Bengaluru: As frustration mounts over Bengaluru’s traffic jams and potholed roads, the state government is considering a bold idea: a congestion tax on single-occupancy cars in high-density corridors.

The proposal is one of several ideas discussed at a meeting convened by the state government on Wednesday with corporate leaders and urban planners to discuss ways of easing the city’s chronic infrastructure problems.

The other proposals, part of a 90-day plan, include strict quality checks on the asphalting of roads and close monitoring of all ongoing infrastructure projects in the city. Show Full Article

The meeting was chaired by Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh and attended by Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, urban planner and Yulu co-founder R.K. Mishra, and urban designe

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