On Wednesday, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai asked Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited officials to complete Bengaluru Metro’s second phase work by the year 2024, a year before the scheduled deadline. Speaking at an event to mark the tunneling “breakthrough” for Namma Metro Line from Cantonment to Shivaji Nagar by Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ‘Urja’, Bommai asked the officials to re-plan and reschedule it so that the work can be completed at the earliest. Work on metro rail causes much trouble to the public, he further said. The Chief Minister was quoted in a PTI report saying the project’s early completion will help people reach their destination faster as well as reduce traffic congestion.
