BBMP team inspects metro construction work

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Chief Commissioner Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Tushar Girinath inspected the metro work near Hennur junction which has been underway for a long time. Zonal officers have been asked to remove vendors and commence due to the incomplete work on Thursday in Mahadevapura Zone.

The civic body has been doing inspections and checks on a large scale. During the inspection, Tushar Girinath while ruing the fact that the roads under the Bangalore Development of Authority (BDA) on the outer ring road routes are not maintained, especially the main road and the service roads which experienced complete neglect.

He assured speedy intervention by a coordinated effort by the BDA and the BBMP to restore the roads. In a drive to stop encroachments, authorities were asked to take measures to prevent footpath encroachment by automobiles and vendors at the Hennur Main road.

The Raj Canal which was encroached upon by Munishamappa Barangay went as long as 750 meters along Rajkaluwe in Munishamappa. Officials suggest that consistency is key in sustaining development and services. Strict instructions were provided by senior BBMP officials to finish the work before the monsoon season kicks in city.

The Chief Commissioner has asked the zonal officers to plant saplings without widening the road. About 17 bunds have encroached on the Raj Canal in the K R Puram layout which has been recently cleared followed by the construction of the 30 feet canal road which is underway