The Karnataka government on Friday tabled a Bill to provide for the constitution of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) for Urban Mobility Region in Bengaluru city by integrating functions of existing multiple civic agencies/departments into a proposed new authority for promoting seamless mobility through urban transport.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai tabled the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority Bill, 2022, in the Legislative Assembly for regulation of the development, operation, maintenance, monitoring, supervision of urban mobility within Bengaluru city.
The Bill said that urban mobility consisted of modes of transport ranging from walking and bicycle to urban freeways, metro and regional rail systems, intelligent transport system of all kinds and roadways and private vehicles in the Urban Mobility Region.
