After a five year delay, the Nagasandra to Madavara is most likely to be operational by October. This metro stretch will make travel easier to NICE road and Bangalore international exhibition centre (BIEC). Deccan Herald travelled through this stretch to see the progress. Watch this video to see what we saw.
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00:00 Bengaluru's Metro services, Namma Metro, have seen many delays in implementation.
00:10 The Green Line, which runs from North West to South Bengaluru, was operational in 2014,
00:15 but the addition of three stops, Manjunath Nagar, Chikkabidra Kallu and Madhavara, has
00:20 been delayed for years.
00:21 After a five-year delay, the Nagasandra and Madhavara Metro line is most likely to be
00:28 operational by October.
00:31 This metro stretch connects BIEC and Nice Road.
00:34 The three-kilometre metro stretch has missed several deadlines in the past.
00:38 Let's see how much of the work has been completed and how much of the work is pending.
00:44 The Nagasandra to Madhavara Metro stretch is an extension of Namma Metro's Green Line.
00:48 The elevated line on Tumkuru Road will include three stations - Madhavara, Chikkabidra Kallu,
00:54 Manjunath Nagar.
00:55 Once operational, the Green Line will extend from Madhavara in the North West of Bengaluru
00:59 to Silk Institute in the South.
01:02 The total length of the Green Line will be 33 km once the extended stretch is operational.
01:07 Currently, if people residing in Nelmangala have to take a metro, they have to travel
01:12 to the Nagasandra Metro Station, which is at least 16 km away from Nelmangala.
01:16 But once the Madhavara Metro Station is operational, commuting via metro will be much easier as
01:21 it cuts down travel by 5 km.
01:25 "Metro is convenient for people.
01:27 We have to use it.
01:29 Here, as Bengaluru has an international exhibition centre, traffic is much less."
01:38 "Buses can't be saved.
01:40 Buses are not there on time.
01:42 We have to stop and help.
01:44 That's why metro is convenient.
01:46 It's good if it's opened as soon as possible."
01:48 "It's a bit late to open.
01:50 It's still October."
01:52 According to Bengaluru Metro Road Corporation Limited or BMRCL, as of June 2023, 95.03%
01:59 of civil works from Manjunath Nagar to Madhavara has been completed.
02:02 When we travelled through this stretch to see the progress, this is what we saw.
02:06 When Deccan Eril visited these stations, construction work at Manjunath Nagar Metro Station was
02:13 almost done, including minor works like painting.
02:17 Chikkabidra Kallu Metro Station too seems to be ready.
02:19 But the construction work of Madhavara Metro Station is only partially complete.
02:26 The work on the Green Line's extension from Nagasandra began in 2017.
02:31 This line was slated to be completed by mid-2019.
02:33 So why did BMRCL take five years to complete this 3-kilometre metro line?
02:38 The Nagasandra-Madhavara Metro contract was awarded to Simplex Infrastructures Limited
02:43 in February 2017.
02:44 However, the project was delayed when the company ran into a financial crisis.
02:49 After this, companies like Godrej Interior or IL&FS were roped in to complete the construction
02:54 work of metro stations.
02:56 This is one of the reasons why the project was delayed.
02:58 Secondly, as this line passes through the Nice Road corridor, there were several land
03:02 acquisition issues between the Nice and the BMRCL.
03:06 Nice Road is a private toll expressway.
03:08 Thirdly, there were discussions between the National Highways Authority of India and the
03:12 BMRCL with regard to height of the wire ducts or the pillars.
03:15 This is also said to have caused the delay.
03:17 The BMRCL now hopes to inaugurate this line in September-end or October.
03:22 If all goes well, Bengalurians should be able to use this line in two months.
03:25 With camera person Prashant, this is Anugha Deshpande for Tech Inherited.
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