Plea to sanction Phase 2 of Metro

Prakash Mandoth, chairman of the FKCCI panel said in a letter to the minister that a high-powered committee set up by the State government has already given green signal to Phase-II of the Metro project which may cost Rs 21,000 crore for its 72.1 km length.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has conducted detailed survey and prepared Project Report of Phase-II of Namma Metro. This phase will cover Baippanahalli to Whitefield, Mysore Road to Kengeri, Hesaraghatta Cross to Bangalore International Exhibition centre, Puttenahalli to Anjanapura, R V Road Terminal inter change station, on North South corridor of Phase-I to Bommasandra, and Gottigere Indian Institute of Management to Nagawara, he said.

Mandoth said while Phase-I would be fully operational by 2014, the transport needs of Bangalore City was growing day by day and Phase-I would not be sufficient as its  alignment mainly runs through the central business district of the City. The other important extensions of the City are not covered by Namma Metro Rail link, he added.