While praising the mega scheme in Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency, Karandlaje said the BMRCL had written to the government in March 2024 seeking land.
The Ministry of Justice said BMRCL will pay the price fixed by KIADB to compensate landowners who acquire large tracts of land from it. Once operational, the project will help tens of thousands of metro users by relieving them of the burden of commuting on Bengaluru’s congested roads.
BMRCL has planned a modern intermodal hub, multi-storey parking, garages and other infrastructure. The minister added that the union government is keen to see the Namma Metro project completed on schedule. Karandraj said any further delays would only lead to time and cost overruns.
At the request of BMRCL, Deputy Minister DK Shivakumar and Industries Minister MB Patil held a meeting with Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh and other senior officials of the urban development and industries department and BMRCL officials in October to explore solutions. The land was acquired for a private company and the metro authorities were free to negotiate and purchase the land from the private company. Tourism plan in North Taluk Hebbal. It was reported that at the Global Investors Meeting (GIM) in June 2000, private investors proposed a project in the area, but it has not been launched 20 years later, prompting the metro company to approach the government over the sprawling area. to official sources with knowledge of the subject.
KIADB has set the price at Rs 12 crore per acre but is yet to pay compensation to the landowners, who are fed up with years of delays and have been demanding early payment.
According to a letter written by BMRCL to the state government in March this year, the company has offered to bear the cost of the land, which may be Rs 550 crore. The proposed transport hub will be accessible from Ballari Road and Outer Ring Road (ORR) side.
BMRCL has proposed to construct three metro stations along Blue Line, Orange Line and Red Line in Hebbal.
Officials had earlier said Hebar would become a major transport hub in the future. It is necessary to integrate multiple transportation modes such as subways, suburban railways, and city bus operations. The land owned by KIADB is ideally suited for the construction of a transport hub, including the construction of a multi-storey car park. A small garage will also be built in the area, mainly for parking metro trains.
