Karnataka public works minister CC Patil on Wednesday knowledgeable that Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari will go to the state and examine Bengaluru – Mysuru expressway on January 5. Talking within the legislative council on Wednesday, the minister additionally addressed the extreme flooding in Bengaluru – Mysuru expressway.
Responding to a query raised by Janata Dal (secular) MLC Marithibbe Gowda, Patil mentioned, “This yr, the state obtained extreme rainfall than earlier years and water circulate was excessive. The encroachments and slit had been additionally the rationale for the flooding at elements of the expressway. Union minister Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to examine the Bengaluru – Mysuru expressway on January 5.”
The Union authorities’s formidable 10 lane expressway has additionally been in information for the variety of accidents on this route. Based on the police division, Bengaluru–Mysuru expressway has witnessed 77 accidents within the final six months. Within the accidents reported, a complete of 28 individuals misplaced their lives, whereas 67 individuals had been injured.
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The expressway from Kengeri to Mysuru is aimed to cut back the current journey of three.5 hours to only 1.5 hours. The Rs. 8,453 crore mission is scheduled to be inaugurated in March subsequent yr. Nonetheless, NHAI (Nationwide Highways Authority of India) allowed autos to ply from Bengaluru to Mandya because the remaining stretch is but to be accomplished. The highway has a size of 118 kilometers and is witnessing heavy motion of autos even earlier than its inauguration.