360 degree connectivity

• International flights to/from Bangalore begin in 1999 
• Existing HAL airport upgraded with international terminal
• Bangalore on the International Air Map - Direct flights to Singapore, United States, Europe, Malaysia, Dubai etc.
• Work begins on Rs.1500 crores Bangalore International Airport; MOU signed in 1999 
• Setting up of Air cargo terminal for Perishable goods in Bangalore - first in India to be setup outside Delhi - giving boost to export of floriculture, fruits and vegetables
• Other airports in Karnataka upgraded - Flights to Mangalore, Hubli, Belgaum commenced

• Planning Commission clears Metro Rail Project for Bangalore to relieve traffic congestion in the city of Bangalore
• New Railway Terminal at Yeshwantpur started; twenty-nine new trains started from Bangalore division
• Computerised reservation counters set up in 8 additional locations of Bangalore

Infrastructure

• Bringing Bangalore as part of Golden Quadrilateral; covering 713 KM of Karnataka
• Laying of 5,966 KM of rural roads in Karnataka under PM Gram Sadak Yojana
• Rs.2693 crores HUDCO assistance for improvement of roads in Bangalore
• K R Puram Cable Stayed Bridge constructed with Central assistance 
• Flyovers and bridges constructed to ease traffic congestion in the growing city of Bangalore 
• Infrastructure facilities like Cauvery Stage III, Sirsi Flyover, Mekhri Circle Underpass etc given 75% additional financial assistance
• 180 borewells provided in areas suffering drinking water shortage,
• 4584 houses constructed for the poor in Dasarahalli, Someshwara, Gavipuram, Bharathmata, Swagat and other slums in Bangalore
• Rs 9653 crores provided to Karnataka by HUDCO
• Setting up Power Grid in Kolar providing  over 2000 MW of power at a cost of Rs 3865 crores
• Facilitating raising of the height of Almatti dam to 524 Mtr. thereby bringing over 15 lakh acres of land under irrigation
• Karnataka’s century old dream realized by setting up of southwest Railways with Hubli as the focal point. 
• Green signal for construction of Bidar–Kalburgi, Hubli – Ankola, Mangalore – Hassan – Bangalore, Harihar – Kottur railway routes

• MP Fund utilized (100% utilisation of allocated Rs 14 crores) for infrastructure upgradation in hospitals , construction and improvement of school buildings, community halls constructed, and so on.

Education

• 72,000 children in 263 Government and Aided Schools of Bangalore receive hot nutritious midday meal everyday through Adamya Chetana
• 8000 children in 30 Kannada Government Schools receive benefits of non-formal education through Aata Paatha, a mobile educational resource facility. 
• 100 Government Schools receive drinking water facility
• 60 schools provided with new classrooms / Computer facilities. 

• South Region Headquarters of HUDCO set up in Bangalore 
• South India Regional Office of Indira Gandhi National Centre of Arts [IGNCA] set up in Bangalore.
• Modern Art Gallery
• Upgradation of Bugle Rock - Rs 10 lakhs from MP Fund, Rs 40 lakhs from Tourism dept. and Rs 50 lakhs from HUDCO [DVG's statue and portraits of Kannada poets installed]
• Hampi brought on world tourism map; classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO; Rs 100 crores for development of the site
• Special central assistance for boosting tourism to Hampi, Aihole, Pattadkallu, Bijapur, Chitradurga, Srirangapatna, Shravanabelagola and Mysore
• Development of Kempambudhi lake

Special package to Bangalore from HUDCO

Bangalore Projects taken up under Rs.1000 crores financial assistance given to BMP for development of infrastructure

• Parks constructed with play facilities for children
• International standard toilet facilities in 101 locations (Nirmal Bangalore)
• Construction of multi-storeyed car park at J C Road
• Desilting and beautification of lakes - Sankey Tank, Ulsoor, Yediyur etc
• Concreting of roads in old areas of Bangalore- Kalasiplayam, City Market, Gandhinagar etc
• Development of Kempegowda Museum
• Construction of under-bridges and over-bridges in several places-Madhavnagar, Rajajinagar, etc
• Development of several traffic junctions - Minerva, Majestic Circle etc
• Improvement of 21 footpaths in R V Road, Sheshadripuram, Malleswaram etc
• Solid Waste Management Facility
• Old areas and extensions of Uttarahalli get water supply and under-ground drainage facility
• By-lanes in Malleswaram, Sheshadripuram upgraded
• Slum areas receive funding for construction of houses - Ambedkar Nagar, Lakshman Rao Nagar etc.