Bengaluru Steel Bridge

The plan for a massive steel bridge to ease traffic on the road connecting Bengaluru to its international airport has been scrapped, Karnataka's Bengaluru city development minister K George said on Thursday, describing it as a "decision taken with pain."

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday extended the interim stay against the controversial steel flyover bridge project in Bengaluru to January 18, a petitioner said.

A controversial steel bridge in Bengaluru which had angered many residents has been stopped for now by the country's top green court.

The big steel bridge that Bengaluru does not want will be built, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has insisted, unfazed by protests that have included thousands of people spending last Sunday forming human chains.

Bengaluru is protesting against a government plan to build a steel bridge that will make travelling to the airport easier, in a project that will cost the city 1,800 crores and more than 800 trees.

The plan for a massive steel bridge to ease traffic on the road connecting Bengaluru to its international airport has been scrapped, Karnataka's Bengaluru city development minister K George said on Thursday, describing it as a "decision taken with pain."

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday extended the interim stay against the controversial steel flyover bridge project in Bengaluru to January 18, a petitioner said.

A controversial steel bridge in Bengaluru which had angered many residents has been stopped for now by the country's top green court.

The big steel bridge that Bengaluru does not want will be built, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has insisted, unfazed by protests that have included thousands of people spending last Sunday forming human chains.

Bengaluru is protesting against a government plan to build a steel bridge that will make travelling to the airport easier, in a project that will cost the city 1,800 crores and more than 800 trees.