Bids invited for suburban rail corridor

In a step forward for the suburban rail project, bids have been invited for the construction of the 25.57-km-long corridor between Benniganahalli and Chikkabanavara (Corridor 2).

The Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited issued a tender for the design and construction of the line under the two-cover system where companies have to qualify for the technical bid to become eligible for the financial bid.

The line, named ‘Mallige’, comprises 8 km of the elevated corridor and 17.55 km of the at-grade corridor.