[3] The reason for creating the PRR was to decongest the Outer Ring Road which currently acts as a by-pass to the city with more than 10,000 trucks using it.
According to BDA's project report, with the immense growth in intra-city traffic, the ORR is under tremendous pressure already[citation needed].
In order to relieve the traffic pressure on the ORR and the major road networks of the city, a peripheral ring road (PRR) of 116 km was planned outside of the ORR.
[4] While 1,810 acres were notified for acquisition in the final notification in 2007 for the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) barely managed to acquire 3.21 acres of land.
[5] Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh “The PRR is an essential project for Bengaluru, and exploring Public–private partnership, else Bangalore Development Authority will take up the work, responsibility for executing the entire project.