40+ saplings nipped in the bud in Alahalli
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: May 24, 2021, 06:00 IST
Saplings planted as part of BMRCL scheme last year mowed to build a wall
The residents of Alahalli and adjoining areas of
Anjanapura ward woke up to a rude shock on Saturday morning. An earth mover was busy at work, removing 40 to 50 saplings planted along the
Alahalli Lake.
The
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had selected the Alahalli Lake bund and an adjoining vacant land, a part of the burial ground, for planting around 5,000 saplings in October 2020. The saplings were planted to compensate for the trees cut down for carrying out Namma Metro works. Under BMRCL’s initiative, the residents said, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (
Namma Metro s Mysuru Road-Kengeri Line launch postponed
In light of the pandemic and the resultant labour shortage, the launch of the second line of Metro Phase-II between Mysuru Road and Kengeri has been postponed by a month to July.
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Bengaluru Metro Managing Director Rakesh Singh takes the metro to inspect the Mysuru Road-Kengeri Line on Thursday | Express By Express News Service
BENGALURU: In light of the pandemic and the resultant labour shortage, the launch of the second line of Metro Phase-II between Mysuru Road and Kengeri has been postponed by a month to July. This marks a series of postponements for the Line, originally set for Rajyotsava Day last year with July 20 being the latest deadline. After inspecting the Kengeri station on this line on Thursday morning,
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Work order for ORR Namma Metro likely by next week
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CM-headed Bangalore Metropolitan Planning Committee gives approval for ORR-airport line
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CM-headed Bangalore Metropolitan Planning Committee gives approval for ORR-airport line
The Bangalore Metropolitan Planning Committee (BMPC), headed by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, has approved Outer Ring Road (ORR) and Airport metro being taken up by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) under Phase 2A and 2B of the Namma Metro project.
Rakesh Singh, MD, BMRCL told
The Hindu that the project management committee will meet by next week followed by release of the work order for construction of metro on ORR (Silk Board to K.R. Puram). The tender for Phase 2B (K.R. Puram to Kempegowda International Airport) was supposed to be opened on May 15, but that is being postponed by a month due to the lockdown.