Namma Metro cleared a major milestone on Wednesday when the Kaveri Tunnel-Boring Machine, working northwards from Chikpet, reached the Kempegowda station around 5 p.m. This will clear the path to connect the North-South Line linking Sampige Road station in the north with Chikpet station in the South Line. The breakthrough also means Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation will soon be able to begin trials once the tracks are ready.
Speaking at the venue of the TBM breakthrough, BMRCL Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said, “This stretch has been one of the toughest because of hard rock. This is a major achievement. We will start the track-laying work now, which we expect to complete in two months.”
TOUGH JOB
Kaveri started work in February 2015
Distance covered: 1.7 km
Hard and soft rock mixed strata led to slow tunnelling
Reach 4, 4A trials by mid-September
GREEN LINE
25 stations total
13 stations operational
