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After missing aggregate deadlines, M. Maheswar Rao, Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), has present directed the contractor of the infamous Ejipura Flyover to deploy further unit to implicit the enactment wrong the stipulated deadline.
The deadline, arsenic per the erstwhile revision, is October. As the task resumed aft a lull of astir six years, officials person missed astatine slightest 4 deadlines.
On Thursday, Mr. Rao held a reappraisal gathering with officials and contractors and directed that each indispensable measures beryllium taken to guarantee completion of the flyover wrong the stipulated timeline.
Mr. Rao directed that the Bescom portion located astatine the Madiwala-side ramp operation tract beryllium relocated wrong 2 days and that 3 trees other Kendriya Sadan beryllium removed wrong 4 days to facilitate the commencement of ramp operation enactment without delay.
“The down-ramp enactment connected the Domlur broadside has reached 70% completion. Deploy further manpower and implicit the remaining down-ramp enactment wrong 15 days,” helium directed officials. Following this, the Sarjapur-side down-ramp operation should beryllium taken up and completed wrong the adjacent 15 days, helium noted.
The launching of 4 spans adjacent the Ejipura Signal junction commenced connected May 20 and is expected to beryllium completed wrong 2 months. He further instructed the contractor to expedite the operation of 5 portal frames and implicit the main flyover task by the extremity of October.
Project progress
The Ejipura Flyover is being constructed implicit a magnitude of 2.59 kilometres. Out of a full of 762 segments, 731 person already been cast. The remaining casting enactment is expected to beryllium completed by the extremity of June. Of the 66 spans planned for the project, 52 person been completed, portion installation of the remaining 14 spans is presently successful progress, according to the GBA.
For azygous footpaths and roadworthy widening astatine people level, onshore acquisition and transportation proceedings covering a full grade of 5,998.6 quadrate metres of backstage and authorities onshore are being processed by the Land Acquisition Department and different acrophobic departments.
Clear potholes
Mr. Rao directed officials to guarantee that determination are nary potholes connected roads adjoining the flyover operation zone. “As the monsoon play is approaching, some broadside drains should beryllium thoroughly desilted to facilitate the creaseless travel of rainwater. Preventive measures indispensable besides beryllium taken to debar waterlogging successful immoderate conception of the flyover operation country during the rainy season,” helium said.
