Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar came face-to-face on Tuesday to discuss the contentious tunnel road project proposed between Silk Board and Hebbal. While Surya urged the government to shelve the plan and invest instead in metro and suburban rail expansion, Shivakumar defended the project but said he was open to reviewing suggestions. The meeting reflected their contrasting visions for Bengaluru’s mobility — one rooted in sustainable transit, the other balancing immediate infrastructure needs with financial realities

On the Tunnel Project

Tejasvi Surya: “The tunnel project is inefficient because it benefits only car users. For the same cost, we can build a metro that moves lakhs of people daily. Bengaluru’s transport goal should be to mov

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