K-RIDE MD inspects progress of work on Kanaka line

Bengaluru: The top brass of the Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Enterprise (K-RIDE), which is implementing the much-delayed Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project, inspected the progress of Corridor 4 (A), also known as Kanaka Line, on Saturday.

The team led by K-RIDE MD Lakshman Singh visited places such as Heelalige, Carmelaram and Marathahalli, where railway stations are proposed.

At Heelalige, they reviewed station box works, track planning and public accessibility measures.

Later, the team visited Carmelaram to reviewed track slewing proposals and integrated flyover execution plans to minimise public inconvenience. Subsequently, Marathahalli was reviewed, where K-RIDE plans to build an elevated station.

During the visit, the MD was accompanied by senior officials of K-RIDE and representatives from RVNL–Rithvik JV, which is executing the project. 

Other stretches of the corridor are currently under tendering stage.