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Bengaluru: Before taking a final call on awarding the 19 Km Outer Ring Road (ORR), the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has written to IL&FS Engineering and Construction seeking its response to eight queries. With IL&FS in a deep mess, the BMRCL wants to insulate its projects from any problems in the future. The IL&FS is a subsidiary of debt-ridden group company IL&FS has participated in all the three packages of Bengaluru’s 19-km ORR metro project. The BMRCL wants to insulate its projects from any problems in the future 19-km Outer Ring Road (ORR) contract. Ajay Seth, managing director of BMRCL said that there is need to wait… No decision, either canceling of bids or calling fresh tenders for ORR metro work, has been taken till now,” The letter to IL&FS gains significance as the construction firm is said to have quoted the lowest prices in the remaining two packages of ORR metro as well. In all, five construction firms had qualified in t...

Bangalore : Namma Metro serves the city Bangalore. It is the first underground metro line in South India. It abides two color-coded lines, with a total length of 42.3 kilometers and serves 30 stations and has three to extendable six coaches. [caption id="attachment_13365" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Reserved Coach for Women in Delhi Metro[/caption] The women passengers of the Namma metro demands the signboard on the first coach of the metro but the BMRCL Stated that it is impossible to put a board on the first coach as the Namma Metro is not like an ordinary train as it is not possible to detach the engine and place it in front during every onward journey and it could affect the coach as well. As the six coach is running up the board has become a necessity for the women commuters as it makes them feel safe and comfortable and the board will help the men’s that they are not allowed to that particular coach. The separate coach would help them in settl...

Bengaluru : A major relief for passengers traveling in crowded metro coaches, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s (BMRCL’s) much-awaited first six coach Metro was flagged on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy flagged off the train from a decorated Byappanahalli metro station in the presence of deputy CM G Parameshwara and Union minister of state for housing and urban affairs  Hardeep Singh Puri. [gallery size="large" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="Inauguration of six coach train of Bangalore Metro (Namma Metro)" ids="14677,14679,14678,14683,14682,14681,14680,14684"] The CM, along with dignitaries, also traveled in the new six-coach train till Kempegowda Majestic Metro station. The new six-car train which will have one coach reserved for women will run along the Purple Line (Byappanahalli - Mysuru Road) and is expected to help meet peak hour rush. The Purple line was chosen since it is busier...

Bangaluru: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation  (BMRCL) has registered almost 20 million rupees in one year through advertisements at its stations and is now preparing to increase it in the next fiscal year. Now he is planning to open every available space in the 40 Phase-I stations for announcements soon. Experimentation in this regard has already started at the Kempe Gowda Interchange metro station. An unconventional type of advertising greets one here on the escalators. The handrails stand out in a striking pink with a product that is advertised. When asked about the selection of this very peculiar place,  we have received following statement UA Vasanth Rao, the General Manager (Finance) of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd: 1. The advertising company wanted to test it and we gave its consent. short term for three months. 2. Similar announcements will be allowed at all Metro stations if companies are interested. “Of the 20 million rupees that we earn, almost...

Bangaluru: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation  (BMRCL) has registered almost 20 million rupees in one year through advertisements at its stations and is now preparing to increase it in the next fiscal year. Now he is planning to open every available space in the 40 Phase-I stations for announcements soon. Experimentation in this regard has already started at the Kempe Gowda Interchange metro station. An unconventional type of advertising greets one here on the escalators. The handrails stand out in a striking pink with a product that is advertised. When asked about the selection of this very peculiar place,  we have received following statement UA Vasanth Rao, the General Manager (Finance) of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd: 1. The advertising company wanted to test it and we gave its consent. short term for three months. 2. Similar announcements will be allowed at all Metro stations if companies are interested. “Of the 20 million rupees that we earn, almost...

Bangalore: The Jayadeva flyover, which has served Bengalis for 11 years, will soon be replaced by the city’s first overpass from the Silk Board junction to Ragigudda, whose plans have been developed by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited ( BMRL). The demolition of the flyover will start at the end of January. As a first step, BMRCL and other civic agencies have begun to change aerial cables and power poles to widen the road from Silk Board Junction to Ragigudda Junction at Jayanagar 9th Block, and both sides of the overpass will soon be barricaded for demolition. BMRCL has issued the work order to the contractors, Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and URC Construction, for the construction of five elevated stations, elevated road by rail and extension of roads in the section at a cost of Rs 797.29crore, while A Mumbai based company that specializes in the dismantling of structures will handle the demolition. The corporation said that the explosives will not be used fo...