Bengaluru Plagiarism Scandal: BBMP's Tunnel Road, Flyover Plans Under Scrutiny

• Bengaluru's long-term traffic planning faces serious questions over alleged plagiarism in a key feasibility report.
• The 2024 Comprehensive Bengaluru City Traffic Management Infrastructure Plan, prepared for BBMP, is accused of using copied data.
• The report proposes major projects like a 40-km tunnel road and 14 flyovers, but data appears duplicated from an earlier BMRCL study.
• Urban mobility expert Satya Arikutharam calls it "acute plagiarism," undermining the scientific basis of car-centric solutions.
• The Rs 5.5 crore feasibility report and a Rs 9.5 crore DPR for the tunnel road are under fire for containing copied material, raising concerns about public spending and authentic analysis.