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Metro digging work on ITPL road, Whitefield !?
Written By silkboard - 26 August, 2010
Bangalore Whitefield Namma Metro Citizen Reports BMRC Mahadevapura Transportation public transport Metro Rail
Did anyone else notice the serious digging work going on around ITPL/Mahadevapura main road? This isn't some here and there soil testing type thing, they are making a continuous long trench on the north sidewalk of the main road going to ITPL. What's up? Phase-1 extension till ITPL - just can't be? Or has Phase-2 work begun now? Could be something else. Some pictures:
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Will IT companies take interest and pressure Railway Minister
Sanjeev - 20 August, 2014 - 01:50
Much needed suburban rail in Bangalore, why Railway Minister wants wait even after 3 months of time ??? Does Bangalore deserve t\like this treatment ???
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/some-go-to-work-by-chennai-express/article6332561.ece
srinidhi - 21 August, 2014 - 03:03
The local BJP MLA of Mahadevapura, was responsible the re-routing of the metro line..by making it turn at the Hoodi jn..so guess approaching him with this petition could surely work..
Afterall hes also responsible of making sure the commute is not hindered during metro construction and after..
BMRCL should have started this on April first
Vasanth - 27 August, 2010 - 04:54
I felt wow at the headline of the topic, but after seing the pictures thought they have mentioned ABB's name instead of construction company names like Navayuga, L&T etc.Got confirmed after reading posts below for power supply - An August Fool.
Did they not just finish doing that sidewalk
sanjayv - 27 August, 2010 - 01:35
Sorry for the tangential comment, but did they not just finish doing that sidewalk all nice and beautiful?!!! This is criminal!!
Coming back to the topic at hand, it somehow does not make sense that this digging is for the Metro. Since there is this large substation at Hoodi and all this 220 KV cabling work is ongoing, could it be for that? Maybe they are just using the Metro barricades. Just a wild thought without any basis otherwise.
Rithesh - 27 August, 2010 - 02:53
The digging is going on the laying 66/33kv cables to power the metros. These cables will supply power to metro power sub stations at HAL airport, Byappanahalli, Peenya, Mysore Road and Puttenahalli.
ABB is executing the work. It is part of the Rs. 500 crore project that was awarded to them last December.
The road was recently tarred and the sidewalks were installed.
Within a few weeks after the sidewalks were first laid, KTPCL dug it up for some cabling work, however it was re-laid.
The sidewalks have been spared this time (well almost) and the road is being dug up.
The only saving grace is that they are clearing the mud quickly and have not dumped it on the road.
Hopefully they will finish the work soon and fill up the trench with concrete.
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