Bengaluru, Dec. 16 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that a meeting of MLAs and officials would be held under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, to discuss the Jalahalli underpass work.

Replying to a question from MLA Muniraju during Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the Deputy CM said, "The construction work was given to a contractor named PGB in 2021 for an amount of Rs 57 crore. As many as 48 property owners have been given compensation till now. The total compensation for the project is Rs 85 crore. The land acquisition amount has been estimated to be around 139 crore. Compensation of Rs 53 crore needs to be paid out. TDR also need to be given."

He was replying to a ques...