Wait to link Intermediate and Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru continues as defence ministry yet to hand over land

Reddy, who represents the BTM Layout constituency through which the road passes, said Sunday that the Karnataka government “stands ready to develop this road provided the Central government facilitates the handover of defence land to BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike).”

The road was first proposed in the 2015 master plan for Bengaluru. “During our government’s tenure, a fund of ₹30 crore was earmarked for this road. However, due to the non-completion of the handover of defense land, our government could not take up this project,” he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Though talks have been held between the Karnataka government and the Ministry of Defence to hand over the land, the actual transfer has not happened, he said. The Karnataka government had offered compensatory land in exchange for the land given by the ministry for the project.

“Further, a fund of ₹30 crores which was allocated for the development of this road was diverted by the earlier ‘Double Engine Government’ to another constituency during the run-up to the recently concluded assembly election. Also, during their tenure, there was no inclination or interest shown in taking up this road project,” he alleged.

According to sources, the fund allocated for the project was withdrawn as there was no progress.