'We won't allow any new flyover to start'

Ejipur flyover reconstruction work delayed: Local residents warns

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: If the work to complete the Ejipur flyover is not started soon, no other new flyover will be allowed to start in the city. Residents of Koramangala have warned that protests will be started everywhere.

Even though the local citizens are demanding and protesting against flyover on the Sankey road, the BBMP continues the work without yielding to it. However, the local residents are demanding that the construction work of the stalled Ejipur flyover should be carried out soon. Also, even though the High Court has ordered year ago that the tender process be completed within three months, BBMP officials have not taken action.

The residents has written letters to BBMP Administrator and Chief Commissioner and demanded that, Ejipur flyover be constructed immediately. But so far they have been following a slow pace. We will meet Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai and submit a request. If they don't take action, we will start a protest across the city," said Rajendra Babu, president of Koramangala ST Bed Residents' Welfare Association.

Tenders were called three times after the order of the High Court to complete the Ejipur flyover, which has been stopped at 42 percent completion. The tender was to be opened on January 25. After the technical bid is over, BBMP is spending time in the financial bid stage. Everything will come to a standstill if the election is declared as it is being delayed without sending it to the government for approval. Again, there is a possibility of a lot of delay and even higher cost', he expressed concern

Most of the time, more money has to be paid for the stopped or remaining work. It is difficult for the other to come to complete the work that one has not completed. Also, there is a rule that the outgoing contractor should pay more money than the next contractor asks for. It can be adopted by BBMP in this case, said technical engineers of BBMP.

They bid more in the third tender. Discussions have been held with them to reduce that amount. After it is final, we will take further process as per instructions of the Chief Commissioner,' said Vinayak Suguru, Chief Engineer of BBMP Planning Department.

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