Residents of Varthur are opposing the ₹482 crore flyover being built by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) from Varthur lake bund to Vishal Mart. They argue that the flyover will only service a few new apartments and not all citizens in general.
“The flyover will not benefit the 20,000 villagers in Varthur. It will hamper trade activities, land value, and the ancient history of Varthur and it will also act as an obstruction to the chariot procession of Chennarayaswamy fair. We can also not dream of the metro and it will make development difficult in the neighbouring villages of Valepura, Matsandra, and others,” the Varthur Citizens’ Welfare Forum said in a press release.
The residents argue that Varthur main road should be widened with the allocated money instead of constructing an elevated corridor. They say that instead, underpasses should be constructed from Varthur High School and Varthur police station to connect to Balagare road to solve the traffic bottleneck in the area.
