Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Bangalore City Development G Parameshwara has directed the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to speed up the second phase of construction of Namma Metro.
He held meeting with BMRCL Managing Director Ajay Seth to review the progress of ‘Namma Metro’ construction on Monday, July 16.
Sources said that Seth requested the minister to resolve the delays in administrative matters and to expedite release of funds for the projects.
Speaking to reporters after the review meeting, the minister said “I have instructed the officials to initiate strict action against contractors who dump construction waste on the roadside. I have also asked them to bed out flowering plants on the dividers below the metro route.”
Dr Parameshwara clarified that there was no proposal to cancel the latest Bengaluru Development Authority(BDA) master plan.
Discussions with Sudha Murthi
Dr Parameshwara met with Infosys Foundation President Sudha Murthy to discuss final plans for constructing a metro station at Konappana Agrahara in Electronic City with the assistance of the foundation. A blueprint of the metro station was also released. State government and the foundation would sign an agreement on July 19 about the proposed project.
