• By Aditya Jha
  • Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:31 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Bengaluru's Namma Metro stated that it has identified the private land for building a depot, which will help boost the metro services in the silicon city. It stated that 55.69 acres of land behind Sarjapur Circle will serve the Hebbal-Sarjapur metro line. The authority further urged the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to hand over the land to the metro "without any delay".

While providing details, the authority stated that it will require at least Rs 1,224 crore to take the private land that currently belongs to the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB). It further stated that a major chunk of the land will be used to build the depot. However, around 6.65 acres of remaining land will be used to build the staff quarters.

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Apart from this, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has also proposed to acquire around 50 acres of land in Hebbal for the creation of a transport hub. It stated that a part of the acquired land will be used for a stabling yard that will support the city metro's daily operations. The authority stated that they have offered to pay Rs 12.1 crore per acre to the KIADB, adding that the industrial development board was yet to compensate the landowners.

Aarin Capital chairman TV Mohandas Pai, in a post on the social media platform X, urged the chief minister to transfer the land to the BMRCL. “Please help Bengaluru by giving Namma Metro this 45 acres to create an interchange facility for all of us. Not to anybody else. Siddaramaiah, you legacy,” Pai stated in his post.

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Earlier, Bangalore North MP Shobha Karandlaje also urged Siddaramaiah to transfer the land to the metro authorities, stating that it will give a major boost to the public transportation of the city. The Karnataka state government has also consulted the BMRCL about the state cabinet's decision to go ahead with the project, the Deccan Herald reported, citing sources.