ORDER :

I.A. No. 147134 of 2021

1. A peripheral ring road (for short ‘PRR’) encircling Bangalore City for the length of 116 Kms. was proposed vide Letter dated 27.11.2006 by the Bangalore Development Authority (‘BDA’ for short) to the State Government. The scheme was sanctioned by the Government of Karnataka vide UDD 399 MNX 2006 Bangalore dated 23.04.2007. This PRR is to provide connectivity to various destinations in all the directions for onward traffic without entering the city of Bangalore and thus minimising the congestion on the outer ring road as well as on the internal roads of the city. The affidavit filed by the Additional Chief Secretary before this Court dated 09.11.2021 highlights the importance of construction of PRR as under:

“PROJECT NECESSITY

2. At the outset it is submitted that the Bengaluru City needs the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) more than ever in view of the phenomenal growth of the city in all directions. The geographical extent of the city has grown to 2196 sq. kms. The vehicle count as of 2019 was over 80 lakhs. Bengaluru being the capital city, thousands of vehicles come in every day from various parts of the state as well as outside the state. There is eno