Bengaluru: ‘Will protest if infra work not over before Metro line opens’

BENGALURU: While Kanakapura Road (Yelachenahalli-Anjanapura) Metro section is all set to be inaugurated, residents from the locality have threatened to stage a protest over delay in completion of infrastructure work by BMRCL.
The commissioner of Metro rail safety on Monday gave the nod for extension of Green Line (Nagasandra-Yelachenahalli) operations up to Anajanapura.However, residents say only about 40% of road and footpath work has been done so far. “We will protest if the Metro line is opened without completion of the work,” said a founder-member of Changemakers of Kanakapura Road (CMKR).
Abdul Aleem, convenor of CMKR, said: “We conducted a survey of Kanakapura Road from Sarakki Junction to NICE Road Junction on Wednesday. We found only 40% of the civil work has been completed and asphalting has just started.”
A BMRCL official said work on developing non-motorised transport infrastructure along the section got delayed due to the pandemic. “It will be completed after commissioning of the line,” he added.