The state government has sanctioned Rs 20 crore for the construction of Rail Over Bridge (ROB) at Carmelaram
railway station, a long-pending dream of residents living in and around the track.
During allocation of funds for various grade separator projects in the city, the government this year included the
construction of ROB at Carmelaram-Bangalore Salem Railway line.
Residents...
more... of Carmelaram and Sarjapur have been protesting against the traffic snarls, especially, during peak
hours.
BM has been writing about the issue for the last several years.
Deepankar Patnaik, a Carmelaram resident said, “Now, at last, some ray of hope has come after the government
has accepted our long-pending request. We hope that the work for the ROB begins soon and we get relief soon.”
Rizwan Arshad, Congress MLC, said, “Residents have been suffering for the last few years. We have approached
many people, but nothing worked so far. In fact, we pushed the plan to the Urban Development and ensured that
the government releases the fund for the ROB. This was approved by the government in the recent cabinet
meeting in their action plan. Also, Munnekolala ROB has also been sanctione, which is between Carmelaram
and Baiyapanahalli Railway station. This is on the same Bangalore-Salem Railway Line.”
Arshad said that the South Western Railway can now progress its work as planned and they are expecting a
speedy work which is to be completed by year-end. Recently, even the BBMP too had released funds for the
extension of the road in front of the station. This was after railway officials said that the road should be extended
to expand the railway gate. There was also a fund that was released by MP PC Mohan from his MPLAD fund
(Rs 16 lakh) to widen the road.