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The Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor

Documentation

Various BMIC-related documents organized by category

• Note on BMIC
• Maps
• Representations
• Land Acquisition related correspondence
• Finance
• Letters to Financial Institutions
• Letters to Government Authorities
• Letters to Elected Representatives
• Clearances
• Orders

• BMICP @ a glance - An introduction to the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project, October 2002 (49KB)

• Maps showing violations in project implemention by NICE

Only recent representations are listed below. For earlier representations, please contact us.

ESG has consistently written to the main Environmental regulatory agencies of the country concerned, the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Karnataka State Pollution Control, drawing their attention to the irregualarites and serious environmental concerns from the BMIC project. These agencies have overlooked many of them and accorded Environmental clearance to the project.

• Representation to the Chief Minister; June 16, 2006; This is an exhaustive memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 16th June 2006 urging that the environmental clearance granted to the BMIC project developed by NICE be revoked.
• Representation to Shri. K. K. Mishra, Chief Secretary, & Chairman Empowered Committee on BMICP, Government of Karnataka, March 30, 2005
• Representation filed with the Ministry of Environment and Forests with regard to the pending review for environmental clearance for the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project of M/s Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd., May 2001 (135KB)

In reading the following letters, note that the Framework Agreement signed between NICE and the Government only allows for 20,193 acres of land to be allocated to NICE for the development of the peripheral road, link road, interchanges, expressway, and townships.

• Letter from KIADB to BMICP dated August 4, 1999 showing that NICE has requested 28,186 acres of land (as opposed to 20,193 acress it is allowed under the Framework Agreement) which KIADB has asked BMICP to sanction!
• Letter from KIADB to BMICP dated May 22, 2004 that indicates that 29,258 acres of land had been notified under Sec 3(1) of the KIADB Act in pursuant of an agreement signed between KIADB and NICE on 14th October 1998, and that upto 2759 acres are now being denotified. The letter also concludes that land was acquired on request of NICE and not on the basis of any technical drawings or maps or the project report (Page 1, Page 2)

• Analysis of the UTI Bank PIM reveals project financing is in violation of Framework Agreement; Leo Saldanha, 17th June 2006; (PDF, 680KB)
• Download the Project Information Memorandum prepared by UTI Bank (4 MB; ZIP file of scanned GIF images; June 16, 2006); This document prepared by UTI Bank with information provided by NICE confirms that financial institutions have supported BMIC in absolute violation of the Framework Agreement -- the document refers to real estate development along the peripheral road (via excessively acquired land) whereas the only real estate development possible is in the 5 townships. This document was prepared in October 2005.

The role of Financial Institutions lending to this project is not transparent. ESG has deliberately sought to engage the concerned lending instituitions by seeking information on the financial aspects of the project.

ESG found that in violation of a Reserve Bank of India circular, stating that Banks should not fund Infrastructure projects based on State Government guarantees, ICICI Bank proceeded to fund the project after seeking such guarantees from the State Government. ESG registered a complaint on this violation against ICICI Bank with the RBI. Based on this complaint, RBI filed a case aganist ICICI Bank. This case was finally closed by the RBI without an investigation and merely on a reply from ICICI Bank.

• Letter issued by RBI to all financial institutions including commercial banks regarding financing of infrastructure projects (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6); 20th February 2002
• Letter to the Reserve Bank of India, Bangalore RE: Violations of RBI Circular No. IECD No. /08.12.01/2001-02 dated 20 February 2002 by financiers of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP), July 24, 2002 [Response from RBI (Case filed against ICICI, August 28, 2002); Response from RBI (January 10, 2003) ]
• Letter to the International Finance Corporation RE: IFC involvement in the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) , June 18,2002. [Response from IFC]
• Letter to the International Finance Corporation RE: IFC Clarification regarding involvement in the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) of financial institutions funded by IFC, June 28, 2002
• Letter to ICICI, Reg.: ICICI's potential investment in the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project, June 19, 2002 [Similar letters were sent to Life Insurance Corporation, Bank of India, General Insurance Corporation and Unit Trust of India]

• Letter to Ministry of Environment and Forests ; RE: Conditional Clearances for Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project issued by KSPCB and MoEF, June 17, 2002
• Letter to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board ; RE: Conditional Clearances for Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project issued by KSPCB and MoEF, June 17, 2002
• Letter to Ministry of Environment and Forests ; RE: Access to Compliance Report of Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project promoted by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise, June 18, 2002

It is estimated that the project will affect nearly 2,00,000 people. Despite people strongly opposing this project, no effective action has been taken by the elected representatives. The project continues to recieve their tacit support. ESG raised many issues in a letter to the elected representatives of the State Legislature and Parliament urging them to take necessary action and shelve this project.

• Letter to Karnataka State Legislative Assembly and Council Members RE: Shelve BMIC: GoK should Implement Expansion of SH-17 and Doubling of Railway, July 16, 2002. Read the Press Release
• Letter to Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha RE: Shelve BMIC: GoK should Implement Expansion of SH-17 and Doubling of Railway, July 12, 2002

• Environmental Clearance from the MoEF
• MoEF letter to NICE to seek clearance under amended EIA notification
• Consent for establishment and clearance from KSPCB (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5)

• Supreme Court order staying the High Court order approving the Project (Page 1, Page 2)