Between Millennium Circle (LIC Circle) and Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction)

Mysuru: Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait this morning opened a newly white-topped 1.7-km stretch of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, between Millennium Circle (LIC Circle) and Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction), for vehicular traffic.

He inaugurated the stretch by cutting a ribbon at Millennium Circle, a day ahead of the inauguration of the 11-day Mysuru Dasara tomorrow (Oct. 11).

The stretch passes St. Philomena’s College, JSS Medical College and JSS Dental College before reaching Manipal Hospital Junction.

The Public Works Department (PWD) took up white-topping works on a 5.624-km stretch of the highway last month at an estimated cost of Rs.67.5 crore. The works are being executed by SRC Infra Developers, Bengaluru.

The project covers the stretch from Jayachamarajendra Circle (formerly Hardinge Circle), via the KSRTC Sub-urban Bus Stand, Five Lights Circle, Government Guest House Junction, FTS Circle, Millennium Circle and JSS Dental College, up to Manipal Hospital Junction.

Speaking on the occasion, Sait said the busy road had been reopened a day before the Dasara festivities to ensure smoother movement of vehicles, as a large number of visitors were expected to arrive in Mysuru for the festival.

On sting operation

Asked about the ongoing controversy over alleged sting operations and honey traps involving the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine, Sait said he did not know about any such operations.