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Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda once again came down heavy connected officials of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and contractors implicit the dilatory gait of enactment on the Blue Line (airport corridor), saying prolonged delays person been causing avoidable hardship to the public.
Mr. Gowda connected Sunday conducted an early-morning inspection of the Phase 2B agelong from Nagawara to Bagalur Cross, covering junctions including Veerannapalya, Hebbal, Esteem Mall Junction, Allalasandra, Jakkur Airdrome, Byatarayanapura and Kodigehalli. The inspection began astir 7 a.m. and Bangalore North Corporation Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar, metro engineers, and officials from BWSSB, Bescom, and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) were present.
Noting the gait of construction, the Minister questioned officials implicit pillars that have remained incomplete for nearly two years astatine respective locations. “If it takes 2 years to physique a azygous pillar, however tin you abruptly assertion the enactment volition beryllium completed successful 2 months? Can you bash magic?” he said, pulling up the metro contractor and engineers connected the spot.
He also criticised officials for blocking enactment astatine immoderate locations while proceeding elsewhere, asking wherefore the nationalist should endure owing to mediocre readying and coordination.
He also raised concerns implicit footpaths and work roads being filled with operation debris, which has made question hard for pedestrians and motorists alike.
He directed the authorities to immediately clear encroachments and dispose of metro discarded to reconstruct nationalist access and further instructed removal of the debris successful beforehand of him during the inspection.
The Minister also flagged unnecessary roadworthy blockages caused by metro works, stating that these had resulted successful regular postulation congestion crossed respective parts of northbound Bengaluru, instructing officials to wide avoidable barricades, reopen roads wherever possible, and guarantee smoother vehicular movement.
Recent inspection
The inspection follows a reappraisal conducted by the Minister connected December 3, successful the Byatarayanapura Assembly constituency which helium represents, wherever helium had criticised the prolonged hold successful the Blue Line project. The airdrome corridor, primitively scheduled for completion successful 2025, was aboriginal revised to 2026 and has present been pushed to 2027.
Mr. Gowda had past warned that the sluggish advancement of the task was causing terrible inconvenience to commuters and called upon BMRCL officials to code bottlenecks without further delay.
