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Minister for Revenue Krishna Byre Gowda connected Wednesday took beardown objection to the dilatory advancement of Namma Metro’s Blue Line (airport section) works, questioning officials of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) implicit the hold that has dragged the task for years.
During an on-site inspection successful his Byatarayanapura Assembly constituency, the Minister criticised officials for taking 2 years to erect a azygous Metro pillar, a task that, helium said, should ideally beryllium completed wrong 2 months.
Mr. Gowda inspected assorted stretches of the long-delayed Blue Line corridor, which was initially scheduled for completion successful 2025, aboriginal revised to 2026, and present pushed to 2027. He questioned officials connected the spot astir the issues hampering speedy construction, stressing that the project’s sluggish advancement was causing terrible inconvenience to the public.
He highlighted respective problems arising from the delay, including deteriorating roadworthy conditions, regular postulation congestion, and nationalist frustration.
Dumped debris
Mr. Gowda said, “Construction debris and unused materials had been dumped carelessly on the alignment, creating further hurdles for commuters. Flooding during rains has worsened the situation, and determination is deficiency of basal drainage arrangements astatine the ongoing enactment sites.”
Calling the authorities of affairs unacceptable, Mr. Gowda directed the BMRCL to expedite the operation and guarantee impermanent measures were implemented to facilitate smoother postulation movement.
The long-anticipated Blue Line of Namma Metro, officially known arsenic the ORR–Airport Metro Line, is divided into 2 cardinal sections, Phase 2A, which runs from Central Silk Board to Krishnarajapura (K.R. Pura), and Phase 2B, which extends from K.R. Pura to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).
According to the BMRCL, erstwhile completed, the Blue Line volition signifier a 58.19-km uninterrupted corridor connecting Silk Board Junction successful the southbound with the airdrome successful the northbound via K.R. Pura. Of the full stretch, 19.75 km falls nether Phase 2A, portion the 38.44-km airdrome nexus forms Phase 2B.
