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B-SMILE retenders flyover projects at Rs 1,640 crore, cost rises
The Story in Brief
Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd (B-SMILE) has invited fresh bids for six elevated corridor and flyover projects at a combined civil cost of Rs 1,640.3 crore, Times of India reports. Deccan Herald, however, places three projects at Rs 1,320 crore. The six retendered works carry a Rs 16 crore increase against the May 2026 tender, following a government panel review that flagged bidder eligibility concerns under a September cancellation of nine projects worth Rs 3,060 crore. B-SMILE has set a 30-month construction period for these projects, plus a 10-year maintenance period. An elevated corridor from Old Madras Road-Silk Board corridor worth Rs 852 crore is not yet re-tendered.
Resident groups have protested the projects, forming human chains in Indiranagar and Jayanagar. Amulya Shekhar of civic group Dear DK urged B-SMILE to stop burdening state resources, arguing a flyover budget equals a year of GBA funds and will cripple arteries for years.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Deccan Herald and Times of India both report fresh B-SMILE flyover tenders but frame different totals. Deccan Herald leads on three projects at Rs 1,320 crore, omits the earlier tender cancellation, and mentions a scaled-down plan after a resident opposition. Times of India leads with the retender of six projects at Rs 1,640.3 crore, explicitly reports a cost rise of Rs 16 crore and a prior cancellation flagged by a government panel, and includes activist criticism. The two papers agree on the 30-month construction timeline. On reading both, B-SMILE has retendered multiple projects after a cancellation, but not all: the Old Madras Road-Silk Board corridor worth Rs 852 crore has not been re-tendered, and resident opposition continues.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): deccanherald.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
