Bengaluru, Feb. 14 -- The Karnataka government has reiterated its ambitious Rs.1 lakh crore infrastructure plan to tackle Bengaluru's persistent traffic congestion. Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar announced at the ongoing Global Investors' Meet in Karnataka that the plan includes the construction of tunnels, elevated corridors, buffer roads, and a business corridor aimed at improving connectivity in the city, which has been struggling to keep pace with its rapidly growing vehicle population.

"When I was the urban development minister 20 years ago, Bengaluru's population was 70 lakh. Now, it has grown to 1.40 crore, and the city has 1.1 crore vehicles. We are planning to invest Rs.1 lakh crore to resolve the traffic problem. Bengaluru...