Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, Inaugurated By PM 6 Days In the past, Flooded After Rains

Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, Inaugurated By PM 6 Days In the past, Flooded After Rains [ad_1]

This is identical underbridge that flooded final 12 months when Karnataka acquired unprecedented rains.

Bengaluru:

The Bengaluru-Mysuru freeway in Karnataka, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi six days in the past, was inundated after heavy rains within the Ramanagara area of the state on Friday evening.

The freeway highway, constructed at Rs 8,480 crore, was waterlogged close to the Ramanagara district, neighbouring Bengaluru. The water remained stagnant within the underbridge on the freeway, resulting in a collection of bumper-to-bumper accidents that resulted in slow-moving autos and lengthy intervals of site visitors jams on the freeway.

This is identical underbridge that flooded final 12 months when Karnataka acquired unprecedented rains.

Some distressed commuters lashed out towards Chief Minister BS Bommai and the PM for injury to their autos, and questioned whether or not the freeway was prepared for inauguration.

"My Maruti Swift automobile was half submerged within the waterlogged underbridge. It switched off, and a lorry approaching from behind rammed into my automobile. Who will probably be held accountable for this? I'm requesting Chief Minister Bommai to get my automobile repaired. PM Modi inaugurated the freeway, did he even verify together with his highway and transport ministry whether or not the highway was prepared for inauguration? Ought to we undergo for the sake of vote financial institution politics? They demand a whopping toll payment, what is the use?" Vikas, a commuter, advised NDTV.

One other agitated commuter, Nagaraju, who stated his automobile was the primary within the bumper-to-bumper accidents, questioned who could be held accountable for the accidents. They'd have cleared the waterlogging in 10 minutes if the PM had been to reach, he stated.

"Quickly after water began filling the underbridge, a number of accidents had been reported. First was mine... after which there have been a collection of bumper-to-bumper accidents involving seven to eight autos. There isn't a area for water to recede. If there's information of the PM's arrival, they might clear this waterlogging in 10 minutes. Cannot you see we widespread man are struggling? Who's accountable for this?" Nagaraju stated.

PM Modi on March 12 inaugurated the 118 km lengthy Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway, which lowered the journey time from three hours to about 75 minutes.

The six lane Bengaluru-Nidaghatta-Mysuru part of NH 275 is predicted to behave as a catalyst for socio-economic growth within the area.

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