Govt releases Rs 200 crore for Metro rail project

Govt releases Rs 200 crore for Metro rail project
DH News Service, Bangalore:
The State Government on Monday announced the release of Rs 200 crore for the Bangalore Metro Rail project. This amount is part of the Rs 700 crore sanctioned for the project in this years budget.
Incidentally, this is the single largest release by the State Government for the prestigious Metro Rail project.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that the board of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had given its green signal for the proposed extension of the Namma Metro project.

It was decided at a recent Board meeting that the Metro would be extended from Yeshwantpur to Hesaraghatta Cross, and from R V Road Junction to Banashankari (Jaragenahalli).

With work to be taken up in five schedules, BMRCL wants the Byappanahalli -Cricket Stadium (KSCA) segment to be completed first (by March 2010) Yeshwanthpur-Swastik by November 2010, underground section by October 2011, City Railway Station-Mysore Road section by October 2011 and City Market - R V Road Junction by December 2011.



The east-west corridor of the project will be 18.1 km in length, and will start at Byappanahalli (NGEF Complex) and terminate at Mysore Road, covering Indiranagar, CMH Road, Swami Vivekananda Road, M G Road, Ambedkar Road, Post Office Road, K G Road, Majestic, KSRTC Bus Stand, Bangalore City Railway Station, Magadi Road, Toll Gate, Chord Road, Vijayanagar and Mysore Road, up to Ring Road Junction. The north-south corridor will start at Yeshwanthpur and terminate at Jayanagar.