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Bangalore Metro Rail News - 2008
- Metro Rail running 9 months late
Dug-up stretches on MG Road up to Trinity Circle, workers hardly seen at the site, iron cages standing for long and no visible ground work. Bangaloreans travelling on these stretches have been grumbling that Metro Rail work has slowed down. On Tuesday, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRC) managing director N Sivasailam admitted that Reach 1 of Namma Metro work is nine months behind schedule.
- BMRCL: No violation in Metro Rail works
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) on Monday told Karnataka High Court that the Metro Rail works on CMH Road was going on as per the original alignment and that the corporation has not violated any law in executing the same.
The counsel representing the corporation said when the public were asked to file objections to the alignment, none reacted. Opposing the alignment when the work has been started is not right, he argued.
- Demolition on Old Madras Road postponed
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has postponed the demolition of the police housing quarters spread across an area of 1.5 acres on Old Madras Road, Halasoor.
V Madhu, managing director of BMRCL, said the structural demolition that was supposed to have begun on February 6 has been postponed by a few days due to technical reasons.
- Bangalore Metro to be ready by 2011
The Bangalore Metro Rail will be ready for service by the end of 2011, Project Director Sudhir Chandra said.
Addressing a meeting of Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, he said the first phase of the Rs 6,325 crore project was originally slated to be completed by 2012-2013. The project was conceived 30 years back. Pressure on the road transport would ease once the project was over. ''Once the facility comes up, traffic congestion will ease and pollution rate will be less,'' he said.
- Stumbling block for Metro Rail
Several traders were arrested by the Indiranagar police under section 151 CrPC for obstructing a government agency from carrying out its work. They were released later.
- CMH Road widening from Jan 9
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) will begin road/footpath widening works on the busy CMH Road from Wednesday.
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2007
- Legal hurdles likely to delay Bangalore’s Metro project
The city’s residents may have to wait longer than expected for ‘Namma Metro’ (or ‘Our Metro’, as the city’s local train service is branding itself) because of legal hurdles the Bangalore Metro Rail Corp. Ltd faces.
Executives at the corporation say that while they think they can complete the project by 31 December 2011, lawsuits could make them miss the deadline. There are eight writ petitions against the Rs6,395 crore project in the courts currently, BMRCL executives say. Some petitions have been filed by those whose land has been acquired for the project, while some demand a complete change of the planned route.
- Metro: CMH Road goes 'silent'
The busy CMH Road in Indiranagar wore a deserted look on Tuesday, as traders downed shutters for a day-long 'bundh' against the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
Protesting against the decision of the BMRCL announcing road widening work from this week, the CMH Road Shops and Establishments Association took out a rally from B M Sri Circle to Adarsha Theatre.
- Bangalore Metro Shorlists 4 Vendors
BMRCL has short-listed four firms— Siemens AG of Germany, Bombardier Transportation GmbH, Alstom Projects India Ltd, the local subsidiary of France’s Alstom Corp., and state-run BEML Ltd—to build and supply coaches for the local rail network it is buiding in India’s technology hub.
Metro Rail compensation package ready BMRC has completed the tedious task of valuation of properties in reach one of the ‘Namma Metro’ project and is all set to commence award of compensation to land losers during the first week of November, V Nagendra, Executive Director (Administration) BMRC told Deccan Herald.
Work on Metro Rail project picks up Come November, the Metro Rail project will enter a more visible phase. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) will begin erecting piers above the ground level on M G Road. However, the work along Old Madras Road is bound to suffer a delay of four weeks due to a litigation pending before the Supreme Court over land acquisition.
- Metro won't harm heritage structures
The Metro Rail in Bangalore is unlikely to affect the stability of heritage structures in the city, as the project has been planned in compliance with German standards, said B S Sudhir Chandra, director (project and planning), Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited.
- Mono-rail, check-in facility for Bangalore airport
The Karnataka government is planning to build a Rs 1,000 crore check-in facility at Bangalore and 28-km-long mono-rail link to Devanahalli International Airport, State PWD Minister H D Revanna said here today. Talking to newspersons here, the Minister said the check-in facility would be from Parade Grounds in Mysore road to Devanahalli and the state government was seeking the help of Urban Development Ministry to provide the land acquisition costs.
- RITES consortium bags Bangalore Metro project
An international consortium, led by RITES, has been awarded a Rs 215 crore project for providing 'General Consultancy Services' for the implementation of Bangalore Metro Project Phase 1. The other constituents of the Consortium of RITES Ltd. are PCI (Japan), PBI (US) and SYSTRA (France).
- High-speed rail link to Bangalore airport
Pushed into action by criticism from the Union civil aviation ministry, the state moved one step forward towards constructing a rail link from the city to the Bangalore International Airport site at Devanahalli. To cater to international standards and also to avoid traffic problems, the state government has proposed to run a high-speed elevated train from MG Road to the under-construction airport in two years. The airport itself will be operational next year, from April.
- Felling of trees needed for Metro safety: BMRC MD
We tried our best to protect the trees. But 16 trees have to be removed as they come in the way of the alignment. More importantly, they have to be cut in the interest of safety of the train.
- Bangalore Metro to hinder lazy walks on M G Road
As the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd gears up for a mid-April start of work on the 7-km first stretch (Reach 1, as it has been baptised) between MG Road and Byappanahalli, the promise of recreating an at-grade walkway, beneath the elevated stretch, has also been made.
- Karnataka HC nods 'GO' for Metro land acquisition
The Karnataka High Court on April 9, 2007 exempted the Metro rail project from a stay order on land acquisition. The High Court had earlier stayed KIADB land acquisitions in Bangalore Urban and Rural districts. The court, however, has now permitted KIADB to acquire land for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) without any further delay.
- Mono rail project may out-chug Metro
The implementation of proposed Metro rail and Mono rail may happen simultaneously, if the pace at which the Karnatak government is pushing the latter is anything to go by. "The Mono rail project consultant, which is likely to be in place in a fortnight's time, will submit a detailed project report in 2 months. Based on the report, the project will be taken up. In all probability, the Mono rail work will start by this year-end," official sources in Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation told sources.
- Elevated pathway on MG Road to be grounded
This April 15, the serene oasis in the midst of the bustling heart of the city, the elevated pathway on MG Road will be pulled down for the Metro Rail infrastructure project. This pathway will be repositioned after the completion of works and will be restored at the road level. "The pathway will be pulled down on April 15 and will be restored after the completion of works on this stretch, which is scheduled for March 2008. However, it will be repositioned," said MD, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, V Madhu.
- Metro Rail to throw Bangalore into haywire
The physical map of M G Road is all set to change. The famous promenade, the walking strip and fully grown trees will make way for the biggest infrastructure project in Bangalore, the Metro Rail.
- Metro Rail to travel to new areas
The Metro Rail facility will be extended to the new areas of Greater Bangalore — 7 CMCs and one TMC. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday told the legislative council that the Metro Rail route, which was originally planned for erstwhile BMP would be extended further.
- Metro will increase woes, feels Chiranjeev Singh
Former additional CS and honorary president of the forum Chiranjeev Singh said that Bangalore city is getting worse day by day. Jnanapeeth awardee U R Ananthamurthy on Sunday said that urban development will not be complete if problems of aged and children are not addressed properly.
- Metro Rail work to begin on Feb 3, 2007
Get set for the hum of Metro Rail activity in Bangalore with work on the Rs 6,395-crore project commencing from the Chinnaswamy Stadium (near Kumble Circle) to Byappanahalli terminal in all probability on February 3.
- Has Mono Rail been derailed?
Does anybody remember Mono Rail? The same that was supposed to chug off paper, circa August 15, 2006? The train for which JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda was batting for?
- 2006
- Metro: Shifting of utility lines on, sans trouble
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation on Wednesday began shifting of utility lines at Indiranagar for the metro rail project under police protection. Low-tension power lines at Indiranagar 100-Feet Road-Old Madras Road junction were shifted by BMRCL officials in co-operation with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company. Interestingly, there was no resistance from shop owners on CMH Road, who do not want the metro rail to pass through the road. “We had no problem carrying out the work. Police protection was sought as a precautionary measure. Work on shifting utility lines on CMH will also be taken up shortly,” BMRCL Superintending Engineer (Electrical) Yeshwanth Chavan told Deccan Herald.
- Metro work moves to Cubbon Road
Ground activity and action on the Metro Rail front made its presence felt adjacent to the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Cubbon Road in the City on Tuesday.
- Metro rail mooted to beat narrow roads
A report prepared for the Asian Development Bank-assisted North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Project (NKUSIP) has suggested setting up of metro rail for Hubli-Dharwad, the largest urban centre in the state after Bangalore.
- Metro project may shunt them out
People’s resistance - flyovers and underpasses in the city have faced it, it’s the turn of Metro Rail now. Residents, shop owners and shop keepers along the Chinmaya Mission Hospital Road in Indiranagar on Monday resorted to relay hunger-strike demanding that the government should give due consideration to their concerns before going ahead with the Metro Rail Project.
- Residents, traders see red over govt move
The State government’s decision, to stick to the proposed alignment of the Bangalore Metro, has not gone down well with residents and traders who are being affected by the project.
- Priority to metro and mono: CM
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said that the State government would give priority to both metro and mono rails, on Friday. “Mono rail will be the feeder system for the metro. Work is progressing in this regard, and global tenders will be called for soon,” he said. The mono rail project is presently being handled by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation. Four corridors have been proposed, based on an interim traffic report prepared by RITES.
- It's official: Metro is on
The Rs 6,395-crore Bangalore Metro Rail project will not be scrapped. The government has accepted the Justice Shivshankar Bhat Committee report, which recommended that the project will go along the CMH Road alignment, CM H D Kumaraswamy said on Friday.
- Will Mono Rail steal the pie?
Mono Rail, a complementary feeder system, is threatening to become a cog in the wheel for the Bangalore Metro Rail project.
- 1,500 families to be derailed for Metro
For the famed Metro Rail to chug along Byappanahalli to Mysore Road via MG Road, some 1,500 families will have to make way. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) has come up with a comprehensive list of number of families that would be affected by the project.
- Metro work to begin in Aug 2006
The foundation may have been laid by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday, but do not expect the Bangalore Metro barricades and trenching work to begin on Monday itself. A “month and a week” is the time given by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) Managing Director V Madhu to begin civil works. “We had called for tenders regarding shifting of public utilities, design of Byapannahalli depot and stations. The process of selecting tenders is still on and will be concluded in a month’s time. We will be ready to begin works by August,” Madhu said.
- Delayed start for B'lore Metro Rail project
Bogged down by concerns over of financial feasibility, project viability and gauge selection, the Bangalore Metro Rail Project, proposed for the burgeoning technopolis of the country, will make a ground start tomorrow when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone for the first phase of the project.
- PM to inaugurate namma Metro Rail
Finally there is some hope for the Bangalore Metro Rail project. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay foundation stone for the project on June 24 at 3.30 pm.
- No need for pvt participation in Bangalore Metro
Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said there was no need for private participation in the proposed Bangalore Metro Rail project as a Special Purpose Vehicle involving both the Union and State Governments would implement it.
- Centre approves Rs 63.95 bn Bangalore Metro project
After years of delay the Bangalore Metro Rail project is finally set to take off with the Centre giving the go ahead signal to the Rs 63.95 billion venture.
- No competition between Metro and Mono
As Bangalore continues to debate on the Monorail, a presentation on Friday by a specialist transport solutions company on monorail downplayed the Metro or Mono question.
- HDK gives nod to Monorail; work from Aug
Another big ticket infrastructure project has just been finalised to ease Bangalore's traffic woes. In what's seen as a gift to Bangaloreans, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday gave the nod for the Monorail project, whose work will begin on August 15.
- Nine consultants in the race
Nine general consultants are in the race to bag the contract for developing the design and constructing the Bangalore Metro Rail. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) is scrutinising the documents submitted by the nine consultants, including one by Rail India Tecno and Economic Services (RITES).
- Bangalore Metro to get subordinate debt not duty exemption
Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said the Centre had not granted Custom Duty exemption on the import of equipment for execution of the Bangalore Metro project but it would be getting a 'subordinate debt' to offset the losses suffered because of denial of duty exemption.
- Union Cabinet clears Bangalore Metro project
The Union Cabinet today approved 33 km long Bangalore Metro project at the current costs of Rs 5,453 crore for providing a reliable safe, energy efficient comfortable and affordable mass transit system.
- Karnataka CM thanks Prime Minister for clearing Metro project
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for having accorded Cabinet clearance for the much-awaited Bangalore Metro Rail project.
- Justice Shivashankar Bhat committee panel quits over land issue
- Metro rail work from in March, says CM
- Bangalore Metro Rail suffers yet another delay
- Only govt land for Metro, says Kumaraswamy
- Dharam takes a dig at new coalition's stand on metro project
- CM's office halts acquistion of 150 properties for Bangalore Metro
- 1st rail of metro project to become operational in 3 years
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to approve Bangalore Metro on March 16
- Sharad Pawar says Govt free to choose the gauge of tracks
- Metro Rail: city ahead in race
- CMH traders protest against Bangalore Metro
- HDK to convene Metro meet
- Plaza to be acquired for elevated Metro station on MG Road
- Spot survey at CMH road, 100 ft road, Indiranagar
- Govt okays private land acquisition for Metro
- 2005
- Metro project realignment sought
- Metro authority a reality soon
- You have my support but Centre should share the financial burden: Deve Gowda
- Metro should not be an isolated option: Montek
- Centre's nod likely for Metro rail
- Cabinet will decide Metro fate: Sindhia
- Deve Gowda now halts Metro Rail project
- Metro fares will beat bus fares
- Bangalore Metro: No confusion, says CM
- Metro: Gujarat takes cue from Karnataka
- Metro: Chief Secy clarifies 'points'
- State to bear cost escalation of Metro
- Metro will chug on: Dharam
- Metro: Prakash, Kharge sing different tunes
- Gowda 'concerned' about huge investment on metro projects
- Kharge supports Metro Rail
- Metro Rail very much on track: Dharam
- Green signal despite hurdles
- Metro: CM plays down ex-PM Gowda's remarks
- Metro Rail will solve City's traffic problem
- Public Investment Board gives clearance for Bangalore Metro
- Thanks to govt - For each day delay in the project Rs 50 lakh goes down the drain
- Centre seeks clarification on Gowda's letter about Metro: State replies
- target="external"> Metro Rail halts on track again
- The Kencana Kasifa Transit Systems (KKTS)-led Malaysian consortium offers to fund metro
- Bangalore Metro: Late entry turned down
- BMRTL plans to give Metro as Independence Day gift
- Metro rail: PIB meet delay will affect work
- Bangalore Metro work deferred till August 2005
- Clear Metro project quickly: Siddaramaiah tells Centre
- Why was ELRTS dropped in 2002, ask experts
- Gowda not against Bangalore metro rail project
- Metro or Mono, city needs a ring railway says expert
- Metro will not solve traffic congestion, says IIT expert
- Metro on track: Malaysian consortium offers to build Metro
- BMRTL sends clarifications on Metro Rail
- Mono and metro on same track to progress
- Poojary pooh poohs Gowda's met-rail hangups
- Cong MLAs for start of metro rail project
- Expert derails Deve Gowda's cost claims
- Metrail to sue Metro officials
- BJP MLAs blast Gowda for opposing Metro rail project
- CM stands by Bangalore Metro Rail
- Deve Gowda cries halt to Metro
- Divided between Mono and Metro rail
- Look at Monorail's success story: Metrail Chief
- Metro set to outsmart counterparts in North
- Metro, BMTC to work out feeder service
- Metrorail vs monorail, debate continues
- Alter metro plans to avoid destruction: MLA
- Metro work will not hinder traffic
- Work on metro rail to start from July 2005
- Metro rail clearance soon
- Monorail that runs on solar energy?
- Metro rail: 3 months to build each 2-km stretch
- BMRTL commissions survey to study metro rail extensions
- Metro Rail takes a step forward
- New Delhi Metro guru Sreedharan favours Metro rail for City
- CM talks tough, demands quality work for infrastructure projects
- CM goes on infrastructure inspection yatra in Bangalore
- Mysore's MUDA prepares blueprint for Metro
- Monorail or Metro? That's the question
- Will metro rail destroy Bangalore's antique charm?
- Metro rail will not harm city roads, greenery: BMRTL
- Karnataka budget allocates Rs 109 crore for Metro rail
- Metro Rail put on fast track
- Monorail: Route to jam-free Bangalore, says Metrail
- Bangalore Metro Rail project preparatory works in progress: CM
- 2004
- Metro Rail needs a big push
- Monorail good, but check costs, caution experts
- Metro rail will get nod before first week of Jan 2005: CM
- Bangalore Metro on the right track
- Govt to consider monorail project: CM
- Pollution-free answer to Tech City's traffic woes?
- Bangalore Metro moves closer to reality, work to start in April 2005
- Metrail to supplement Bangalore Metro Rail
- Metro Rail awaiting Central OK: Dharam Singh
- Japanese company eyes Bangalore Metro Rail project
- Metro Rail project to chug off in early 2005
- Metro project troubling traders in Indiranagar
- Metro rail: Land acquisition notification soon
- Metro rail in the pink of health
- Authorities turn blind eye to the needs of Koramangala
- Dharam stumps all: Metro to get funds, to be completed in 36 months
- Bangalore Metro to add to construction, job boom
- Dharam to put Metro on tracks, to cost Rs 42 Lakh per day
- State to seek financial aid from Central govt for Metro Rail
- BMRTL yet to receive cess booty
- Metro Rail to achieve financial closure in November 2004
- Bangalore Metro work to start in January, 2005
- Union Minister asks State to expand reach of Bangalore Metro to cover Electronics City, ITPL, Airport
- Metro Rail: Only a few are sceptical
- Metro Rail Project to remain on track Hidden hurdles hit Dairy circle flyover construction
- Metro rail: Govt freezes development in 247 properties
- Metro Rail work to begin by Aug 2004, Delhi Metro to head the project
- Citizens fight to stall flyover near National College Basavangudi
- 2003
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