First phase by Sept. 2012

First phase by Sept. 2012
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bangalore: The first phase of the Metro Project, covering 42.3 km, will be completed by September 2012, according to the government. And the first run of the Metro will start in December 2010.
Till date, the project’s progress is 19.16%. Under Reach 1, from Byappanahalli to cricket stadium, 70% work has been completed. Land acquisition has been smooth and 95% of the land needed (1,081 properties) has been acquired. The remaining land will be acquired by March 2010.
METRO PROJECT
Magadi Road to Mysore Road: 6.32% completed Yeshwantpur to Swastik Road: 3% completed K R Road to R V Road: 16.23% completed The project costs Rs 8,158 crore. So far, Rs 1,711.74 crore has been spent