Mandya, March 17 -- PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi has clarified that the entry and exit points on Mysuru- Bengaluru Highway (NH-275) near Bidadi, Mandya, Pandavapura and Srirangapatna taluks, have not been closed.

He was replying to the pointed questions of MLC Dinesh Gooligowda, at the Legislative Council in Bengaluru on Saturday.

However, Jarkiholi clarified that, following the spate of accidents, the exit of trucks through the by-pass near the Toll Plaza at Thoobinakere has been restricted.

MLC Gooligowda had raised the issue in the Council, asking whether the Govt. was aware of the inconvenience being faced by the public, due to the closure of entry and exit points of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway at the headquarters of Bidadi, Mandya, ...