Greater Bengaluru Satellite Town to come up in Ramanagara

To reduce congestion, govt looks to develop Devanahalli, Nelamangala, Doddaballapura, etc as satellite towns

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Bengaluru

IN what could be termed a shot in the arm for Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who also holds Bengaluru Development and Town Planning portfolio, the state cabinet on Thursday approved 'Greater Bengaluru Integrated Satellite Town' project in a cluster of 10 villages in Ramanagara district.

Shivakumar got cabinet's approval for renaming Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South in July last, and the state is awaiting the Union government's nod for the same.

Shivakumar is also keen on establishing Bengaluru's second international airport between Harohalli and Bidadi. He had advised people of his Kanakapura Assembly constituency recently to not sell their land as its value would appreciate in view of these development activities.