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Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) announced that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa would launch it on January 14 at Konanakunte Cross Station, and Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri would do it virtually.
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There is palpable excitement in thousands of homes from Yelachenahalli to the Silk Institute.
They have been waiting for this day since December 2018, the first deadline for Reach-4B.
After many missed deadlines, citizens of South Bengaluru can now board the first Metro of Phase-II, when it opens on January 15.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) announced that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa would launch it on January 14 at Konanakunte Cross Station, and Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri would do it virtually.
Five stations – Konanakunte Cross, Doddakallasandra, Vajrahalli, Thalaghattapura and Silk Institute – dot the 6.29-km elevated line.
A sea of apartments has mushroomed along the route, including Mantri Tranquil, Gokulam, Shobha Forest View, Prestige Lakeridge, Mantri Serenity, and Nitish Estates.
Students from KS Institute of Technology and Dayananda Sagar University and other educational institutes will also benefit.
A Bhanu, chief technical officer at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research based in Hesaraghatta, told TNIE, “This Metro line seems to be put in place only for my sake.
It takes me just five minutes to walk from my flat in Prestige Falcon City to Konanakunte Cross Station.
Similarly, for residents of other apartments.