Bengalureans on Sunday formed a human chain to protest a massive steel flyover, which experts say, is a disaster in the making.
A number of protesters gathered along Ballari road from Basaveshwara circle to Hebbal to form a human chain protesting the construction of the steel flyover over the Hebbal-Chalukya circle stretch.
Citizens' say NO #SteelFlyover ; Streets of #Bengaluru echo#SteelFlyoverBeda
— Vijaya Moorthy (@vmoorthynow) October 16, 2016
People power this! @rajeev_mp pic.twitter.com/hBp3N2z6F8
@WFRising @WeSaveBengaluru @Save_BLR @SaveWhitefield @icindngr are saying #SteelFlyoverBeda pic.twitter.com/XbNHd9E5EH
— Kamran Shahid (@Shd_Kamran) October 16, 2016
Massive turnout at Chalukya. Opinion is very clear. Need better, eco-friendly decongestion solutions. Not #SteelFlyover pic.twitter.com/jNWW1YB9xV
— Arjun (@arjundm) October 16, 2016
@AAPBangalore & @AAPKarnataka says #SteelFlyoverBeda
— AAP Bengaluru (@AAPBangalore) October 16, 2016
V urge @CMofKarnataka to drop d idea of #SteelFlyover & develop #publictransportation pic.twitter.com/34vom9WRfC
Madam Arundathi Nag is in support of #SteelFlyoverBeda pic.twitter.com/qa1mkZ09kv
— ಅಜ್ಜು (@ajjublr) October 16, 2016
Retired Justice Santosh Hegde walking along the #NoSteelFlyover human chain, showing his support! #SteelFlyOverBeda pic.twitter.com/I4ZYQdhQlM
— Anushya Badrinath (@water_lemon) October 16, 2016
Even kids care! #bangalorecares #SteelFlyoverBeda #humanchain pic.twitter.com/eoPnHgFRJV
— Ruma Singh (@RumaSi) October 16, 2016
What a turnout for #HumanChain to say #SteelFlyoverBeda ! This is why #Namma #Bengaluru is great! Thank you pic.twitter.com/Vn2RkkD7go
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@rajeev_mp) October 16, 2016
With the cost of the project pegged at Rs 1350 crore, residents have been up in arms against BDA's decision to go ahead with the construction, which they say will do nothing to ease the city’s traffic.
The Citizens Against Steel Flyover Facebook page as well as an online petition has been mobilising voices against the steel flyover.