Budget: Commitment to the concept of 'BRAND' Bengaluru

 Metro connectivity increased by two and a half times

 256 garden from biomining of legecy waste

 Interest in Peripheral Ring Road Project

 Priority for removal of encroachment on Rajakaluve

 Commitment to the concept of 'BRAND' Bengaluru

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has tried to revive the city's projects from where he left off earlier. Although the capital city Bengaluru has been given no eye-catching or bumper projects in the state budget, the concept of 'Brand Bengaluru' has been made the focal point.

Relaunching of 'Indira Canteen', which fills the stomach of the hungry with quality food at a low cost, is a ray of hope for the poor. If more funds were allocated for the maintenance of these canteens, more stomachs could have been filled. It is reassuring to know that it will be implemented in the second phase.

 Siddaramaiah, who mocked the previous government at will, directly said that he should pay his burden for six or eight years. He also criticized indiscipline, indiscretion, corruption and mismanagement. He said that although huge works are being implemented, there has been no significant change in the infrastructure. He continued by giving a new name and explanation to the works of the previous government which could be implemented in urban development.

 In the concept of 'Brand Bangalore', he explained the 9 challenges facing the city and tried to provide grants for the development works of the city in the aspects that need to be taken forward to face them. He given up unnecessary works and grants without hesitation. He has listed what the city needs in the remaining eight months and has given a deadline to complete some of the works. A clear example of this is the upgrading of waste water treatment plants.

It has been said for many years that the sewage water of the city should be treated and drained compulsorily. It was said that the STPs are outdated and will not do the job. But the proposal to upgrade 20 STPs from own resources in 20 months is a strong step towards sustainable water and environment protection.

 White topping has again been prioritized to alleviate traffic congestion which is becoming a daily problem in the city. In addition, the High Density Corridors project has been continued as per the previous government's plan. Realizing that the traffic congestion will not be reduced by these two, the Chief Minister is more inclined towards the expansion of our metro. The plan to extend the connectivity network to 176 km has made people happy. But if time had been fixed for this too, it would have been happy.

 There is no clear picture in this budget to solve the garbage disposal problem that is always bothering the city. He said that ₹1,250 crore would be spent on liquid waste management and sewage treatment. In this, it is mainly said that such pollution will be controlled to prevent it from going to the lakes, and there is a hope of creating a clean environment in the water bodies. Although scientifically it is said that waste disposal is preferred, treating old waste through bio-mining, creating gardens from it does not solve the problem. It is said that ₹100 crore has been given to the Solid Waste Management Corporation (BSWMCL), which has already been surrounded by scandals and has been ordered by the Chief Minister to set up an SIT, to dispose of the waste in a scientific and sustainable manner. The question has arisen as to what can be done with this amount of funding for this institution, which is about to spend thousands of crores. It has been said that similar work will be undertaken in the Central Swachh Bharat Yojana, but there is no clear information about the grant to be received for it.

The Chief Minister has said that the suburban train project has not been implemented by the double engine government and that the previous government has failed, except for explaining the project and its grant, nothing has been done with the grant.

 Siddaramaiah has said that the development works of Bengaluru city were planned by the previous government without financial discipline and gave importance to the works that can be implemented in these eight months. He has also given priority to roads, waste, traffic congestion, floods and environment. He has taken the first step to take it to the international level to form 'Brand Bengaluru'.

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