BCC Budget Highlights

H I G H L I G H T S
The Times of India

INFRASTRUCTURE
This year’s allocation is Rs 141.47 crore as against last year’s estimate of Rs 37.44 crore. This includes roads, flyovers, road overbridges/ underbridges and subways. Envisaged corridor concepts and construction of 16 flyovers cost Rs 15.65 crore.

South Corridor: Flyovers at South End Circle, Minerva Circle and Kanakapura Road-Ring Road junction; Grade separators at Kittur Rani Chennamma Circle, R.V. Teachers’ College, Ramakrishna Ashrama, Tagore Circle and Mission Road. Project feasibility study for super-highway from Sirsi Circle to Bangalore University.

West Corridor: Flyovers on MES Road, Peenya Dasarahalli Aiyappa Temple and Yeshwantpur junction; Grade separators at Malleswaram Circle and Vijaynagar-Magadi Road.

East Corridor: Trinity Circle flyover and Balekundri Circle grade separator.

Subways/skywalks: Town Hall junction, Chord Road, BCC head office, K.R. Circle, City Market, Frazer Town police station, Palace Road, Vijayanagar bus stand; Rajijinagar Vidyavardhaka Sangha School, Iskcon Temple, Devaiah Park, Bapujinagar, RPC Layout, Govindarajnagar, Peenya IV Phase. Cost Rs 4.52 crore.

Road overbridge/underbridge: Bapujinagar, Byappanahalli, Gangondanahalli, Frazer Town II Phase, Khoday Circle, Mathikere, Srirampura, Swatantrapalya, Nagavara, Sampige Road, ITC Factory. Cost Rs 9.55 crore.

ROADS
Rs 103 crore earmarked for development of roads as against last year’s revised estimates of Rs 8.45 crore. This includes asphalting of arterial and sub-arterial roads, concrete roads, motorable roads and development of roads from World Bank grants.

STORM WATER DRAINS
Rs 49.80 crore earmarked as against the last year’s revised estimates of Rs 2.50 crore. This includes remodelling of Hebbal, Vrishbhavathi, Chellaghatta and Koramangala valleys, desilting of drains and covering of identified ‘killer’ drains.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Rs 10.86 crore allotted as against last year’s revised estimates of Rs 4.28 crore. Projects include approach roads to dumping yards, development of sanitary fills, small and medium composting landfills.

PROJECTS
Current estimate is Rs 290.27 crore, includes commercial complexes under joint venture basis, development of parks and lakes, construction of stadia and renovation of markets