Bengaluru: Bangalore South MP LS Tejasvi Surya on Sunday said that he would be meeting Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in the next few days to discuss alternative plans for the proposed 18-km tunnel project linking Hebbal and Silk Board Junction.

“I have requested DyCM’s office for half an hour of his time to discuss the implications of the tunnel road and the alternative action plans,” he said.

Surya has expressed his displeasure multiple times with the project as the tunnel will pass through Lalbagh Botanical Garden and can be used only with people who own cars.

“The government has not carried out an environment impact assessment and I do not think the officials responsible for it have informed DK Shivakumar about the implications of the project,” said the MP.

Stating that Shivak

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