.
The Chief Minister also directed the officials to provide information about the total assets owned by the Authority based on the Land Audit Survey and appoint expert lawyers to strengthen the law division of BDA as 6,431 cases were pending in different courts.
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Injured Phil Salt returns home for scans
New Delhi (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Phil Salt has returned to England for scans on a finger injury sustained last month.
The injury has kept Salt out of RCB's last three matches, with compatriot Jacob Bethell stepping in at the top of the order.
The 29-year-old is reported to have "damaged a finger on his left hand" while diving to save a boundary at deep backward square leg during RCB's defeat to Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 18.
"Salt, who is centrally contracted by the ECB, has since returned home at the request of England's management and has undergone scans on his finger," ESPNCricinfo reported.
According to the report, both RCB and Salt are hopeful of a speedy recovery and the opener can return to India later this month.
Salt had enjoyed a strong start to the season, amassing 202 runs in six innings at an impressive strike rate of 168.33.
RCB are currently second on the points table behind Punjab Kings. They take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Thursday next.
