namma metro construction

Heavy rains have plunged Silk Board Junction back into chaos, weeks after a new flyover's inauguration. Severe waterlogging, a recurring issue, has crippled traffic, leaving commuters stranded. Officials cite inadequate storm-water drains and accumulated garbage as primary culprits, with ongoing expansion projects causing further disruptions and safety hazards for pedestrians.

Bengaluru's upcoming Blue Line Metro could run entirely on solar power, a study by IISc's Sustainable Transportation Lab reveals. Land owned by BMRCL is sufficient for solar panel installation across stations, viaducts, and depots. This initiative promises significant annual savings, with a payback period of under two years, making it a financially sound infrastructure investment.

A car was damaged after it hit a barricade at a namma metro construction site near Karthiknagar, Doddanekkundi junction, towards Mahadevapura on Outer Ring Road on Sunday.

The proposal to rename the Namma Metro rail network in Bengaluru after Basaveshwara has faced opposition from the public. Many believe that the existing name, which has gained popularity over the years, should be kept. Bengalureans have urged the government to focus on expediting infrastructure projects instead. They have also suggested adding more Metro coaches, opening new lines, and fast-tracking Metro projects to ease rush and improve the quality of life for commuters. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited has not received any communication regarding the name change proposal.

With namma metro construction progressing fast, hundreds of trees will fall to the axe, adding to the city's graying landscape.

A 28-year-old woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son died and two others of the four-member family were injured after reinforcement iron rods for construction of a pillar for Blue Line at HBR Layout in Bengaluru crashed onto them, Tuesday morning.

In a horrific tragedy, a 28-year-old woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son were killed, while her spouse and daughter sustained injuries after a reinforcement cage made of iron rods for the construction of an 18-metre-tall Namma Metro pillar crashed on the bike-borne family at HBR Layout, near Hennur Cross on Outer Ring Road on Tuesday.

The landmark boulevard along MG Road will soon be back.And, this time on a firmer ground.

A girder suffered a mechanical failure and collapsed at a namma metro construction site at BTM Layout 2nd Stage. None was injured in the incident.Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) sources said the accident took place at 6.

The development came a day after some unidentified persons masked the Hindi letters on signboards of the Kempegowda-Majestic and Chickpete Metro stations on Sunday.

The alleged case of a minor who lost his hand while working at a namma metro construction site on March 19 has reached the Karnataka State Commission of Child Rights.

You may soon be able to book taxis and autorickshaws through Namma Metro app for last-mile connectivity.

The 7.5-km elevated stretch is part of the 21.42-km Gottigere-Nagawara line.

Namma Metro is turning out to be a mirage of sorts for Bengalureans. The elevated viaducts and underground stretches of Phase I are in place but the ambitious rapid mass transit system is operational only in patches.

BMRCL's social media post congratulating NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore faced backlash from netizens, who criticized the delayed Yellow Line and recent fare hikes. Commuters expressed frustration over unfinished Metro projects and demanded more focus on local issues, including affordability and timely project completion.

Building the underground corridors of Namma Metro hasn't been a smooth process, given Bengaluru's rocky terrain.

A doctor from Bengaluru who works in the USA had the biggest surprise of his life returning home, as he found a huge Namma Metro pillar on his residential plot. The BDA and Namma Metro pointed fingers at each other.

A 28-year-old woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son were killed, while her husband and daughter sustained injuries, when an under-construction Metro pillar in Bengaluru came crashing down on them on Tuesday. The bike-borne family was passing through the stretch on Outer Ring Road around 10am when the reinforcement cage made of iron rods for the construction of an 18-metre-tall pillar of Namma Metro’s Blue Line corridor collapsed on them.

The project work includes construction of under-ground structures (tunnels and stations) 2.76 Km (approx) long from Vellara Junction station to Shivajinagar station and three UG metro stations at Vellara Junction, M G Road and Shivajinagar on the Reach-6 line.

On October 20, 2011, South India’s first Metro train chugged out of MG Road station to Byappanahalli for a 6.7km run. Set to enter its 10th year of operations on Tuesday, Namma Metro network now traverses 42km and all trains have been converted from three coaches to six.