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6. Mandya

7. The Agricultural Center (Township Site #6) and Arakere

8. The Eco­Tourism Center (Township Site #7) and Shrirangapatta

9. The intersection of the Expressway with the Mysore Ring Road The expressway will bypass congested village roadways, eliminating conflict between inter­city and local traffic. By limiting access to the expressway and charging tolls, local traffic will be discouraged from using the corridor. As a result, the corridor will significantly reduce travel time between Bangalore and Mysore to about one and one­half hours. The design of the expressway will, to the greatest extent possible, maintain the travel patterns of the rural populace. For the most part, local cross roads, although separate from the expressway, will be maintained through the construction of bridges and culverts. Where crossing the expressway with a local roadway or cattle path is not feasible, local access roads will connect to nearby roadways that do cross the corridor. Bridges and underpasses for local roads, and most of the large culverts will serve as cattle crossings during the dry season. The expressway and its facilities will be constructed of the best materials and implemented using state­of­the­art highway engineering and construction techniques. The expressway will be constructed to high standards of roadway safety with two marked lanes in each direction and divided by a wide landscaped median. The roadway alignment and pavement surface will be designed to ensure safe travel and a smooth ride. To achieve this objective, the expressway will be designed using innovative materials and construction techniques such as jointless cement concrete pavement. All bridges will be but of modern materials. The roadway surface will be graded to prevent water pooling and curves will be banked to enhance driving safety.” (emphasis supplied) The map of the concerned area clearly specified the location(s) of the interchanges and the Townships, forming part of the PTR. As regards the Townships development, the relevant portion of the PTR reads thus: ­ “TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY The Consortium proposes to design, acquire land for, and construct seven new townships as part of the Bangalore­ Mysore Infrastructure Corridor. The townships will be developed entirely by the Consortium, including the provision of infrastructure municipal services, and recreation facilities. The creation of the new townships will provide significant benefits to Bangalore, Mysore, the investment corridor, and the entire state of Karnataka. The townships are being planned to be compatible with their environments. They will strengthen the rural agricultural economies of the area and maintain the stability of existing rural settlements.