Bengaluru, Jan. 26:
The Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), Shri Maheshwar Rao, instructed officials to mark the required land at St. John’s and immediately begin work to install five portal piers for the Ejipura flyover.
He spoke at a meeting held today with officials from the Traffic Police Department and St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences regarding the Ejipura flyover project.
Resolution of the St. John’s land-use issue:
The construction of the Ejipura flyover is currently progressing at a fast pace. On the left side while moving from Central Sadan towards Ejipura, a small portion of land belonging to St. John’s is required to install five portal piers.
The portal piers need to be constructed along the footpath and adjoining the compound wall of St. John’s. In this regard, discussions were held today with the St. John’s management, who have agreed to permit the use of the required land. Accordingly, the Chief Commissioner instructed the engineers and contractors to mark the area and commence the work immediately.
He also directed that barricades be installed as a safety measure while the work on the five portal piers is in progress. Further, space should be provided for storing construction materials until the work is completed, and the compound wall should be reconstructed immediately after the completion of the work.
Regarding the land to be acquired for constructing the ramp in the St. John’s area, he instructed officials to expedite the TDR (Transferable Development Rights) process, take possession of the land at the earliest, and carry out the work swiftly.
The Chief Engineer, Dr. Raghavendra Prasad, informed that the construction of the 2.38 km long flyover on Ejipura Main Road is being carried out at a rapid pace. A total of 762 segments are required to be cast for the flyover, out of which 645 segments have already been cast. The remaining 117 segments are yet to be cast. So far, 490 segments have already been erected.
On the occasion, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Karthik Reddy, the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the South Division, the Director of St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Rev. Fr. Jesudas R., the Associate Director (Finance), Rev. Fr. Tony, Executive Engineers, and other concerned officials were present.