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BBMP Budget: Infrastructure development gets lion’s share in outlay

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The BBMP Budget has proposed to spend a large portion of capital expenditure on infrastructure development, including road infrastructure in an aim to ease traffic congestion in the city.

For the ambitious tunnel road project, the Budget has allocated ₹200 crore and a pilot tunnel will be built in two high-traffic density areas. However, places have not been identified yet. In the State Budget, it was proposed to build a tunnel at Hebbal junction. 

The BBMP has proposed to widen the connecting road from Kanakapura Main Road to Bannerghatta Main Road and the road from Hennur to Bagaluru connecting Kempegowda International Airport. Besides, the BBMP is also developing Padarayanapura road in Chamarajpet. For the same, ₹130 crore is set aside in the Budget. The Budget has also allocated ₹50 crore towards the skydeck project.

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