Mysuru: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has been urged to expedite the long-pending Railway underpasses across the existing Railway Over Bridges on the Mysuru Outer Ring Road (ORR). A letter has been written to the Minister in this regard by city-based civil engineer V.N. Prasad, who highlights how crucial projects in Mysuru, one of the fastest growing cities in India, are neglected.
The ORR project is funded by Government of India under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (80%), Government of Karnataka (10%) and Mysuru Urban Development Authority (10%). The ORR is approximately 42 km in length and this upgradation project was divided into 5 packages. The project includes 6-lane carriageways — 3 lanes on either side with a median in between. Service Roads are provided over 31.2 km length. There are three existing ‘Railway Over Bridges’ on the ORR.
