<p>Bengaluru: A total of 836 properties will have to make way for Namma Metro’s 36-km Hebbal-Sarjapur line under Phase 3A, which was recently approved by the Karnataka cabinet. </p>.<p>A large chunk of the properties belong to private individuals. A 45-acre land parcel, situated next to Hebbal Lake, is among the properties identified. </p>.<p>The extent of land needed for the project will be clear once Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) issues a preliminary notification. </p>.<p>As per an initial survey, there are about 482 buildings along the alignment. These include 314 residential, 37 commercial and 63 industrial properties, DH has learnt. </p>.Namma Metro takes commercial turn on Sarjapur corridor .<p>The Hebbal-Sarjpur metro line, composed of 17 elevated and 11 underground stations, will pass through the heart of Bengaluru, including Koramangala, Dairy Circle, KR Circle, Golf Course and Mehkri Circle. Once ready, it will help link southern Bengaluru to the airport via Hebbal, which is already getting metro connectivity through the under-construction Blue Line. </p>.<p>The 836 properties spread over 161 acres will be required for building viaducts, stations and the depot. </p>.<p>About 55 acres of land has been identified for constructing the stabling depot and staff quarters, likely in Sarjapur. </p>.<p>The BMRCL also plans to acquire about 45 acres of land at Hebbal for building a Multi-Modal Integration (MMI) facility. The land is presently in the custody of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) because a private company, for which the land was acquired about 20 years ago, has not yet compensated the landowners. </p>.<p>BMRCL officials said that a large portion of the elevated portion of the Phase 3A line — especially between Iblur and Sarjapur — would be constructed along the median by acquiring properties on both sides of the corridor. At Iblur, the inter-change station will come up on defence land while the Agara station will be built on a vacant plot, a senior official said. </p>.<p>“The state cabinet allowed the BMRCL to undertake pre-construction activities, particularly land acquisition. However, we are yet to receive a formal communication from the government,” the official said. </p>.<p>Cut-off box - Phase 3: Land acquisition begins Nearly two years after the state cabinet approved Namma Metro’s Phase 3 the BMRCL on Monday commenced the land acquisition process by issuing a preliminary notification to acquire 26811 square metres of land between JP Nagar 4th Stage and the Mysuru Road metro station. However the land acquisition process is yet to begin for the remaining stretch of the 32-km elevated line that will connect JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura. Similar delay is also seen in Phase 2’s second corridor a 12.5-km stretch between Hosahalli and Kadabagere on Magadi Road. The delay is primarily attributed to lack of permission for undertaking pre-construction activities at the time when the state government approved the project in 2023. When the union government approved the project in August this year the BMRCL was busy redesigning the project to accommodate double-deckers (metro-cum-road).</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A total of 836 properties will have to make way for Namma Metro’s 36-km Hebbal-Sarjapur line under Phase 3A, which was recently approved by the Karnataka cabinet. </p>.<p>A large chunk of the properties belong to private individuals. A 45-acre land parcel, situated next to Hebbal Lake, is among the properties identified. </p>.<p>The extent of land needed for the project will be clear once Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) issues a preliminary notification. </p>.<p>As per an initial survey, there are about 482 buildings along the alignment. These include 314 residential, 37 commercial and 63 industrial properties, DH has learnt. </p>.Namma Metro takes commercial turn on Sarjapur corridor .<p>The Hebbal-Sarjpur metro line, composed of 17 elevated and 11 underground stations, will pass through the heart of Bengaluru, including Koramangala, Dairy Circle, KR Circle, Golf Course and Mehkri Circle. Once ready, it will help link southern Bengaluru to the airport via Hebbal, which is already getting metro connectivity through the under-construction Blue Line. </p>.<p>The 836 properties spread over 161 acres will be required for building viaducts, stations and the depot. </p>.<p>About 55 acres of land has been identified for constructing the stabling depot and staff quarters, likely in Sarjapur. </p>.<p>The BMRCL also plans to acquire about 45 acres of land at Hebbal for building a Multi-Modal Integration (MMI) facility. The land is presently in the custody of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) because a private company, for which the land was acquired about 20 years ago, has not yet compensated the landowners. </p>.<p>BMRCL officials said that a large portion of the elevated portion of the Phase 3A line — especially between Iblur and Sarjapur — would be constructed along the median by acquiring properties on both sides of the corridor. At Iblur, the inter-change station will come up on defence land while the Agara station will be built on a vacant plot, a senior official said. </p>.<p>“The state cabinet allowed the BMRCL to undertake pre-construction activities, particularly land acquisition. However, we are yet to receive a formal communication from the government,” the official said. </p>.<p>Cut-off box - Phase 3: Land acquisition begins Nearly two years after the state cabinet approved Namma Metro’s Phase 3 the BMRCL on Monday commenced the land acquisition process by issuing a preliminary notification to acquire 26811 square metres of land between JP Nagar 4th Stage and the Mysuru Road metro station. However the land acquisition process is yet to begin for the remaining stretch of the 32-km elevated line that will connect JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura. Similar delay is also seen in Phase 2’s second corridor a 12.5-km stretch between Hosahalli and Kadabagere on Magadi Road. The delay is primarily attributed to lack of permission for undertaking pre-construction activities at the time when the state government approved the project in 2023. When the union government approved the project in August this year the BMRCL was busy redesigning the project to accommodate double-deckers (metro-cum-road).</p>