Tunnel road will be another Yettinahole project: BJP

The Opposition BJP on Wednesday said the proposed 17-km tunnel road in the city will be “another Yettinahole project” and urged the Congress government to withdraw it.

Speaking on the debate initiated by the Opposition on the halting of development works in the State, Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok said the cost of the Yettinahole project has tripled from ₹8,000 crore in 2011 to ₹25,000 crore in 2025. The project was initiated during the tenure of D.V. Sadananda Gowda for catering to the drinking water needs of the drought-prone districts of the southern part of the State.

Even after spending ₹25,000 crore on the project, the water has not reached Kolar and other districts, Mr. Ashok said.

C.N. Ashwath Narayana (BJP) said that during the S.M. Krishna government, the civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, mortgaged properties and buildings to raise loans. Now, the government has decided to raise ₹8,000 crore loans from Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) by mortgaging government buildings and properties.