Bengaluru is set to prepare a long-term, phased master plan for drinking water, road connectivity and underground drainage across Bengaluru Urban district, including areas outside the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) limits, Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said after a meeting with officials.
Gowda directed officials to prepare the comprehensive plan at the fourth Executive Committee meeting of the Bengaluru Development Authority, held at Vikas Soudha on Friday. He said infrastructure projects must be implemented in phases with clearly defined timelines to keep pace with the city’s rapid expansion.
The proposed plan will cover drinking water supply, road connectivity and underground drainage infrastructure across the district. The scope will extend beyond the GBA limits, bringing areas outside the five municipal corporations under the broader planning exercise.
The Minister also called for a uniform policy to regulate agencies that excavate roads. Under the proposed framework, agencies would be held accountable for restoring roads according to clearly defined standards. The policy is expected to include provisions for cost recovery and penalties for violations.
Gowda directed officials to prioritise the scientific treatment and reuse of sewage as part of efforts to improve Bengaluru’s water security. He referred to the KC Valley, HN Valley and Vrishabhavathi Valley projects, which supply treated wastewater to lakes in neighbouring districts.
The meeting also addressed last-mile connectivity to Metro stations. Gowda directed the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation to introduce GPS-enabled feeder buses within a two-to-three-kilometre radius of Metro stations. The buses are to operate on fixed routes.
Plans are also under way to integrate private auto-rickshaw and taxi services with the BMTC 2.0 application. The application already facilitates combined ticket bookings for Metro and BMTC services, according to the report.
The proposed transport integration would bring feeder buses and private mobility services into a wider system connected to Metro and BMTC operations. The source report did not specify the number of feeder routes, the stations to be covered, or the implementation timeline.
The government has also approved nine additional fire stations across the five municipal corporations under the GBA, Gowda said. The expansion will take the proposed fire-station network beyond the existing 20 stations.
The next steps are the preparation of the long-term master plan, the framing of uniform road-restoration standards and the implementation of the announced transport and fire-service measures.
