Bengaluru tunnel road project to be completed in three years: Karnataka Dy CM D.K. Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Unfazed by public criticism of the proposed tunnel roads, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that the ambitious tunnel road project linking Hebbal and Silk Board Junction would be completed in three years.
The Bengaluru development minister mentioned that a tender for the tunnel road project would be floated by February. “I have given them a deadline of three years to complete the project. The project will be implemented in two phases with funding from the government and BBMP. Several financial institutions have shown interest in supporting the initiative,” he said.
Asked about Bengaluru Central MP P.C. Mohan's letter opposing the project, he said, “The tunnel project will be underground and will not require any additional land.”
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has finalised the detailed project report (DPR) for the 16-km tunnel road and recently issued a tender inviting bids for the DPR of a second tunnel between KR Puram and Nayandahalli.
The BBMP is reportedly seeking Rs 8,000 crore in loans over the next five years to fund the project. The civic body has said that three financial institutions have proposed the loan, with an annual interest rate of 9-10 percent and a flexible repayment period.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
