The confusion surrounding the metro rail link to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) finally seems to have been cleared with the Centre agreeing to fund the project costing ₹6,000 crore.
The cost would be shared on a 50:50 basis by the Union and the State governments.
Minister for Bengaluru Development K.J. George and Union Minister of State for Aviation Jayant Sinha discussed at a meeting on Friday various routes that could connect the city and the KIA.
Mr. George told reporters that nine such alternative routes have been identified by RITES Ltd., an engineering consultancy company. After finalising a route, a proposal seeking the Centre’s funding would be submitted to the Union Aviation Ministry. The route would be finalised after consultations with all stakeholders, he said.
The shortest one is the 25.9-km stretch from Nagawara via Kannur and Bagalur, which could take four years for completion. The longest is the 35.4-km stretch from Yeshwantpur via Yelahanka, Kannur and Bagalur that could take four years to complete at an estimated cost of ₹7,080 crore.
14/01/17 The Hindu
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The cost would be shared on a 50:50 basis by the Union and the State governments.
Minister for Bengaluru Development K.J. George and Union Minister of State for Aviation Jayant Sinha discussed at a meeting on Friday various routes that could connect the city and the KIA.
Mr. George told reporters that nine such alternative routes have been identified by RITES Ltd., an engineering consultancy company. After finalising a route, a proposal seeking the Centre’s funding would be submitted to the Union Aviation Ministry. The route would be finalised after consultations with all stakeholders, he said.
The shortest one is the 25.9-km stretch from Nagawara via Kannur and Bagalur, which could take four years for completion. The longest is the 35.4-km stretch from Yeshwantpur via Yelahanka, Kannur and Bagalur that could take four years to complete at an estimated cost of ₹7,080 crore.
14/01/17 The Hindu
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