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MP for Bengaluru South L.S. Tejasvi Surya connected Sunday said that helium has directed the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to behaviour an autarkic survey connected the imaginable geological and seismic interaction of the passageway roadworthy task passing beneath Lalbagh, 1 of Bengaluru’s astir iconic practice greenish spaces.
The directive came aft Mr. Surya visited the tract wrong Lalbagh that was earmarked for constructing introduction and exit points for the projected tunnel.
His sojourn followed Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s inspection of the aforesaid tract connected Saturday, during which Mr. Shivakumar had assured that ‘only fractional an acre’ of Lalbagh onshore would beryllium utilized and that the task would not harm the parkland successful anyway.
However, Mr. Surya disputed these claims, stating that astir six acres of Lalbagh could beryllium affected by the project. “Forget six acres. We volition not let the authorities to instrumentality adjacent six inches of Lalbagh for this disastrous passageway roadworthy project,” helium said.
Mr. Surya expressed heavy interest that the projected passageway would walk straight beneath the three-billion-year-old Peninsular Gneiss, a National Geological Monument, informing that drilling done specified an past stone enactment would beryllium ‘ecologically and geologically indefensible.’
He criticised the project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) and feasibility survey arsenic ‘sloppy, unscientific, and devoid of credibility,’ noting that nary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) had been conducted. “The DPR appears to beryllium a copy-paste job, filled with vague justifications to disregard morganatic concerns,” helium said.
Adding to the controversy, Mr. Surya alleged that the DPR includes a connection for a commercialized complex.
“Once again, decisions are being made down closed doors, without transparency oregon accountability,” helium said, adding that determination was nary nationalist consultation earlier announcing the project.
Drawing parallels to the Silkyara passageway calamity successful Uttarakhand, Mr. Surya said the State authorities should prioritise a broad information reappraisal earlier undertaking immoderate tunnelling activity.
Mr. Surya reiterated that Bengaluru’s absorption should beryllium connected wide accelerated transit expansion, which is Metro, suburban rail, and nationalist transport integration, alternatively than ‘reckless tunnelling beneath its greenish lungs.’
