Company has begun test piling work at KR Puram
Engineers from Shankaranarayana Constructions (
SNC) began test piling work at KR Puram to construct the 9.8-km elevated Metro corridor on the
Outer Ring Road, on Sunday. The company which bagged its first Metro project from
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (
BMRCL) about six months ago has been quick to start the ground work.
Sources said test piling will be taken up in about 5-6 places along the corridor before full-fledged work is taken up .
The 9.8-km stretch, comprising of six Metro stations between Kodibeesanahalli and KR Puram, is part of 14-km Phase II-A project awarded to Bengaluru-based SNC for Rs 623.55 crore. Afcons Infrastructure has won the remaining section of the project upto
Namma Metro’s Pink Line extension sees green light
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Jul 17, 2021, 06:00 IST
BMRCL identifies lowest bidder for 7.5-km elevated project on Bannerghatta Road
A Haryana-based company has emerged as the lowest bidder to complete pending work on the 7.5-km elevated Metro project that runs along the Bannerghatta Road. Nearly a week after completing the technical evaluation of three construction companies, the
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) on Friday opened the financial bids to identify the lowest bidder.
The company GR Infraprojects quoted Rs 364 crore for the project, which is an increase of 7.37 per cent as compared to BMRCL’s estimates of Rs 339 crore. While the second lowest bidder – Afcons Infrastructure –quoted Rs 388 crore,
Objections to tree felling? Copy that
Objections to tree felling? Copy that
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Jul 8, 2021, 06:00 IST
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Out of 350 objections received, only nine to 10 are worded differently, the rest are a copy-paste job
The public notices issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on axing a total of 3,366 trees for Namma Metro’s Phase II-A and Phase II-B projects received 350 responses, a majority of them were objections to felling trees. That is good news. But that’s not all of it.
The BBMP, on behalf of the
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), had issued three public notices from April, one of them in the middle of the lockdown, stating that 3,366 trees are coming in the way of the Metro projects. A total of 1,859 trees were identified for felling on the 19-km stretch (Phase-II A) between
Karnataka news live: BS Yediyurappa says lockdown could be imposed if need arises
Karnataka news live: BS Yediyurappa says lockdown could be imposed if need arises
Karnataka on Sunday reported 10,250 cases, a 26-week high, while Bengaluru reported an all-time record of 7,584 cases in a single day. With Bengaluru witnessing a huge surge in Covid-19 cases, hospitals and Covid Care Centres (CCCs) are filling up swiftly. There were less than 1,000 beds available as on Sunday, while three quarters of beds under government quota are already occupied. Experts say the statewide Covid-19 vaccination drive that’s currently running at a snail’s pace could prevent a third wave of infections, but it will not help blunt the current surge in cases. Passengers using the state public transport buses continued to bear the brunt of the employees’ indefinite strike which is set to enter the sixth day on Monday. Stay with TOI for all updates
Metro green line will get a buddy for Peenya depot
Metro green line will get a buddy for Peenya depot
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 06:00 IST
900 acres have been earmarked for
Anjanapura depot, proposed in 2009
City-based BSR Infratech Private Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing Namma Metro’s Anjanapura depot on the
Green Line, which connects
Nagasandra Metro station with the recently-inaugurated Silk Institute stretch. Tenders for the depot work were invited in October last year.
Sources in the
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) said that eight construction companies had cleared the technical evaluation. Among these, BSR Infratech had quoted Rs 58.87 crore, much less than the