Bengaluru: Locals hold silent protest against steel flyover at Shivananda Circle

Locals in Bengaluru held a silent protest against the construction of a steel bridge which is proposed to be built near Shivananda Circle at the cost of Rs 19.85-cr.

On June 8, the State Cabinet gave its approval for the construction of a steel flyover at Shivananda Circle at a cost of Rs 19.85 crore. Land acquisition and other expenses will jack up the cost of the project to Rs 40 crore.

The Cabinet decision comes close on the heels of dropping a steel flyover project between the Chalukya Circle to Hebbal flyover costing around Rs 1,800 crore following a public outcry. However, the Shivananda Circle steel flyover is much smaller, which is more of an overpass.

Shivananda Circle is the intersection of Hare Krishna Road with Kumara Krupa Road. M Venkata Rao Infra Projects has been assigned the project to complete it in a year from the date of commencement of project.

The Cabinet also decided to develop the Bagalur-Budigere Road as a two- lane road to connect Kempegowda International Airport at a cost of Rs 12.33 crore

However, citizens and activists under the banner of Campaign Against Steel Flyover (CASFo) are forming a human chain along the 6.7 km length of the proposed alignment between Basaveshawara Circle and Hebbal junction, saying the project is not worth it as it is coming at the cost of 812 trees and heritage.

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