Eijipura flyover: Many obstacles to the work

 The land acquisition process is not over yet, the work will be done only after the IISC report

 Eijipura flyover: Many obstacles to the work

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ 

 Bengaluru: There are many hurdles to restart the Eijipura Elevated Corridor project which was formed nine years ago.

 The work of completing the flyover started on Friday. However, many obstacles such as IISC technical report, delay in land acquisition process, obstruction in clearing of trees have started from day one.

 The work has been stopped for two years, how should it be reconsteucted? The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) has to issue a technical report on what precaution or technology should be adopted. The basic work will start only after this report is received. It will be two months before this report is available.

 The process of land acquisition of private buildings including Central House, St. John's Hospital, Bwssb buildings has not yet been completed. The required land is marked on the buildings and compounds. However, the process of acquiring it has to start again.

 Talks have been held with the owners in the past regarding land acquisition. Everyone wanted cash. Now we have to negotiate again and finalize everything. Survey work is also to be done. Everything has been prepared for this," said Yogesh, Executive Engineer of BBMP Planning Department.

A survey will be conducted, a high-level meeting will be held with government agencies and the solution will be decided. Talks are also held with private individuals. It will take two-three months to complete all this,' he said.

 It is not possible to build an overpass without clearing the trees. The final decision was taken after holding a meeting in this regard. Discuss with the forest department and proceed on the advice of the law cell,” he said.

 It will take another three to four months to start all the work on the flyover. We have started preliminary work in the plant and ramp work in Dommalur side. Here too, work will be done only if the trees are cleared," said Suresh, the contractor's project manager.

 "Seven or eight years of chaos is enough. Locals are saying that if this flyover is completed soon, it will be enough. The target is to complete the construction of the flyover in 15 months. However, due to many disruptions, this period is likely to increase further.

 Opposition to clearing of trees

 The committee has given approval to cut 67 trees to complete the construction of Ejipura flyover, which has been entrusted to the contractor. As some environmental activists objected to this, the work of clearing the trees, which had started on Friday, was stopped," said DCF Swamy of BBMP Forest Department.

 "Without cutting down all the trees, some trees can be saved. Our demand is to cut down the twigs and branches that are obstructing the work and save the 50-60 year old trees. Also, BBMP has been requested to change the plan map in order to save the trees," said Vinod Jacob, General Manager of Namma Bengaluru Foundation.

2014 scheme

 Elevated Corridor (Ejipura Flyover) on Koramangala Outer Ring Road 2.5 km. It is a long flyover. This project was formulated in 2014. In 2017, the contract was awarded to Simplex Infrastructure for ₹157.66 crore. The project was to be completed by 2019. However, the contractor delayed. Even after four years and seven months, only 42% of the work was completed. ₹75.11 crore was also paid to him.

 Adinarayan Shetty filed a writ in the High Court due to the delay in the work of the flyover. The High Court, which had given its verdict on February 17, 2022, had canceled the tender and invited a fresh tender and directed to complete the work at the earliest. But due to BBMP's delay, the tender invited for the fourth time was accepted in March 2023. After negotiations with the contractor, it was submitted for cabinet approval in August. Although approved on September 7, a turnkey lumpsum contract with BSCPL Infrastructure for ₹176.11 crore was awarded on November 17.

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Ejipura flyover: Minister's promise not fulfilled

Tender not submitted to government for two months; Officials delay in BBMP

Ejipura flyover: Minister's promise not fulfilled

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

BENGALURU: As promised in the assembly elections, the pending work on the Ejipura flyover has not yet started. BBMP officials are responsible for this and they are not giving the instructions of Minister Ramalingareddy.

 BBMP engineers, who have completed the tender process called for the fourth time, have been working with the contractor for two months to reduce the contract amount. Ramalingareddy is upset by this.

 Ramalingareddy promised that the work will be started as soon as our government comes during the assembly elections. But till now the tender has not been approved. Thus, the minister got angry and took the Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath to task, sources said.

 Tenders were invited for the fourth time on March 1 for the pending work of the Ejipura flyover. Technical bids were opened on 17th and negotiations were held with the only eligible bidders. Engineers have also written a letter to the contractor on July 3 asking them to agree to the higher amount that was offered earlier i.e. 19.52 per cent. Although the contractor agreed to it, the tender approval was not sent to the government.

 The High Court stepped up due to the delay in the work of the Eazipur flyover which had started in 2017. The lease was canceled on March 9, 2022. Although the High Court had warned the BBMP that it should re-call the tender within three months and start the work, the tender process has not been completed till now. Congress MLAs have been complaining about the BJP government for so long. However, citizens are questioning why the work has not started even though they have their own government.

Ramalingareddy had also protested with us to finish the pending work of Ejipura flyover. The members of Koramangala ST Bed Residents' Welfare Association complained that even though he is the minister, the work has not yet started.

 The tender process for Ejipura flyover is almost over. The contractor has also agreed to reduce the bid amount for this work on turnkey basis. BBMP engineers also said that it will be submitted to the government as soon as the chief commissioner signs it.

 Approved soon: Ramalingareddy

 "We are committed to build the Ejipura flyover. The tender has been called for the fourth time. Negotiations with contractors are also over. BBMP senior officials are delaying sending the tender to the government for approval. A strict notice has been given in this regard. Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath said that the tender approval file will be submitted soon. The matter will come before the next cabinet and a decision will be taken," said Transport Minister Ramalingareddy.

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Ejipura flyover: Delay again by BBMP

Fourth time tender; Delay in send to Government for approval

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The BBMP, which has been called for the fourth time for the pending work of the Ejipura flyover, has not submitted the tender to the government for approval despite being told four times by the transport minister.

 Tenders were invited for the fourth time on March 1 for the pending work of Ejipura flyover. Technical bids were opened on 17th and negotiations were held with the sole bidder. It has been retained as unfinished. However, on the same occasion, the High Density Corridor tender, which was called on March 17 and costing ₹270 crore, was approved on March 23 and the work orders was also given.

 In 2017, the work of the Ejipura flyover started and the case was taken up in the High Court due to the delay of the contractor. The lease was canceled on March 9, 2022. The High Court warned the BBMP that it should call for tenders again in three months and start the work. Even so, BBMP has not yet completed the tender process of BBMP.

The government had instructed to cancel the tender process as the bid was higher than the stipulated amount. Then a fresh tender was called. Two contractors had bid. One of them was not qualified. A request has been made to reduce the amount recorded by him. After they agree to it, it is sent to the government. From there the work will be started after getting the approval. As this is an ongoing work, the Election Code of Conduct will not stand in the way," BBMP officials had told in March. However, despite the beginning of June, the file has not been submitted to the government.

 The local people are in distress as the pending work of Ejipura flyover is not completed. We also protested with MLA Ramalingareddy. Now he is a minister. Rajendra Babu, president of Koramangala ST Bed Residents' Welfare Association, demanded that the work be completed soon.

 Scrutiny: 

'Tender scrutiny is going of the pending work of Ejipura flyover is going on' said BBMP Engineer in Chief Prahlad.

Told to Chief Commissioner but no action: Ramalingareddy

 The tender for the pending work of Ejipura flyover has been called for the fourth time and all the technical processes have been completed. I told Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath and Engineer in Chief Prahlad four times to send it to the government for final approval. They are still counting time," said Transport Minister Ramalingareddy.

 The BJP government did not continue the pending work of the Ejipur flyover because of its hatred towards us. We have promised to continue this work as soon as our government comes and finish it in 12 months. But, BBMP officials are not responding to this. Action will be taken against them. He said that the tender will be approved and the work will be started immediately.

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'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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