Despite their rising unpopularity, BBMP is going to invest its money in building 29 skywalks in the city.
Out of the 153 proposed skywalks, only 37 are completed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Instead of completing the pending skywalks, the Palike has proposed 29 new structures at various locations considering “huge demand”. BBMP’s decision to fund the project, at a time when it is struggling to fund other projects, is baffling.
The civic body cites other infrastructural projects in the city for the delay in the construction of unfinished skywalks.
“Many skywalk constructions are put on hold and some have not even started yet as there are metro stations coming up in some areas, along with ongoing road widening and white-topping works,” said a BBMP official. The bidders are refusing to take up certain projects, he added.
