BENGALURU: Bengaluru Metro’s Phase-II project’s land acquisition cost has gone up by Rs 438.26 crore. Widening of roads, addition of a depot and a station and service roads have forced Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to acquire an additional 44 hectares of land, jacking up the cost.
The overall cost of the 72-km network was revised to Rs 30,695 crore in 2021 from the original Rs 26,405 crore.
