A statue of BR Ambedkar is costing the Namma Metro in Bangalore nearly Rs 100 crore. Plans are on to make an alternative design and a wider pathway will be constructed around the statue. This because the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has been forced to stop work after Dalit organisations objected against the removal of the statue. While the statues of Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru have been moved,...
09:58 AM, Feb 12, 2013
Bangalore: The strike called by workers of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC) has stranded commuters in Bangalore and across Karnataka. Nearly 6000 buses plying in Bangalore and 8000 buses across the state are off the road on Thursday. KSRTC and BMTC employees are demanding a revision of their pay structure as well as making 33,000 temporary jobs permanent. They also want the govt...
10:24 AM, Sep 13, 2012
Bangalore: Although the authorities of BMRCL have claimed that the Reach 3 of Metro will be operational by December, the onset of monsoon has indicated a delay. An urban infrastructure expert suggests that the project could be delayed by at least 30 days. However, apart from the scanty rains, the routine approval procedure too, could delay the project. A week after meetings on line construction over Malleswaram Railway Station concluded,...
01:32 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Bangalore: The depot run of the Bangalore Metro train service on Phase I Reach II stretch connecting Rajajinagar and Peenya would be taken up at the ground depot in Peenya on Wednesday, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after reviewing the progress of the Bangalore Metro project with the officials of the Bangalore Metro Railway Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and the state government, the chief...
12:38 PM, Jun 27, 2012
BANGALORE:The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has no option but to wait for the state government to take a decision on moving the statue of Dr Ambedkar Bhavan from Vidhana Soudha premises. Presently, the Metro station construction work in that area is stalled. BMRCL will suffer a 6-8 month delay and the cost could go up by Rs 200 crore if the statue is not moved soon. The easiest...
10:29 AM, Nov 02, 2011
Bangalore: It was supposed to ease Bangalore's traffic woes, but the city's metro project called 'Namma Metro' has already missed three deadlines. The delays have now become so serious that it's estimated that Rs 50 lakh of tax payers' money is being wasted every day. Industry experts say the figure - calculated on the internal rate of return - shows the project cost which is around Rs 8550 crore will...
11:11 AM, May 27, 2011
Bangalore: Karnataka is celebrating the new year and it seemed a perfect time for the launch of the first phase of the Bangalore metro. However, the project has missed the deadline for the third time. Work is still incomplete as staircases are without railings, construction debris is lying all around, ramps end in a steep drop and platforms continue to get finishing touches. Bangalore Metro's Reach 1 was scheduled to...
04:29 PM, Apr 04, 2011
No part of the structure under construction has collapsed. ...
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01:49 PM, Dec 27, 2007
The Metro corp has released an e-mail address at which suggestions can be sent. ...
11:32 PM, Nov 14, 2007
An IPO with 30 crore shares on offer and a first in the country is BMTC's offer. ...
01:45 AM, Aug 21, 2007
With traffic moving at a snail's pace in Bangalore, new projects seem to have come to a standstill too. ...
07:33 PM, Aug 19, 2006
