Expedite Ejipura buffer road works, GBA chief commissioner orders

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Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) chief commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao on Tuesday directed officials to speed up the 5.45 km buffer road between Lower Agaram Junction and Sarjapur Road via Ejipura. The road comprises a 2.45 km stretch to Ejipura Road and a 3 km stretch to Sarjapur Road. The Defence Department has handed over 5.34 acres for the project. About 90% of retaining wall work is complete, while drainage and footpath work is ongoing, The Hindu reports.

Rao ordered a road design that allows rainwater percolation and construction of stormwater drains to protect the low-lying S.T. Bed Colony from flooding. He also reviewed the Ejipura flyover, asking officials to deploy more manpower, widen the footpath beneath it, and add a cycle track designed to keep two-wheelers out. Adequate lighting under the flyover must be estimated.