CMH Road traders protest Metro Rail alignment

They are against the alignment
Deccan Herald

Hundreds of shops on CMH Road in Indiranagar on Saturday remained closed for two hours and traders took out a peaceful rally protesting against the proposed alignment of the Metro Rail that pass through the road, reports DHNS, Bangalore.


Members of CMH Road Shops and Establishments Association took out the protest march from B M Shri Circle to Adharsh theatre on the road in the morning.
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A public meeting was also held wherein the association members took a dig at the State Government for not responding to their alternative suggestions.

The protesters said the alignment as proposed by the Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit Limited (BMRTL) pass through CMH Road, resulting in dislocation of several shops and residential buildings. The association has, therefore, suggested that alignment be modified to make it pass through on Old Madras Road, without touching CMH Road.

The Association President Imtiaz Ahmed told Deccan Herald that the ridership (number of passengers) on Old Madras Road will be more compared to CMH Road, as the latter is the place where more number of affluent class people dwell. “A city rail always caters to middle and lower middle income group and not the affluent class,” he added.