Bengaluru Metro: A transit system that may be lost in transition from approval to realisation

As travel time in Bengaluru is frustratingly going up and its outskirts are witnessing rapid growth, mass transit solutions, particularly Metro, are fast becoming popular.

While city’s core area suffers from poor Metro network, suburbs such as Hosur, Hosakote, Bidadi, Jigani, etc – which are also industrial hotspots – are crying out louder for Metro connectivity. What, however, remains a concern is the slow pace of project approvals and slower pace of construction.

The gap in approval for different phases of Namma Metro has been significantly long.