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Madhusudan Prasad, IAS
Secretary, MoUD, GoI &
Chairman, BMRCL
Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble
Minister of Urban Development &
Sri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief
Minister of Karnataka Inaugurating
the Nagasandra Metro Station of
Reach-3B on 01.05.2015 along with
Dignitaries & other Ministers
Pradeep Singh Kharola, IAS
Managing Director
M. Naveen Kumar
Director (Finance)
Vijay Kumar Dhir
Director (P&P)
N.M. Dhoke
Director (RSE & OM)
U.A. Vasanth Rao
General Manager (T&R) &
Chief Public Relations Officer
Bangalore Metro Rail
Corporation Limited,
3rd Floor, BMTC Complex,
K H Road, Shantinagar,
Bengaluru—560 027
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Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble
Minister of Urban Development &
Sri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief
Minister of Karnataka Flagging off
the Inaugural Train at Nagasandra
Metro Station of Reach-3B on
01.05.2015 along with Dignitaries
& other Ministers
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EDITORIAL TEAM
T. L. Ravi Prakash
Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble
Minister of Urban Development &
Sri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief
Minister of Karnataka travelling in
the
Inaugural
Train
from
Nagasandra to Peenya Industry
Station of Reach-3B on 01.05.2015
along with Dignitaries & other
Ministers
Senior Manager-Public Relations
&
Srivas Rajagopalan
DETAILS OF PHASE - II (TOTAL 72.10 KMS)
East: Extension from Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield (Fully Elevated) - 15.50 kms, 14 Stations.
West: Extension from Mysore Road Junction of Ring Road to Kengeri on the West (Fully Elevated) - 6.5 kms, 5 Stations.
North: Extension from Nagasandra to Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC-Fully Elevated) - 3.8 kms, 3 Stations.
South: Extension from Puttenahalli to Anjanapura (Fully Elevated) - 6.30 kms, 5 Stations.
New Line: From R.V. Road Station on the Existing N-S Corridor (Passenger Interchange) to Bommasandra
(Fully Elevated) 8.8 kms, 16Stations
New Line: From Gottigere (IIMB) to Nagawara (Elevated 7.0 kms & Underground 14.20 kms)- 21.20 kms,
6 Elevated Stations, 12 Under Ground Stations
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH OF APRIL/MAY 2015
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd and
Centre
for
Development
of
Advanced
Computing (C-DAC) signed a
Mem-
orandum of Understanding (MoU) on 24th
April 2015 to jointly work for the
devel-
opment of a comprehensive Mobile
Appli-
cation for Transport information in
Banga-
lore for the use of general public. The Mobile
application will provide information about
Metro routes, timings, fare and facilities like
parking places, retail outlets and other amenities available in Metro stations. The application is also envisaged to include
infor-
mation about bus transport for
multi-
modal trip planning for the urban
commut-
ers.
BMRCL Signs Memorandum of Understanding with C-DAC for Mobile
Application Development, Shri N.M. Dhoke/ Director (RSE), BMRCL
exchanging MoU with Dr. N. Sarat Chandra Babu/Exe Director, C-DAC
Ms. Ubhayagana Vidushi Shyamala G Bhave, former,
Chairperson, Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy &
Mr. Pradeep Singh Kharola, Managing Director of
BMRCL inaugurating the 7 day Cultural Programme on
the occasion of the 2nd Anniversary of the Bengaluru
Haat on 03.05.2015
Ms. Ubhayagana Vidushi Shyamala G Bhave, former,
Chairperson, Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy &
Mr. Pradeep Singh Kharola,
Managing Director of
BMRCL inaugurating the Craftmarche on the
2nd Anniversary of the Rangoli Metro Art Center
(R-MAC) on 06.05.2015
REACH WISE PROGRESS OF WORKS
Reach — 2 (Magadi Road to Mysore Road Terminal)-West Corridor (6.4Kms)
Viaduct :- All viaduct including Track and Third Rail fixing works are completed.
Stations
Outside view of Mysore Road Station from the flyover
Mysore Road :- Finishing works like ACP / Glazing works are nearing completion. All the Civil and E&M works
are nearing completion. Trial Run has been started from Magadi Road to Mysore Road Stations.
Magadi Road :- Finishing works like ACP / Glazing works are nearing completion. All the Civil and E&M works
are nearing completion.
Deepanjalinagar :- Finishing works like granite flooring, ACP Glazing & E&M works are nearing completion.
Overall 98% of civil work is completed.
Tollgate :- Finishing works like ACP Glazing, Fire fighting and E&M works are nearing completion. Civil works
are almost completed.
Hosahalli :- Civil and E& M works are almost nearing completion.
Vijayanagar :- Finishing works like ACP Glazing, Fire fighting and E&M works are nearing completion. Overall
97% of civil work is completed.
REACH WISE PROGRESS OF WORKS
Reach- 4 (Krishna Rajendra Market - Rashtriya Vidyalaya Road)-South Corridor (4.10Kms)
Viaduct :- All Civil Works are completed.
Stations :- 99% of work is completed in K R Road, Lalbagh and South End Circle. 92% of work is completed in
Jayanagar, 90% of work is completed in R V Road Station. Overall progress completed is 96% at all the stations.
Reach – 4a (Rashtriya Vidyalaya Road - Puttenahalli Cross)-South Extension Corridor (3.90Kms)
Viaduct: - All viaduct works are completed.
Stations:- At Bhanashankari 89% of work, Jaya Prakash Nagar 92% of work and at Puttenahalli Cross 93% of
works are completed. Overall work progress at all stations together is 91%.
UNDER GROUND SECTION : East—West Corridor (4.8Kms)
Contract has been awarded to M/s CEC–Soma -CICI JV for Tunnels and Four Stations with Ramps
Cubbon Park Station (Minsk Square) :- Basic civil work for the station is completed. Entry Exit Structures up to
Ground Level are completed expect one at North-West side. Above ground structures for Entry Exit structures on
South-West, South-East & North-East are completed. Works of various systems like ECS,TVS, E&M, Traction and
Track are being carried out. Architectural finishing works are in progress. Works of restoration of road above is in
progress. Escalators are being installed from ground to Platform Level, Traction Equipments have been
lowered, AHUs, Cooling Tower, Chillar Plant and Tunnel ventilation systems are being installed. Track linking for
West Bound Track completed, more than 50% of Track work in East bound track is completed.
Vidhana Soudha Station :- Basic civil work for the station is completed. Entry Exit Structures up to Ground Level
are completed expect one at North-West side. Above ground structures for Entry Exit structures are being
provided. Roof slab for South-West and South-East Entry Exit structures completed. Works of various systems like
ECS,TVS, E&M, Traction and Track are being carried out. Architectural finishing works are in progress. Works of
restoration of road above is in progress. All the three Escalators from concourse to Platform and two Escalator
from Ground to concourse have been installed. Traction Equipments have been lowered, AHUs, Cooling Tower,
Chillar Plant and Tunnel ventilation systems are being installed.
Sir M Visvesvaraya Station (Central College) :-
Basic civil work for the station is completed. Entry Exit
Structures up to Ground Level are completed. Civil works for Entry Structure (above ground) is completed for the
North-East, South-East and South-West entry structures. Works of various systems like ECS,TVS, E&M, Traction
and Track are being carried out. Architectural finishing works are in progress. Escalators have been Installed from
concourse to Platform Level, Traction Equipments have been lowered, AHUs, Cooling Tower, Chillar Plant &
Tunnel ventilation systems are being installed.
REACH WISE PROGRESS OF WORKS
Bangalore City Station :- Roof Slab work is completed. Civil works of all the four Entry-Exit structures up to
Ground Level have been completed. Civil works for above ground structures in South-East and South-West
structures are completed. Architectural finishing works are in progress . Works of various systems are in progress.
D G Set, Chillar Plant, Air Handling Unit (AHU) and Cooling Tower etc have been procured and are being installed
in the stations. Traction Equipments have been lowered. Escalators from Platform to concourse as well as Ground
to Concourse levels have been lowered. Escalators from Ground to Concourse are being installed.
Tunnelling in UG West Ramp :- All the civil works are completed.
UNDER GROUND SECTION : NORTH—SOUTH CORRIDOR (4.0Kms)
Contract has been awarded to M/s Coastal-TTS JV for Tunnels and Two Stations with Ramps
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Tunnelling from South Ramp to Majestic :- Krishna (TBM) tunnelling the Southbound Tunnel from City
Market to Chickpet Station has completed 369 m of tunnelling. Kaveri TBM tunnelling the Southbound
between Chickpet & Majestic Station has completed 169.5 m of tunnelling out of 747 m.
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Tunnelling from North Ramp to Majestic :- Construction of vertical shaft to repair the damaged Cutterhead
of SELI TBM (Godavari) is in progress. Margarita TBM Tunnelling Southbound Tunnel has completed 721.5 m
of tunnelling between Majestic and North Ramp.
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Chickpet Station :- Base slab of 4279 sqm completed out of 4490 sqm. Side wall (Base slab to Concourse
slab) of 3273 cum is completed out of 4189 cum. Concourse slab of 4626 Sqm completed out of 8417 Sqm.
Sidewall (Concourse to Roof) of 2326 m³ out of 4155 m³. Roof Slab, 3508 Sqm completed out of 8939 Sqm.
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City Market Station :- Side wall (Base Slab to Concourse Slab) of 4947 cum is completed out of 5820 cum.
Concourse slab of 4000 sqm completed out of 7442 sqm. Sidewall (Concourse to Roof) of 1970 cum
completed out of 3953 cum. Roof slab of 3553 Sqm completed out of 7389 Sqm.
UNDER GROUND KEMPEGOWDA INTER CHANGE STATION
Contract has been awarded to M/s GYT—Coastal (JV) for the construction of the Interchange Station
Base Slab of 12240 cum completed in North-South Corridor. Walls & Columns concreting of 16160 cum
completed out of 20777 cum. East-West concourse slab of 6596 cum completed. East-West Roof Slab of
3402 cum completed out of 5959 cum. Link line concreting of 4447 cum completed out of 4599 cum. Other works
like mid landing slab, vent shaft etc of 3493 cum completed out of 7650 cum.
PHOTOS SHOWING PROGRESS OF UNDERGROUND WORKS
Chickpet Underground Station
City Market Underground Station
Kempegowda Interchange Underground Station
DETAILS OF LAND AND PROPERTY ACQUISITION OF GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE PROPERTIES
PHASE - I
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All the properties for Phase-I have been acquired, except two properties which are required for City Market
Under Ground Station. The acquisition of these two properties is stayed by the Hon’ble High Court of
Karnataka.
PHASE-II
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Preliminary Notifications under Section 28(1) of KIAD Act, 1966 have been issued for acquisition for lands for
the extensions from Baiyappanahalli to Mahadevapura Station in respect of Reach-1, from Puttenahalli Cross
to Krishnaleela Park Station (ISKCON) in respect of Reach-4 and from R.V. Road to Silk Board Junction in
respect of Reach-5 (New Line). Similarly, notification under Section 28(1) of KIAD Act in respect of
Jnanabharathi Station of Reach-2 and from Krishnaleela Park to Anjanapura Township of Reach-4 have been
published in the gazette dated 15.01.2015. JMC is under progress in Reach-2 (Extn) and Reach-4b.
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Draft notifications under Section 28(1) of KIAD Act, 1966 in respect of Mahadevapura Station to Whitefield
Station of East-West Extension from Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield have been submitted to KIADB.
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Final notification under section 28(4) of KIAD Act, 1966 in respect of Nayandahalli to Kengeri has been
approved by the Government and published in the gazette dated 15.01.2015. Joint Measurement of the
lands from Baiyappanahalli to Mahadevapura Station is completed.
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Revised land plans in respect of Reach-5 line from R.V. Road Terminal to Bommasandra have been received
and are being processed further. Land plans of elevated section and Depot entry line in respect of GottigereIIMB-Nagawara have also been received and are being processed for submission of notification under
section 28(1) of KIAD Act, 1966.
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JMC is completed in Reach-1 Extension. Sketches are under verification.
REACH WISE TRACK PROGRESS
Reach 4 & 4a :- Third Rail installation work is completed in Reach-4. Track Plinth work of 8922 Track Meters of
work is completed. Third Rail installation work completed in Reach-4a is 7,616.
Under Ground (East-West Corridor) :- Welding of Rails-Flash Butt Welding of 1,087 Nos completed. First stage
concreting works of 674 cum completed. Casting of Plinth of 7,236 Track Meters is completed out of 9,600 Track
Meters. 4,610 track Meters of Third Rail is installed out of 9,600 Track Meters.
Various Musical & Cultural programmes held on the occasion of 2nd Anniversary
Samskrithika Sapthaha a 7 day Cultural Programme