Backdoor entry for elevated corridor?

Is the controversial elevated corridor project being pushed through the backdoor by the state government? The repeated mention of the project in the 224-page draft Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) has sparked a fresh storm, with multiple citizen groups questioning the motive.

While the legality of the CMP itself has come under fire since the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is pushing it, the groups have demanded that the elevated corridor be entirely scrapped from the plan.

The CMP has proposed to allocate Rs 5,250 crore for 25 km of the project in the first phase, and another Rs 13,250 crore for 63 km in the second phase. Widespread, city-wide protests had forced the H D Kumaraswamy government to put the project on the backburner.