Technical panel to study B’luru-Mysuru expressway

The state government is planning to constitute a technical committee to look into lapses on the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway.

Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy, who is also in charge of the Mandya district, chaired a meeting with highway authorities in the wake of allegations that the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway was unscientific leading to accidents.

The minister said 43 accidents have been reported so far causing 45 deaths. “Given that it’s a highway, the number of accidents should have reduced. But the number has gone up,” Chaluvarayaswamy said.