Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday, December 20, called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and sought support from the Central government for the implementation of various development projects in Bengaluru city, including a 60-km urban tunnel, for easing traffic congestion.
In a memorandum submitted to Ms. Sitharaman, Mr. Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, said that the 60-km tunnel would connect East-West and North-South corridors in Bengaluru city. The cost of the tunnel has been estimated at ₹30,000 crore, at ₹500 crore per kilometre.
The planned project would connect NH 7 and NH 4 and ease traffic congestion in Bengaluru, he argued. The project would be taken up by both the Centre and Karnataka and urged the Finance Minister to provide funds to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in the budget to execute the project.
