Intentar ORO - Gratis

Tunnel vs Surface Road: Land Needed Is Same, Say Experts

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

|

August 21, 2025

32.29 hectares will be acquired for proposed 16.7-km tunnel between Hebbal & Silk Board

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bengaluru

KARNATAKA Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's recent reply to BJP MLC CT Ravi revealed that 32.29 hectares (79.79 acres) of land will be acquired for the proposed 16.7-km Tunnel Road Project (TRP) between Hebbal and Silk Board.

An expert analysis has compared this land requirement with the length of regular surface roads that could be built using the same area.

Explaining the comparison, Rajkumar Dugar, founder of Citizens for Citizens, said the land to be acquired for the tunnel road could instead be used to construct 16.1 km of a two-way, two-lane road with a median and footpaths, or 11.5km of a 3+3 lane road with median and footpaths.

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Esta historia es de la edición August 21, 2025 de The New Indian Express Bengaluru.

Suscríbete a Magzter GOLD para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9000 revistas y periódicos.

¿Ya eres suscriptor?

MÁS HISTORIAS DE The New Indian Express Bengaluru

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

EC Seeks Proof on Congress' 89L Objections

The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission dismissed around 89 lakh complaints of irregularities flagged by its booth-level agents (BLAs) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

time to read

1 min

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Holder Sinner and Swiatek in last 16

JANNIK Sinner kept his US Open title defence on track Saturday as Iga Swiatek struggled through to the last 16 and home favourite Coco Gauff booked a blockbuster clash with Naomi Osaka.

time to read

1 mins

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

States/UTs Told to Update Changes to Redraw Urban Map Ahead of Census '27

INDIA's urban map is set to reflect the present-day reality by capturing the existing facilities, as the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (ORGI) has shared a set of proforma with states and Union Territories (UTs) to update the changed composition of 'Urban Agglomerations' as part of a soon-to-be-launched exercise for Census 2027.

time to read

1 min

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Norway Chooses British Warships To Counter Russian Threat

10 BN Pounds Deal

time to read

1 mins

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Reigniting Ooru's Shelf Life

Architect Naresh V Narasimhan's BLR Design Centre opened BLR Reads this weekend — a public library space meant for those interested in learning about the city's urban history and culture

time to read

1 mins

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Film Producer Booked for Assault, Casteist Abuse

Woman attacked over land dispute

time to read

1 min

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

India's rivers may flood together, even if far apart, finds IISc study

INDIA is the second-most flood-prone country in the world, according to the National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO.

time to read

1 mins

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

COMEDY, FREE SPEECH, AND THE LAW

The quality of the content offered by influencers of our time might often be questionable. Yet, it is one thing to acknowledge this issue, and quite another to call for a law to 'set it right'

time to read

4 mins

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

GP Prez Married to Minor? Plaint Filed

A police complaint has been filed against the president of Bassapur Gram Panchayat in Hukkeri taluk of Belagavi district for allegedly marrying a 15-year-old girl.

time to read

1 min

September 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Techie Dies After Juvenile Russell's Viper in Slipper Bites Him

A 41-year-old software professional died after he was bitten in the toe by a Russell's viper that was hiding inside his clog slipper. The baby snake too died of suffocation as the techie walked wearing the slipper for nearly 30 minutes without sensing any sting from the snake bite.

time to read

1 min

September 01, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size