Engineers Asked to Plan Bengaluru West Infrastructure With 30-Year Vision

Bengaluru West City Corporation Commissioner Dr. Rajendra K.V. directed engineers to focus on long-term urban planning, scientific infrastructure development, and effective asset utilization during the “Budget-to-Action Plan” workshop held for the 2026–27 budget implementation.

Key Details:

• The workshop was organized on May 8 for Corporation officials to discuss the utilization of the ₹4,732 crore budget allocated for 2026–27.

• Commissioner Dr. Rajendra K.V. emphasized the theme “Our Ward, Our Pride” while addressing engineers and officials.

• Officials were instructed to plan civic infrastructure projects with a 30-year perspective.

• Focus areas included:

Road development

• Desilting works

• Park development

• Footpath improvement

• Public space activation

• Asset monetization

• Engineers were advised to improve the durability and efficient use of existing civic assets instead of focusing only on maintenance expenditure.

• The Commissioner encouraged the use of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models for city beautification and infrastructure improvements.

• A target was set to develop at least 10 km of walkable footpaths.

• Officials were instructed to conduct road audits across all ten divisions under the “Namma Raste Namma Kaipidi” initiative.

Interaction Session

An interaction session was conducted between Bengaluru West City Corporation engineers and civic organizations working on urban planning and public space studies.

Participating organizations included:

• WRI India

• Walkalore

• GBA

• Urban Design Cell

• Sensing Local

• UidI Karnataka Chapter

• APD

• Biome

• Well Labs

• Street Metrics

• Unboxing Bangalore

• Urban Morph

Officials and NGO representatives discussed:

• Scientific street design

• Public space development

• Budget prioritization

• Urban grievances

• Infrastructure maintenance strategies