Belgaum: At the fag end of its tenure,the BJP government approved the much-touted Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) peripheral ring road (PRR) project on Monday.
The cabinet meeting gave the goahead for the Rs 1,028-crore phase-1 PRR after deliberations.Said to be one of the biggest infrastructure projects after Metro Rail in Bangalore,the 65-km phase-1 PRR project will be concentrated in the northeast of Bangalore starting from Tumkur Road to Hosur Road via Bellary Road and Old Madras Road.The project received administrative approval in April 2007 in two phases for a total length of 116km.The earlier plan was to hand over construction of PRR phase-1 to NHAI.
Even though Bangalore has an Outer Ring Road (ORR),road infrastructure in northeast of the city have not been upgraded to international standards for upholding the status of the city as a whole.In order to relieve traffic on the ORR and major road networks of the city,PRR of 65-km at a radial distance of between 10km and 17km from the existing ORR has been taken up, a senior minister said after the cabinet meeting.
As this stretch is expected to one of the biggest commercial hubs in the city,the cabinet approved the road width (ROW) of PRR to 60-75 metres."In view of future traffic increase and more densified development around the city,100-metre wide corridor will be developed on the PRR, sources said.
The cabinet also decided that instead of cash compensation,developed land in the ratio of 40:60 as adopted by BDA in the formation of Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda layout would be given to land losers.According to the minister,compensation will be given on the available land or adjoining Dr Shivaram Karanth layout.
Interestingly,considering the experience of Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project,the cabinet warned BDA that it should not get into acquiring land for project concessionaries so as to bridge the viability gap.It was told to rather explore other avenues of resource mobilization.The BDA was also given the freedom to approach Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for financial assistance or execute the project through public private participation (PPP) or through town planning schemes.
THE COST
Rs 10 cr per km, for 65 km
Rs 650 cr 10 grade separators at Rs 40 cr each
Rs 400 cr 5 road overbridges/ underbridges at Rs 20 cr each
Rs 100 cr 29 pedestrian underpass at Rs 2 cr each Rs 58 cr
Total cost comes to Rs 1,028 cr
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