Bengaluru, March 4 -- Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, in his address to the joint session of the Karnataka legislature, outlined the state government's initiatives aimed at urban infrastructure, transportation, environmental conservation, and rural development. The opposition BJP criticised the speech, calling it misleading and out of touch with the state's realities.

During the opening of the budget session, Gehlot said that the government has laid out extensive plans to decongest Bengaluru, including a 40.50 km double-decker flyover that will incorporate metro rail and roadways, costing Rs.8,916 crore.

"The government proposes to construct a double-decker flyover consisting of metro rail and road of 40.50 km length to reduce traffic co...