Bengaluru metro's phase III needs Rs. 13,000 crore.

The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is set to expand its footprint to more areas.

With the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the third phase prepared, the Namma Metro has to spend a whopping Rs. 13,000 crore to execute their grand plans.

Officials said that the DPR will be sent to the state Cabinet for their approval. Once it has been approved, the project will be expanded so that the metro network can see an additional 44.65 kilometres.

The project is expected to be completed by 2028 and hopes to add another 4.65 lakh commuters to the existing metro ridership numbers.

According to the DPR prepared for the first two corridors of the third phase of the project, the first corridor will connect JP Nagar to Hebbal, with stations coming up at JP Nagar fourth phase, fifth phase, JP Nagar, Kadirenahalli, Kamakya bus stand, Hosakerehalli Cross, PES college, Nayandahalli, Nagarbhavi Circle, Vinayaka layout, Ambedkar Institute of Engineering, BDA complex, Sumanahalli Cross, Chowdeshwari Nagar, Freedom fighter Cross, Kanteerava studio, Peenya, Bahubali Nagar, BEL Circle, Patelappa Layout, Hebbal, and Kempapura.

The second corridor, according to the DPR, will connect Hosahalli to KHB colony, Vinayaka Nagar, Sumanahalli Cross, Sunkadakatte, Herohalli, Byadrahalli, Forest Gate, and Kadabagere.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, during his budget speech, had announced a third corridor that would connect Hebbal with Sarjapur Road, for which the DPR is yet to be completed.

There are certain challenges for Phase 2. According to the latest Namma Metro newsletter, an additional area of 2,299.34 square metre of railway land is required for the construction of a Test Track in Challaghatta Depot.

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