Representative of the main Minister DK Shivakumar, talking in the Council, during a legislative meeting in Karnataka in Vishan Juděh on Wednesday.
Representative of the main Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday defended two tunnel roads in Bengalur.
The deadline for participation in tenders is likely to be postponed, because many of them have been interested, he added.
“The expansion of the road is now impossible. The government cannot provide compensation at a double rate. In Bengalur, most of the properties are worth more than 10,000 GBP per square FT, where it is possible, exposed to overpass while built on overpass.
“The tunnel is the only option. We worked on it for almost one and a half years, including the price. A traffic survey was carried out. Discussion on how to destroy mud is turned on.”
The government provides 40% of costs such as financing a viability gap, while the supplier will bring 60% of the costs, adding that the road is based on the Build-Operate and Transfer regime and will be paid. According to Mr. Shivakumar, 800 GBP would be required for private land acquisition, and government land is usually used.
Despite the protests against the tunnel road project, which experts on mobility claim to help private transport only, the state government promotes 28 km KR Pura-nayandahalli corridor for estimated corridor costs of 17,700 GBP.
Ready to investigate
He responded to the accusation of the inflated price and stated that the comparison of the cost between the metro tunnel and the tunnel road was not correct, because the diameter of the tunnel road was double the diameter of the metro tunnels. These tunnels will have a diameter of 14 meters. “I don’t look at the perspective of business or finance. I want to leave an inheritance. We are open to any investigation,” said Mr. Shivakumar.
Shivakumar acknowledged that part of the report was cut and laid from the Namma Metro document, stated that a fine was imposed.
As for the fear of operation as in the east, he said, “We are aware of it and we do not want the right to accumulate. To remove a narrow profile, another country is needed and we have taken care of it.”
At the comparative costs of the tunnel road in Bengalur, the representative of the main minister said that the construction of the tunnel per unit length in other places is 60% to 70% more than the cost of the tunnel in Bengalur. “We will be the largest tunnel in India. We have even proposed to the Minister of Transport of the Union Nitin Gadkari that the center can implement this project. We are not interested in who is doing it, but the project should mitigate traffic.”
Asked about Nhai Blacklisted Company, he received a DPR contract, he said that the court remained the decision of Nhai.
Published – 14 August 2025 23:03
