Last Updated:January 14, 2026, 07:30 IST The Karnataka HC rapped the project for accomplishing only 1 km of the proposed 111-km corridor in the last two decades and said the state government should consider abandoning it The NICE Road in Bengaluru, part of the larger BMIC project, saw its first stretch inaugurated on June 16, 2006. (Image: PTI/File) The Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor, commonly known as the ‘NICE’ corridor, has faced a significant setback as the Karnataka High Court criticised the project’s lack of progress and told the state government to consider abandoning it. The Karnataka High Court reprimanded the project for accomplishing just 1 km of the proposed 111-km corridor in the last two decades. Additionally, the court noted, none of the five satellite townships planned since 1995 to decongest Bengaluru have been realised. The ruling Congress in Karnataka told the high court that little could be done as the issue is pending before the Supreme Court. During the last winter session of the state assembly, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said “even if he …