Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar introduced on Wednesday that the state authorities is contemplating extending the Bengaluru Metro Rail community to Hoskote within the east, Nelamangala within the west, and Bidadi within the southwest.
Shivakumar highlighted that round 10,000 individuals commute each day from Kolar to Bengaluru by practice for work.(PTI File Picture)
Shivakumar was responding to a query from Sharath Bache Gowda within the Karnataka Meeting concerning the extreme visitors congestion on Previous Madras Highway, significantly between KR Puram and Hoskote, PTI reported.
“I am aware of the traffic challenges in the region, and we are planning solutions. A detailed survey is underway, and both the state government and Namma Metro are taking the MLA’s concerns into account,” stated the Deputy CM.
He additional acknowledged that the federal government is awaiting a report on the feasibility of extending the metro traces to those areas. Moreover, Shivakumar highlighted that round 10,000 individuals commute each day from Kolar to Bengaluru by practice for work.
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Metro stations to be developed at ₹100 crore
The Embassy Workplace Park REIT is committing over ₹100 crore to boost Bengaluru’s metro infrastructure, in response to its CEO Aravind Maiya. Talking on the Royal Establishment of Chartered Surveyors Industrial (RICS) Actual Property convention on September 12, Maiya emphasised the REIT’s ongoing efforts to deal with town’s infrastructure wants, the Moneycontrol reported.
“To solve basic infrastructure challenges in the city, such as traffic, we have already constructed a flyover to decongest the Manyata Tech Park with over ₹180 crore of investment. We have also constructed the footbridge for ₹20-30 crore investment and working on the metro stations today,” Maiya stated, as quoted within the publication.
In 2020, Embassy Group partnered with Bengaluru Metro Rail Company Restricted (BMRCL) to finance the Bettahalasur metro station, positioned between Bagalur Cross and Trumpet Junction, with an estimated value of ₹140 crore. Nevertheless, the standing of this station, which was meant to boost entry to the Embassy Boulevard advanced, stays unsure.
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