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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The Union Cabinet&rsquo;s approval to Namma Metro Phase 2 on Thursday has paved the way for the city to have a metro network of 114 Km.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Phase 2 will include extension of Phase 1 corridors as well as the construction of two new lines. Proposed work includes a 13.9 Km underground stretch in the new 21.25 Km Gottigere&ndash;Nagawara line. As part of Phase 2a, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) is also considering connecting Kempegowda International Airport to Nagawara and the metro network on the outer ring roads.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The corporation has already begun the process of identifying land required for viaducts and coordinating with the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) to issue the land acquisition notifications.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial"><strong>Speed breakers</strong></span></span></span><br /> <span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">However, given the slow progress of Namma Metro Phase 1, particularly in the underground section, one wonders whether BMRCL can complete Phase 2 in the five years given for its completion.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Besides, the project cost of INR 26,405 crore is the 2011&ndash;12 price level, which it is set to escalate at 5 percent every year with increasing cost of inputs. The Union government will share that part of cost escalation due to increase in central levies, while the State and BMRCL have to bear any other escalation. With this, the total project cost is estimated to reach at least INR 30,000 crore at the beginning itself, believe experts.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial"><strong>Network</strong></span></span></span><br /> <span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">Phase 2 will include two interchange stations: at Jayadeva and on M.G. Road, where the Gottigere&ndash;Nagawara line meets R.V. Road&ndash;Bommasandra and Byappanahalli (Whitefield)&ndash;Mysore Road Terminal (Kengeri) lines respectively.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The eastern extension from Byappanahalli to Whitefield is the lengthiest (15.5 Km), with stations at Krishnarajapura, Narayanapura, Mahadevapura, Garudacharpalya, Doddanekkundi Industrial Estate, Visvesvaraya Industrial Estate, Kundalahalli, Vaidehi Hospital, Satya Sai Hospital, ITPL, Kadugodi Industrial Area and Ujwala Vidyalaya.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The western extension from Mysore Road Terminal to Kengeri (6.5 Km) will have stations at Nayandahalli, Rajarajeshwari Arch, Bangalore University Gate and R.V. College of Engineering.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The 3.8 Km northern extension has stations at Manjunathanagar, Jindal and Bangalore International Exhibition Centre.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">On the southern side, the extended line (6.3 Km) has stations at Anjanapura Road, Krishnaleela Park, Vajarahalli, Talaghattapura and Anajanapura Township.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">As for the new lines to be constructed, the Gottigere&ndash;Nagawara line (21.25 Km) will go underground after passing Hulimavu, IIMB, J.P. Nagar and Jayadeva stations near Dairy Circle and resurface at Nagawara, with underground stations at Dairy Circle, Mico, Langford Town, Vellara Junction, M.G. Road, Shivajinagar, Cantonment Railway Station, Pottery Town, Tannery Road, Venkateshapura and Arabic College.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The new R.V. Road Terminal&ndash;Bommasandra line (18.82 Km) will have stations at Ragigudda, Jayadeva, BTM Layout, Silk Board Junction, HSR Layout, Oxford College, Muneshwara Nagar, Chikka Begur, Hosa Road, Basapura Road, Electronics City I, Electronics City II, Hebbagodi and Huskur.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Source-On Request</span></span></span></p>