Bengaluru Namma Metro Pink Corridor to be inaugurated; CM DK Shivakumar requests date from PM

The 7.5 km elevated Pink Corridor of the Bengaluru Namma Metro, connecting Kaḷanagrahara to Tāvarekere via Bannerghatta Road, is ready for inauguration. The Metro Rail Safety Commissioner (CMRS) has completed the safety inspection for this route. CM DK Shivakumar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, requesting a suitable date in October for the inauguration of this new line. Separately, CM Vijay requested PM Modi to approve the inter-state metro rail project connecting Bommasandra in Bengaluru to Hosur in Tamil Nadu.