Karnataka Transport Minister inspects ongoing underground works of Bangalore Metro

Karnataka Transport Minister inspects ongoing underground works of Bangalore Metro

Bangaluru (SBC):  According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy who inspected the project’s progress with BMRCL officials on Saturday said the company has already invited tenders for the work. “The tender process will be completed by December and the work on Phase 2 is expected to begin in January or early February,” he said.  With Phase 1 nearing completion, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is gearing up to begin the Phase 2 of the Metro train project.

BMRCL MD P S Kharola said that work will be taken on Mysore Road-Kengeri reach first. “We have issued notices to acquire properties. About 5-6 acres of land has to be acquired for the project,” he said.

When asked about the controversial alignment passing through Jayadeva Hospital, Kharola said minor adjustments are being made to the line to limit the land acquisition.

BMRCL hopes to throw open Peenya-Hesaraghatta stretch as the next line on Phase 1. Kharola said the work on the stretch is likely to be completed in the next three months and trials will be taken up thereafter.

“The work on the East-West corridor — from Baiyappanahalli to Mysore Road — is nearing completion. All works, including tunnelling, are likely to be completed by this December and we will begin trials. We hope to commission the line by April- May 2015,” he said.

The North-South corridor, on the other hand, will be ready on by September 2015, due to the slow tunnelling work, especially near Chickpet, the BMRCL MD said.

Source: RailNews