The Karnataka state CM has recently announced that all obstacles in the way of upgrading of Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway into a 10-lane expressway has been cleared and the construction work is all set to start very shortly. In this connection, he claimed that that the state government has obtained clearance for the project from Union Ministry of Environment and Forests which was one of the major hurdles for the implementation of the project. In the mega project NHAI will spend ₹7,000 crore on the highway stretch for which the state agencies have obtained the required clearances for acquisition of revenue and forest lands and shifting of power lines and other utilities. As a matter of fact, the state PWD is investing ₹36,000 crore for development of National Highways with the support of the Union Government as 3,460 km of National Highways in Bengaluru, Chitradurga, Mangaluru, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Ramanagaram and Tumakuru districts are being upgraded into four and six-lane roads, the CM claimed.
