Bengaluru: Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who envisions a "Brand Bengaluru," explained the benefits of a proposed underground tunnel corridor on Sunday. However, his remarks have triggered a storm of criticism online, particularly on social media.

Posting on platform X, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar stated:

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“We are building tunnels keeping your time and convenience in mind. From Hebbal to Silk Board, you can avoid more than 25 major traffic bottlenecks. You could save over 45 minutes a day. The 16.75 km stretch will be signal-free and uninterrupted. It will provide direct access to the IT corridor. A faster, smarter Bengaluru is on its way.
”No sooner did he post this than netizens began ridiculing the plan, calling it unrealistic and out of touch with Bengaluru’s actual infrastructure issues.

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya criticized the government’s move, saying:

“Tunnel roads are an unscientific solution to Bengaluru’s traffic problem. Spending ₹18,000 crore of taxpayers’ money will only lead to failure.”

One user sarcastically commented:

“In Bengaluru, water doesn’t drain properly even during regular rains. If you build tunnels, they’ll just become underground swimming pools during monsoon.”

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