First public road built by firm

First public road built by firm
DH News Service Bangalore:
The newly constructed 2.3-km stretch of road at Puttenhalli will go down in history as first public road in modern Bangalore to have been financed and constructed by a private builder.

The newly constructed 2.3-km stretch of road at Puttenhalli will go down in history as first public road in modern Bangalore to have been financed and constructed by a private builder.

Formally thrown open to the public on Saturday, it has been named Brigade Millennium Road after the Brigade Group, which spent more than Rs 3 crore on its construction.

Several local land developers, residents and government agencies also chipped in with their contribution. Residents of areas surrounding Puttenhalli Tank, including JP Nagar 5th and 6th phases, had to make do without a road all these years as the local authority pleaded helplessness, citing lack of funds.


Last year as many as 3,000 houses in the areas were flooded, following heavy rains.

The then chief minister Dharam Singh came under heavy fire by the residents for gross neglect of the area.

Inaugurating the road, Health Minister R Ashok said: “This is the first time that a road has been constructed entirely by a private enterprise without any government funding. Our role was limited to sanctioning the road’s construction.” Two projects -- Millennium and Gardenia -- are located on the same road.

Brigade Group Chairman M R Jaishankar expressed interest in providing 100 streetlights.