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Outer Ring Road for Bangalore & World Bank |
Outer Ring Road for Bangalore:
Around 12000 trucks and heavy vehicles from Pune-Bombay pass through Bangalore City to go
to Chennai. The outer ring road which will divert these directly to Chennai/ Hosur will be
completed by June 2000. Once completed, the city roads will be freed up and city driving
will be more enjoyable.
World Bank - HUDCO assistance:
The State with the assistance of World Bank and HUDCO has planed to spend over Rs. 12,000
crores in several infrastructure projects. For instance, Road Development Corporation is
expected to spend Rs. 650 crores and improve Karnataka roads. The power sector initiative
includes unbundling of the entities, rationalization of tariffs, privatization of
distribution and new generation projects. The government plans to spend Rs. 3000 crores in
power sector and Rs. 950 crores in improving urban infrastructure. In addition, many other
infrastructure projects viz., Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit System/ Bangalore - Mysore
Express Highway /Mangalore - Bangalore Petrol Product Pipeline etc., are also planned. |
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