The Bengaluru Queen City project will be given a five-month implementation push, with Karnataka Industries Minister M.B. Patil directing officials to accelerate land acquisition, connectivity roads, drainage and investor allotments across the planned 5,000-acre development.
Patil issued the instructions during a review meeting with Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) officials on Friday, according to a report by Prajavani. He said the project must show substantial progress within the current financial year and directed officials to work continuously towards that target.
The minister instructed KIADB to create a dedicated team for the project, with its personnel stationed at the project area. Problems connected with land acquisition, approach roads and drainage should be resolved at the site itself, he said. The team has also been asked to submit a progress report to him every 15 days.
The project is planned over 5,000 acres. Patil said investors entering the development could follow different models depending on their requirements. Some may construct their own buildings, while others may seek build-to-suit facilities or apply through agreements with construction companies.
KIADB should be prepared to support all these arrangements, the minister said, while setting a target for the maximum possible progress within five months. The instruction places the industrial development agency at the centre of land assembly, site preparation and the process of making developed plots available to investors.
Patil also directed officials to explain the importance of the project to potential investors and provide them with sites quickly. He warned that delays could push investors towards other locations. The minister further called for work on the project’s second phase to begin at the earliest.
According to the report, the state government is seeking to attract investment of ₹50,000 crore to the Queen City project. The minister asked officials to work towards bringing that level of capital into the development, although the report did not provide a project-wise investment schedule, details of committed investors or a revised construction timetable.
The immediate work programme identified at the meeting is focused on the administrative and physical groundwork needed before large-scale investment can proceed. Land acquisition, internal and connecting roads, drainage and site-level problem solving are therefore the key milestones attached to the five-month target.
The project’s progress will now be tracked through fortnightly reports to the minister. The available report does not specify the exact location of the 5,000-acre site, the extent of land already acquired, the road and drainage works completed, or the number of investors currently in discussion with KIADB.
