Tejasvi Surya bats for augmenting public transport on ‘rail based backbone’; DKS asks him to get money from centre

Tejasvi Surya opposes Bengaluru tunnel project, pitches for mass transit plan

He proposed a comprehensive transport vision aligned with the city’s Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP), targeting 70 per cent public transport modal share by 2031.

Tejasvi Surya bats for augmenting public transport on ‘rail based backbone’; DKS asks him to get money from centre

Tejasvi Surya advocates for enhanced rail-based public transport in Bengaluru, while D.K. Shivakumar urges securing central funding for projects.

Tejasvi Surya seeks to scrap Bengaluru tunnel road project, DK Shivakumar says 'bring funds from Centre’ for public transport

Citing figures from the government’s detailed project report (DPR), Surya said the tunnel road would carry only about 1,800 vehicles per hour in one direction, while a Metro line can move up to 69,000 people at the same time.

Tejasvi Surya urges scrapping of Bengaluru tunnel project; pitches metro, suburban rail expansion

Bengaluru MP Tejasvi Surya urged Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to scrap the proposed tunnel road project, advocating for expanded metro and suburban rail networks instead. Surya argued that public transport offers a more sustainable and efficient solution for decongesting the city, capable of transporting significantly more people than the tunnel project.

BJP MP meets DK Shivakumar, seeks metro push over tunnel road for Bengaluru traffic

Bengaluru South BJP MP Tejasvi Surya met Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to discuss Bengaluru’s traffic issues, urging funds from the tunnel road project be redirected to the Metro and stressing public transport as the city’s real solution.

BJP MP Surya meets Deputy Chief Minister Shivkumar; Bengaluru tunnel project, traffic congestion discussed

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