India, June 12 -- Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohan has raised questions about the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) proposal to take a Rs.19,000 crore loan to build a 40-km twin tunnel road in the city.

In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Mohan highlighted 13 alternative ways the massive sum could be better utilised to address Bengaluru's pressing urban issues.

According to Mohan, the Rs.19,000 crore could instead be used to lay 10,000 kilometres of footpaths and cycling tracks, fix 80 per cent of the city's stormwater drains, and create 1,000 start-up incubation centres. He also suggested setting up 1,000 primary health centres, upgrading 2,000 government schools, and funding nearly 70 per cent of Metro Phase 3A.

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