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Bangalore
By Govind D. Belgaumkar
BANGALORE, JULY 18. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is trying to change the design of its proposed flyover on Seshadri Road (Anand Rao Circle) following objections by people and the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC). Some people led by Suresh Heblikar, environmentalist, have opposed the flyover proposal as it will require the felling of over 40 trees that give an "umbrella-like" shade to the road. The BTC said that hundreds of its stables would have to be demolished to accommodate the 800-metre flyover from Khodays Circle to Vasavi Bhavan. The flyover will have a loop from Anand Rao Circle towards the Janata Dal office. "We want to save as many trees as possible and take minimum space of the BTC," C.R. Ramesh, engineer-member of the BDA, told The Hindu on Friday. The BDA wanted the main bridge of the proposed Rs. 27.6-crore flyover — awarded to Delhi-based Simplex Concrete Piles (India) Ltd. — to be erected on the centre of the road. Now, it has proposed to push it to a side, towards the racecourse. Under the original plan, there was provision for roads on either side of the flyover with a two-metre-wide footpath. Under the proposed changes, there will be a road only on the Gandhinagar side. The changes would save a lot of space, Mr. Ramesh said. Instead of acquiring about 3,000 square metres of BTC land, the BDA might need only about 1,900 square metres, he added. It would need about 150 square metres of the land on which the fire station is located instead of 450 square metres as proposed earlier, he said. The BDA hopes to spare the trees on the Gandhinagar side. But these modifications are only a proposal now. A decision will be taken soon. The demand of the people was that the racecourse should not be disturbed as it was one of the few lung spaces that have survived in the heart of the city. Besides, felling many trees would affect the environment, they said. Chandrashekhar, BTC steward, who has questioned the need for the flyover, said about 150 stables would be dislocated by the flyover. He was referring to the original plan to acquire 3,000 square metres the of BTC land. The proposed flyover, for which the work order has been issued to the construction company, is expected to come up in 16 months. The five-lane main bridge from Khodays Circle to Anand Rao Circle will be 18.5 metres wide. Beyond this point, it will be a four-lane one. The loop towards the Janata Dal office will be a two-lane one. The bridge will be placed on 13 pillars and the loop on two. The turnkey contract amount of Rs. 27.6 crore included charges for shifting electricity, sanitary, and water lines, Mr. Ramesh said.
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