While the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) has given a green signal for passenger operations to commence on the KR Pura-Baiyappanahalli stretch of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), the 2.1-kilometre stretch of the purple line is still not open to commuters. Experts said that the massive traffic congestion on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) on Wednesday could have been averted to an extent if the metro line had been functional.
On Wednesday evening, Bengaluru’s tech corridor – the ORR – witnessed a massive traffic congestion, prompting the traffic police to issue an advisory to IT companies to delay leaving the office. Several tech professionals reported being stuck in traffic for nearly four hours, with their vehicles barely moving 200 metres in one hour.
