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BBMP offers COVID treatment at 5-star hotels; aims at burning deep hole in pocket [explained]

ICMR grants permission for drone trial to deliver Covid vaccines Karnataka is grappling with rising COVID cases, mounting dead bodies waiting to be cremated, and acute shortage of hospital beds to treat severe cases. Amidst all this, the state government imposed strict curfew across the state to break the chain of COVID spread, but the grave concern at hand - to treat COVID patients with urgency is still unresolved. In an attempt to expand the capacity of COVID care beds in Bengaluru, which is the worst hit by the second wave in the southern state, the city s civic body BBMP roped in hotels and hostels to assist.

BBMP Proposes Rs 2,000 Crore Signal-free Corridor To Decongest Bengaluru s Tumkur Road

BBMP Proposes Rs 2,000 Crore Signal-free Corridor To Decongest Bengaluru s Tumkur Road Traffic in Bengaluru (@AshramBlr/Twitter) In an effort to decongest the busiest roads of Bengaluru, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has proposed to build a signal-free corridor on Tumkur road at the cost of Rs 2,000 crores, reports The Indian Express. Tumkur road is one of the busiest stretches as it acts as a gateway to the Northern part of Karnataka from Bengaluru. The planned signal-free corridor includes six flyovers and underpasses at BEL, Taj Yeshwantpur junction, Outer Ring Road, Tumkur Road, Pipeline Road and HMT Junction in Bengaluru.

₹2,000 crore signal-free corridor proposed

It is expected to ease congestion at Goraguntepalya junction on Tumakuru Road Congestion is a perennial problem on Tumakuru Road, one of the busiest highways in the city, with nearly 70% of vehicles entering Bengaluru using it. To reduce congestion, a ₹2,000 crore signal-free corridor, which includes six flyovers and underpasses. is being planned. A proposal on the corridor, along with the blueprint and detailed project report, has been sent to the State government seeking funds to be earmarked for the same in the 2021-22 budget, said BBMP Commissioner N. Manjunath Prasad, during a spot inspection on Friday along with BBMP Administrator Gaurav Gupta and Rajarajeshwarinagar MLA Munirathna.

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