Govt scraps Bengaluru's ₹1,761 cr steel flyover project
Following pressure from citizens and green activists, the Karnataka government on Thursday abandoned the controversial steel flyover project in Bengaluru, saving at least 800 trees from being cut. The National Green Tribunal had in October 2016 stayed the 6.9-km project which was estimated to cost ₹1,761 crore. The tender to construct the flyover had been awarded to construction major L&T.