BMRCL to rent land from NICE to access metro site

BMRCL will rent close to an acre of land from Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) as it requires to temporarily access its construction site. The utility has fixed a monthly rent of Rs 5.75 lakh for the 3,839 sqm of land in consultation with NICE authorities.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials said the construction of the elevated metro line on Tumakuru Road is delayed without access to NICE land near the BIEC metro station.

“There was no need to acquire the small piece of NICE land on a permanent basis involving the payment of the market price. We had requested a negotiation with NICE authorities at the government level,” he said.