Congress leaders told media persons on July 4 that Bengaluru has lost ground due to the poor quality of infrastructure in areas such as drinking water, electricity, roads and education.
Congress leaders told media persons on July 4 that Bengaluru has lost its ground due to the poor quality of infrastructure in areas such as drinking water, electricity, roads and education.
Former ministers and Congress MLAs Ramalinga Reddy and Priyank Kharge blamed the poor governance of the BJP government in Karnataka for Bengaluru’s low ranking in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2022.
The index analyzed living conditions in 173 cities around the world. New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad were surveyed, and they rank between 140 and 146. The ideal score is 100. Among Indian cities, New Delhi achieved a top rank of 140. Bengaluru was ranked 146 (score 54.4).
Congress leaders told media persons on July 4 that Bengaluru lost ground due to poor quality of infrastructure in areas such as drinking water, electricity, roads and education. He blamed corruption in the execution of projects which resulted in poor ranking of Bengaluru.
The infrastructure score is based on the quality of roads, public transport systems, international links, energy provision, telecommunications, water and availability of good quality housing.
Under infrastructure, Bengaluru received a score of 46.4 (out of 100) in infrastructure, the lowest among all Indian cities. Delhi scored highest with 62.5, followed by Mumbai with 55.4 while Chennai and Ahmedabad both got 50.