CMH Road alignment will stay

CMH Road alignment will stay
Government Order Gives Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Green Signal To Continue Work
The Times of India

Bangalore: The government on Wednesday passed an order stating that the alignments for the Metro Rail, including the one on CMH Road, should be retained.
The government order sent to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC), states: “The government has examined the matter in detail and decided that in the overall interest of the project, there is no necessity to consider any changes in the alignment in any area including CMH Road.” The order has permitted the BMRCL to proceed with the implementation of the project. The Metro Rail project, which has started utility shifting along most places where the project is supposed to take off, has been unable to tackle the CMH Road alignment because of protests by citizens. Ditto is the case at Maha Kavi Kuvempu (MKK) Road, from Rajajinagar to Malleswaram.
Here again, traders and shop-owners have been asking for a change in alignment. Chief minister Kumaraswamy had even paid an early morning visit to CMH Road and heard the residents and traders.
Meanwhile, Imtiaz Ahmed, president of the CMH Road Traders Association, says that if the government is serious about not changing the alignment, they would resort to legal measures. “As on Tuesday, we were told that that the CM had not yet taken a decision on the alignment. So how did the government decide and announce this? We will move the court.’’ BANGALORE METRO Metro Rail still in Stone Age!
Bangalore: When the foundation stone was laid earlier this year for the Bangalore Metro Rail project, it gave some hope to the people of the city. But since then all that has been happening is shifting of utilities.
Citizens want to see something tangible pertaining to the project. But that will take some more time. Construction work will start only in middle of January 2007, according to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) managing director V Madhu.
The BMRC has issued tenders for construction of the via ducts along the alignment. The last date for applying for the tenders has been fixed as November 30. BMRC has also issued tenders for appointing general consultants of the project and the tender will be opened on January 5.
The RITES has been entrusted with preparing the design for the station buildings between the 7-km stretch of Byapanahalli and cricket stadium. The land acquisition committee headed by Thomas, has invited land owners to respond and give the fair market value for their properties. The committee is determining the value of land being acquired for the project.
The government has formed a committee headed by PWD chief engineer Jayaprakash, to suggest market value of structures as well.
Work on drilling of borewell rigs in nine places in the city is done. Also, the BMRC has completed planting of 15,000 saplings as part of environment rehabilitation.