
Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi six days ago was flooded after the city received moderate rainfall on Friday. Visuals of the same have surface on social media. A BRS party affiliate Y Sathish Reddy shared a video which shows heavy gush of water on the expressway.
Project built at a cost of Rs 8,480 crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 118 km long Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway project in Karnataka on Sunday. The project is said to reduce the travel time between the two cities from around three hours to about 75 minutes, according to officials. The ₹8,480 crore project involved six-laning of the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta-Mysuru section of NH-275 and will act as a catalyst for socio-economic development in the region.