The work on growing Okay-100, thought-about to be some of the traditionally vital raja kaluves (main storm-water drains) within the metropolis, is progressing nicely and round 65% of the work has been accomplished, claimed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officers.
The key problem, nevertheless, continues to be stopping the circulation of sewage into the drain, stated civic officers, including that if it had been plugged fully, extra progress might have been achieved.
The undertaking, which started in March 2021, was to be accomplished in 10 months.
A senior official instructed The Hindu that the waterfront beautification work close to the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Company’s (BMTC) bus terminus at Shanthinagar had been accomplished. The key drain linked the erstwhile Dharmabudhi lake, the place the Kempegowda Bus Station now stands, with Bellandur lake.
“Work on almost 5 km of the drain has been accomplished. There may be some progress within the work taken up on the remaining stretches,” the official stated and added that your complete drain size of round 10 km had been divided into totally different worksites, every measuring 1 km.
Nonetheless, Bangalore Water Provide and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has countered the BBMP’s declare on sewage circulation within the drain. A senior BWSSB official, who spoke to The Hindu on situation of anonymity, stated that 95-98% of sewage circulation into the drain had been checked. “Earlier, almost 120 mld (million litres per day) of sewage would circulation into the drain. Now we have managed to carry it all the way down to lower than 5 mld now,” the official stated.
The official, nevertheless, stated that there could also be some unauthorised connections letting out sewage into the secondary drains linked to the raja kaluve.
The first drain is 11.four km in size, with a complete 28.06-km community, together with secondary drains. “In lots of locations, the secondary drains have been lined by slabs by the BBMP. Now we have urged the civic physique to take away the slabs and desilt the drains. Solely after that is accomplished will the board be capable of determine unauthorised connections, plug them and take corrective motion,” the official stated.
Venture particulars
The Okay-100 undertaking is the State Authorities’s formidable undertaking that discovered point out in Bengaluru Mission 2022 that was introduced by then Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in December 2020. The ₹160-crore ‘Residents Waterway Venture’ is envisaged to determine the raja kaluve as a waterway and ecological hall within the metropolis on the strains of the event of Sabarmati River Waterfront undertaking in Gujarat, Pasig river in Manila, Cheong Gyecheon in Seoul, South Korea, Klong Ong Ang Canal rejuvenation in Bangkok, Lu Chuan Canal in Taiwan, and plenty of water canals working by residential neighbourhoods in Singapore. It requires pathways for strolling and biking lanes, whereas guaranteeing that drain capability just isn’t decreased.
Main design interventions
Development of European fashion pathway
Development of a sewage remedy plant of 5 mld capability
Remodelling bridges, development of composite arch bridges and culverts
Remodelling retaining partitions at essential places
Decorative lighting, horticulture works, together with Miyawaki foresting and landscaping
