Overview
- The state will draft compulsory 25-year mobility plans for every town and city, with ring roads and a connected grid to link tier-2 and tier-3 hubs.
- Bengaluru is slated for ₹2.5 lakh crore of infrastructure spending over five years, prioritising tunnel roads, elevated corridors and buffer roads while studying best practices in Maharashtra and Europe.
- The government chose not to sign MoUs at the World Economic Forum, inviting investors to evaluate Karnataka’s talent, infrastructure and resources on the ground.
- Officials reported investor interest in tier-2 and tier-3 locations and in sectors such as green hydrogen, electronics, nanotechnology, data centres, renewable energy and electric vehicles, with a pledge to accelerate approvals through a 'speed of doing business' push.
- Plans to build an IT City and an AI City at Bidadi remain on the table despite political and farmer opposition, with the government highlighting high compensation offers for land acquisition.